Portable Demo Devices

Goals

• Build demonstration devices for the MSC Traveling Science Program, which visits schools in Maryland and surrounding states and performs science shows on stage for large audiences.
• Improve on older designs, which were difficult to set up and take down, and just didn’t work very well
• Keep items compact for easy transport

Design Details

• We used simple yet durable materials to make the experiments more relatable, especially since audience members would not be able to touch the experiments.
• Designed to be maintainable by Education staff, who may not have mechanical experience

Roles

SV: management, design, fabrication, documentation
Cole: design and fabrication of CO2 gun demo

Location

Maryland Science Center

Completed

2016