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Demos

A list of all demos and instructions for how to run them for MSU Science Theatre.

Acetone and Styrofoam

Acetone and Styrofoam is demonstration of a simple chemical reaction that is very portable and ef...

Bed of Nails

Materials Two blast shields Bed and blanket of nails Wooden foot and back supports Wood...

Bernoulli's Principle

This is one of our most commonly performed demonstrations. It is easy to perform, easy to underst...

Binary Counter

This a wooden construction that explains how binary numbers work.

Candy Conflagration

This demonstration is an exciting way to show the parts needed for a combustion reaction. There...

Crush the Can

Materials An empty aluminum can a small aquarium filled with water heat resistant gloves...

DNA from Strawberries

This is the classic DNA extraction experiment that uses some chemicals to extract a visible amoun...

Elephant Toothpaste

A classic chemical reaction that is easy and great for all ages. Materials 30% Hydrogen P...

Faraday Cage

This is a modification of the Tesla coil demo that adds a Faraday cage for a person to sit in.

Favorite Dixie Cup

This pressure demo using many dixie cups to support the weight of a whole person or audience memb...

Fire Tornado in a Box

This demo uses a flammable solvent and a fan to create a fire tornado in a wooden box it is good ...

Flame Tube

This demo features our six foot Reuben's Tube, and is a very impressive demonstration on sound ...

Four Number Trick

Take any four numbers (single digits) and add them together.Arrange the original four digits in a...

Geiger Counter

Simply explain radioactivity and use the Geiger counter on some of our radioactive objects (such ...

Keep Your Balance (aka Magic Spoon)

Magic Spoon (Keep Your Balance) is a simple physics demonstration of torque and lever arms. Have...

Liquid Nitrogen

The Liquid Nitrogen demonstration is one of our most popular demonstrations to be requested. Th...

Marshmallow Smashies

On of our favorite demonstrations! Students of all ages will love watching the marshmallows in th...

Non Burning Money

As with all fire demonstrations, keep a fire extinguisher nearby as a precaution. This demonstr...

Polymer Milk Jug

This demon involved slightly melting the side of a milk jug with a blow torch and then blowing ai...

Predator and Prey

This demonstration works well as a introductory lesson on evolutionary adaptation. There are seve...

Robot Sandwich Maker

Have one person pretend to be a robot. Introduce the robot and then form a line of audience membe...

Seismometer

This a new demo that is still under development. It involves a raspberry shake hooked up to a com...

Shaker Table

This geology demo highlights the importance of foundation for earthquake resistance, by letting k...

Skittle Chromatography

Chromatography is a common chemistry method that can be used to analyze the properties of a solut...

Solar System Model

This is a partially to scale model of the solar system to demonstrate the relative sizes of the p...

Stroboscope

We have a stroboscope and constant speed rotator. Connect a disk to the rotator and tune the freq...

Tesla Coil

Use the tesla coil! Please be careful with the high voltage use the grounding wand and where the ...

Theremin

The theremin is very cool on its own, but even cooler if you explain how it works!

Tornado in a Box

This demo uses some dry ice and a fan to create a miniature tornado in a cardboard box.

Vacuum Spheres (aka Magna Spheres)

In the box with the vacuum pump there are a few small spherical vacuum chambers. When these are p...

Van de Graaff Generator

The Van de Graaff Generator generates very large amounts of static charge, very high voltage and ...

Water Balloon Catch

Throw some water balloons and catch them with a sheet to demonstrate acceleration and force.

Whoosh Bottle

A fiery demo about chemistry and pressure. In the whoosh bottle demo you add 15ml to a large wate...