The Physics Factory

05/18/2019

More desert - themed imagery on the Bickel Bus! Friendly saguaro by Delaney Marie Thomas and Damian Arroyo!

05/10/2019

Eyepopping graphic by Delaney Thomas!

05/09/2019

Physics Bus #7: The William S. Bickel Memorial Physics Bus, a.k.a. the Bickel Bus. Exterior design (in progress) by Clara Valenzuela, Damian Arroyo, Delaney Thomas, Hannah Montague, and Hannah's friend Cat (whose last name I don't know) . We're so lucky to have you accomplished artists working with us!

08/29/2017

The western branch of the Physics Factory is no more -- it has moved east to St. Louis, bus and all. Check with Kip Perkins for activities there. You can still email him and he'll respond.

05/21/2017

We just did our lasts Bus event for the year at Mesquite Elementary, and we had a wonderful time. Charles and Camille Stutzman were among our earliest supporters, and have been extremely generous with us for many years. Their two wonderful kids are at Mesquite, so we wanted to make at least a small gesture of appreciation for all they have done.

On another note, I'm moving and still have a lot of miscellaneous treasures I need to get rid of. If you're a Physics Factory family, you can take what you want (that's marked). If you want, you can leave a donation, but no one will be watching. We'll be happy just to find good homes for these sacred-to-the-right-person "objets science".

04/25/2017

Xerocraft Announce: Xerocraft Summer Camp coming in June!

Dale Tersey
Apr 19 (5 days ago)

Summer camp!

At Xerocraft Hackerspace!

Xerocraft, Inc. is delighted to announce our first ever Xerocraft Engineering Learning Lab (X-ELL) for creative young people age 11 and up.

The Xerocraft Engineering Learning Lab (X-ELL) offers 10 weeklong half-day sessions for bright young makers to learn: 3d printing and design, CAD design and laser fabrication, welding, DC Circuits and soldering, projectile physics, Arduino-controlled weather station, toy-hacking, wearable electronics, glass-fusing techniques, kinetic machines and automata, woodcrafts, precision machining, silkscreen and block printing, sewing, fabric and flexible surface art. Encourages creativity, skills development, experimentation, and freedom using all the tools and resources of the Xerocraft Hackerspace.

May 29 – June 2
8am-noon Metalworking
1pm-5pm 3-D printing and laser

June 5-9
8am-noon Woodworking
1pm-5pm Inventioneering

June 12-16
8am-noon Kinetic Machines
1pm-5pm Robots! Robots! Robots!

June 19-23
8am-noon Projectile Fun
1pm-5pm Printmaking

June 26-30
8am-noon Glass Designs
1pm-5pm Arduino Electronics

Reserve your child's spot today!

http://xerocraft.org/camp

Questions? Email [email protected] or call Terry at 834-5730

Please share with parents of kids ages 11+

11/06/2016

Direct approach to teaching future scientists starts with access.

11/03/2016

Damian es famoso! http://noticias.entravision.com/costa-central/2016/10/28/video-el-autobus-de-la-fisica-museo-en-ruedas/

Salinas, CA (ENTRAVISION).- Por 10 años, este camión ha recorrido los Estados Unidos enseñando y entreteniendo a los niños con la ciencia. El jueves llegó por primera vez a Salinas.

11/02/2016

We're having an awesome time in California!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaJN3w0NPSk

Kip Perkins director of Physics Factory Community Science Workshop speaks about The Physics Bus during a visit to Alisal Community Elementary School By: Davi...

10/02/2016

The new Physics Bus will be making a stop at Reid Park tomorrow from 10:30 am-12:30 pm. Bring your family and friends!
The bus will be at Ramada 31, which is at the northwest end of the UA baseball field.
Hope to see you there!