The Little Shop of Physics is a hands on science program at Colorado State University. Little Shop of Physics provides kits of instructional materials which allow open-ended exploration of science concepts in a way that is engaging, exciting and effective. Each kit will support up to five groups of students. There are several demos in each kit that are intended to be done either by the whole class or by the teacher for demonstrational purposes. Each kit contains a DVD and detailed lesson guide.


Energy Kit

How long can you run a toy car with 1 minute of solar power? Which has more energy, blue light or red? The goal is to teach about energy in a way that brings in elements of all of the basic sciences.

Ten small group activities & five teacher demos.

Simple Speedboat - shows conservation of heat energy into motion energy;
Candy Sparking - shows motion energy into light energy using a common candy;
Writing with light - students use and LED and a phosphorescent surface to write using light.


Grades 4-9