After a hiatus of several years, the William H. Miller III Department of Physics & Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University is excited to announce the revival of the Physics Fair!
Join us on Saturday, April 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a day of fun, interactive exhibits and activities that explore the fascinating world of physics at Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy, 3701 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD, on JHU’s Homewood Campus.
This year, we celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
The Physics Fair is a free event that is open to the public. It is a great opportunity for families, students, and community members to learn about physics in an engaging and accessible way.
Schedule of Events:
- 11:00 a.m.: Doors open
- 11:30 a.m.: Physics Challenge Contests (grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12)
- 12:30 p.m.: Professor Extraordinaire Demo Show
- 2:00 p.m.: Physics Bowl contest (grades 6-8)
- 3:00 p.m.: Physics Bowl contest (grades 9-12)
- 4:30 p.m.: Professor Extraordinaire Demo Show
- 5:00 p.m.: Doors close
Activity Descriptions:
Demonstrations
Hands-on science demonstrations will be set up throughout the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy. Demonstrations will focus on sound and waves, light and optics, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, modern physics, and more.
Professor Extraordinaire Shows
An engaging demonstration show will be performed twice by a Johns Hopkins professor. See and understand physics principles in action!
Physics Bowl Team Competition
The Physics Bowl is a team competition like “It’s Academic.” Teams can be as large as four students, all of whom must be in the same age group (grades 6-8 or 9-12). Teams compete simultaneously and the results to questions are displayed in real time. Winning prizes include trophies for the schools of the students’ teams and certificates of accomplishment to the individual students.
The Bowl contests are each limited to 30 teams for each age group, so please pre-register using the button below.
If you have any questions, please call Reid Mumford ([email protected] or 410-516-5183)
Individual Challenge Competition
The Individual Challenge Competition is offered for elementary, middle school, and high school students. The event is a 30-minute multiple-choice challenge test that is similar in structure to the SAT. Challenge competitions will be offered for three groups of students: grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Register on-site the day of the fair. All participants will receive a prize for participating and gift cards will be awarded to the top three students in each category.
Here are some sample Bowl questions
Scavenger Hunt
Follow the trail through the Fair and solve physics mysteries! Start with a list of questions and visit attractions to find the answers. Anybody can enter, and everyone wins a prize!
Observations Through the Morris W. Offit Telescope
The Maryland Space Grant Observatory will be open. Visitors will be able to observe sun spots and activity of the sun’s corona using a special filter.
Physics Fair Links Roundup
Can’t get enough? Check the Physics Fair Links Roundup for more great physics and astronomy experiences!
And Much More…
Directions
For campus maps, directions, and more, visit the Johns Hopkins University visitor information page.
Going northbound on San Martin Drive via Wyman Park Dr: Once you pass the West Gate for the University, our building is right around the corner on the right. Continue driving past the Bloomberg Center (Space Telescope Science Institute is on the left).
You will want to drive past the parking garage. The first right turn after the garage is a service access road leading to the Muller parking lot.
Going southbound on San Martin Drive via University Parkway: The third entrance on the left is an access road to the Muller Parking Lot (you will see the R.O.T.C. building on the left.)