West Liberty State College SMART-Center
(Science, Mathematics, And Research Technology)
1610 Warwood Avenue Phone: (304) 277-2308
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 FAX : (304) 277-3503
Robert E. Strong, Director
Richard Pollack, Assistant Program Coordinator
Elizabeth A. Strong, Program Coordinator
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In addition to the one, two, or three hour workshop style programs available at the SMART-Center , we have also developed a demonstration series with the following topics currently available or a series of demonstrations designed around a topic of your choice may be chosen:
Demos in the Dark- participate in interactive chemistry and physics demonstrations involving visible light and other forms of energy.
Demos in Flight - the principle of flight including lift, Bernoulli's Principle, etc. will be investigated in an interactive manner.
Demos with Density - find out how density applies to everyday life with this series of demonstrations including watching a hot air balloon rise.
Forces and Energy - investigate a variety of forces and energy in this interactive program, including an air cannon!
Laser, Light, and Sound - watch and listen while light and sound energy are demonstrated with a laser light show and a variety of color and sound demos.
Chemical Reactions - View and participate in a variety of chemical reactions!
Optical Illusions - Can you really believe your eyes? Interact with several different optical illusions that help to answer this question.
Costs for one of the Demos series forty-five minute presentations on site at the SMART-Center are as follows:
Forty students to 100 students ...... $1.50 each
One hundred students and up ...... $1.00 each
*The WLSC SMART-Center Demonstration Theater seats up to eighty small children at a time. 60-70 fit rather comfortably. If an entire school attends, please come in groups of 40-80 at a time.
If a demonstration series program is done on a school site, a fee of $300.00 per 2 forty-five programs is charged. Audiences may be housed in gymnasiums, etc. For distances over 50 miles, a travel fee is also charged. Please contact the WLSC SMART Center at least two weeks in advance to schedule your program.
Programs are correlated to the state science standards and objectives.