The Physics Show—A community college delivers BIG on community outreach
Founded in 2007, the Foothill College Physics Show has served nearly a quarter of a million attendees in the two decades that have followed. This demo show features both performances for the public and field trips for students from local Title 1 schools. The college's students play an important role, acting as both on-stage talent, leading tours of the college, and helping build equipment. From a small beginning, it now hosts over twenty-five thousand attendees a year, and is an important part of the college's outreach efforts.
Authors
- David Marasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2472-3700)
- Frank Cascarano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0121-261X)
Institutions
- Foothill College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Physics Teacher
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0266558
- Primary Topic
- Engineering Education and Pedagogy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00