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Big Science Theatre
Big Science Theatre, Whitaker Center’s in-house troupe of professional actors, employs innovative, interpretive teaching techniques to educate visitors about science and technology. Big Science Theatre’s high-energy programs exemplify the intersection of science and the arts and invite students to actively learn through entertaining, educational presentations by professional performers using theatrical
sets,
props and lights.Programs average 15 to 20 minutes in length and take place in Harsco Science Center. Shows are free with paid admission to Harsco Science Center; however, seating is limited. Ask about Big Science Theatre programs when you book your school visit.
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Big Science Theatre Demonstrations.
Program Schedule
Ongoing
That Old Windbag
Join Estragon (a worn-out clown), Vladimir (a happy fisherman) and the
Wind (a hard-working force of nature) who are stuck on an island in the
middle of nowhere. Learn a host of science facts and giggle at the strange
behaviors of the inhabitants of this island. Can you help them get unstuck?
(PA Academic Standards: 3.5.4C; 4.2.4A) Produced by special arrangement
with the Carpenter Science Theater Company of the Science Museum of Virginia.
What if the Clouds…
What if the clouds looked down, down, down? What would they see? This
short movement poetry piece asks us to slow down, look up, and imagine
the world we
want to share with the clouds.
(PA Academic Standards: 4.3.4B; 4.3.4C) Produced by special arrangement
with The Academy for Aquatic Sciences.
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October-February
Equal but Opposite
Meet the Shun Sisters, Ack and Rayac, southern belles with one problem: they just can’t seem to get away from each other. Every place one goes, the other goes—without each other, their world may become unbalanced. This lighthearted look at Newton’s Third Law of Motion is sure to get you moving.
(PA Academic Standards: 3.4.4B; 3.4.4C)
Lever Alone
Before microcomputers and robotics, there was the world of simple machines: levers, pulleys, ramps, and wedges. Explore these simple tools and the physics that make them work in this highly interactive and participatory performance.
(PA Academic Standards: 3.1.4A; 3.6.4C; 3.7.4A)
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February–May
DinoMagic
Did a flaming meteor wipe out these huge animals or did the menace come
from within the earth itself? An explosive volcano? Disease? Explore nature’s magic in the greatest disappearing act ever as our magician demonstrates the different theories behind the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
(PA Academic Standards: 4.7.4C; 4.7.7C; 4.6.4C; 4.6.7C)
True or Fossil
Over millennia, decaying plants and animals formed deposits of fossil fuel, but now those sources of energy are running low. This demo show sorts through the myths and facts surrounding the energy crisis while illustrating solar, wind, hydro and geothermal renewable sources.
(PA Academic Standards: 3.4.4B; 3.5.4B; 3.5.4D; 3.8.4C; 3.8.4A; 4.2.4A; 4.2.4D; 4.3.4B 4.8.4C; 4.8.4D )
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