New Arrivals this week at Pow!Science!

New arrivals at our Wakefield & Providence locations the week of 3/21!

GAMES! We've got more than ever, including classics such as:

• Risk
• Sorry!
• Sorry Sliders
• Scrabble
• Monopoly
• Oujia
• Candyland
• Chutes & Ladders

+ "esoterics" like SET, Spot It & Dr. Seuss!

Spotlight this week has to go to Ji Ga Zo--the 300 Piece Puzzle from Hasbro which, along with the included software, shows you how to make a photographic puzzle of yourself (or anyone else) with the pieces that are already in the box. It works over and over, with any picture you choose. Amazing, and a little bit creepy!

Stop in to check out these and hundreds of other hand-picked toys & games at either Pow!Science! Location:

Wakefield: (401) 788-1024
Providence: (401) 432-7040

Pow!Towers Program Makes the Front Page in East Greenwich!

The East Greenwich Pendulum put Pow!Science's "Pow!Towers" Program on the front page of their March 3rd Issue. THANK YOU to the East Greenwich Recreation Office for putting together this wonderful program!

If you'd like information about engaging your students, scouts or other School age group of kids with Hands-ON programs like Pow!Towers, click here to read about Pow!Science's wide array of outreach Science Enrichment Programs!

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"Pow Towers" uses the simple but sophisticated Straws & Connectors Construction Toy to challenge students' imaginations, and engage them in team-building, design and implementation of ideas!

Click HERE to learn about our Straws & Connectors Photo Contest, running March-April 2011!

Advanced Dot to Dot (110 dots!) Free Download from Pow!Science!

Got a Dot-to-Dot fan? ARE a Dot-to-Dot fan? Here's a super-cool 110 dot picture in .pdf format. Download, reproduce, have fun! Make sure to read the instructions first, because this is Dot-to-Dot with a bit of a twist. Have fun! Click HERE to Download.

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Birthday Parties at Pow!Science! ROCK! 8 Themes including Chemistry, Volcanoes, LEGOs and more!

Forced Perspective Taken to Extremes at Pow!Science!

Here's the classic Dragon Illusion captured on video on the front counter at Pow!Science! Providence and looking as creepy as ever.

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Download the 244K .pdf for yourself at Grand Illusion!

Closing in on 500 Fans

Way back in November, we started a contest to reach 500 Fans (now of course, "likes") on our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/powscience). Now we're actually getting close (about 480 as of this writing), so it's time to reboot the contest!

When we hit 500 Fans, we'll be giving away 3 prizes:
3rd Place~Pow!Science T-Shirt!
2nd Place~ Pow!Science Gift Card
1st Place~A Super Cool LEGO Set!

If you're already a fan, you're entered, but the winning doesn't start until we hit 500, so "share" us, suggest us, and help us get to the 500 Fan Mark! Let the winning begin!

The Ultimate Valentine's Heart from Pow!Science! to you.

Pow!Science! says...if you're going to give your Valentine a heart, it may as well be authentic!

The EduSci Human Heart Model is perfect for that very special nerd in your life.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Family Science Nights are held every month at Pow!Science in both our Wakefield and Providence Locations. Check our Online Events Calendar to learn more and to find out about everything coming up at Pow!Science!

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Cackling, Crowing Cup!

Objective: To amplify sound waves using very simple equipment.

Materials:
Paper Cup
Push Pin
String
Paper clip
Water
Paper Towel

Procedure:
1. Use the push pin to poke a hole in the bottom of the cup. Make the hole
big enough to thread the string through the hole.
2. Thread the string through the cup. Tie the paperclip to the end of the string
on the outside of the cup, so that when you pull the string through, the
paper clip will be on the bottom of the cup.
3. Fold your paper towel so that it’s a rectangle about 2 inches by 1 inch
(very approximate is fine).
4. Wet the paper towel with water and squeeze most of the moisture out.

Now for the tricky part:
5. Hold the cup upside down in one hand, with the string dangling down
towards the floor. Hold the damp paper towel in the other hand.
6. Firmly grasp the string with the damp paper towel. Jerk the paper towel
down the string, so that the paper towel slips along the string. If no sound
is produced, dampen the paper towel a bit more and try again. With
practice, you’ll get that string howling!

What’s Going On?
What we’re doing here is amplifying sound—producing the sound the string
would make anyway, but making it louder. All sound comes from vibration. Here,
the string is vibrating, and that gets the air inside the cup vibrating. The shape of
the cup helps to amplify the sound. HONK!

Think and Talk About This:
Different materials can do a better job of amplifying sound waves. What do you
think would happen if you tried this experiment at home with a tin can instead of
a paper cup? Try it with Mom/Dad’s help!

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