The 2023 Faraday show was all about the wonders of space! How do rockets get into orbit? How big are our planets? How explosive is compressed air? Can you make a crater? What do black holes eat?
We are thrilled to announce the date for our 2023 annual Faraday Show: Sunday December 3rd, in-person, at the UBC Vancouver campus HEBB Theatre.
Our students have started planning their demonstrations, and we’re in a flurry of building, visualizing, creating and making physics happen again in the most exciting ways possible, to give you the best show you’ve ever seen!
WHERE: HEBB Theatre 2045 East Mall, UBC Vancouver campus. The North Parkade is the closest parking lot to the HEBB building.
WHEN: SUNDAY, December 3rd, 2023
- Pre-Show (table top demonstrations): 1:15PM – 1:55PM
- Stage Show (stage presentations): 2:00PM – 3:00PM
COST: FREE! We ask that you please bring non-perishable food items to support Greater Vancouver Food Bank member, The Kettle Society. No RSVP required, although we recommend arriving 15-20 minutes earlier for good seats.
The Faraday Show is UBC’s annual science lecture, designed for children and presented by UBC Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff. This year we are exploring the wonders of space! How do rockets get into orbit? How big are our planets? How explosive is compressed air? Can you make a crater? What do black holes eat? All these questions and more will be answered through fun demos and hands-on activities.
All are welcome!
Questions? Contact us at outreach@phas.ubc.ca, or tel: 604.822.0596.
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This was a fun show to present! How many of you want to be astronauts and space scientists now?
Thank you to all of our Faraday Presenters and Demonstrators for your fantastic science educating!:
Alana Chan, Andrzej Kotlicki, Audrey Yang, Austin Zhu, Ben Scully, Emily Li, Grace Campbell, Giles Wankling, Jack Ewins, Janelle Van Dongen, Katelynn Hubenig, Laura Steiert, Lorna Tu, Maude Lariviere, Minh Lai, Mitchell Halajian, Nane Vardanyan, Pascale Luers, Petar Simidzija, Sajjan Grewal, and Simran Kaur.
And a giant thanks to our Machine Shop staff for all of their help: Dan Skjaveland, Mark Reynolds, Matt Sluyter, Mladen Bumbulovic, Nick Lemmel and Xiaofeng Hu. A final shout-out goes to our stage helpers Derek Gagnier, Shirley and Lawrence Chan, Christina Zhou and Tadeo Garzon!
– the 2023 Faraday team