"Speed!" CU Wizards! - Professor Eric Cornell, JILA

About this event

Title: "Speed!"

Speaker: Professor Eric Cornell, JILA

Event Details / Abstract

Join one of CU Boulder’s beloved Nobel Laureate Professors, Eric Cornell on a journey through space, all in good time! “Speed!” Students will learn more about the fastest thing ever seen and also be given useful tips on how to best observe a very slow pet! Lasers, foot races, blow horns, radios, scientific gadgets and plenty of audience participation from start to finish…this show is just the right pace for students ages 5-13, who are keen to go the distance to learn about science! Please plan to arrive no later than 9:20 am. Seats will be filled first come, first serve for this delightful show!

For over four decades, CU Wizards, currently directed by JILA's John Bohn and David Nesbitt, have inspired young minds with the wonders of science! Hosted monthly from September through June by renowned JILA fellows and University of Colorado professors, these interactive Saturday morning shows are completely free to the public—giving families the perfect educational start to a fun family weekend!