Physics Bus West

Physics Bus West

The non profit Physics Factory, started by a group of educators with a sense of adventure, has offered tens of thousands of kids eye-popping, mind-bending experiences in science for over 10 years. Recently, we’ve developed a more effective way of getting kids thinking about physics: we bring a bus full of science for kids to explore extraordinary phenomena with ordinary things.

Piloted in Ithaca, NY, and Gainesville, FL over the past year, our interactive museum-on-wheels has been received with overwhelming enthusiasm and high demand. Now our team in Tucson is eager to launch a Physics Bus Southwest.

The model is easily replicable, all we need is $20,000 to make it happen.

• $10,000 buys us a solid bus with wheelchair access and air conditioning
• $2,000 gets us insurance, licensing and registration
• $3,000 allows us to reclassify it, convert it, and outfit it
• $5,000 covers the first year of fuel and volunteer support

When presented with experiences that don’t fit our model of how things work, we’re compelled to puzzle over them, searching for explanations. And because the exhibition aboard the bus is composed mainly of familiar electro-mechanical devices, kids see that physics is neither remote nor intimidating. Aligned with the growing Maker movement, this kind of hands-on science is about understanding how things work and inspiring invention.

Contribute now and in a few short months you’ll see what you helped create. Thanks!