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Past Physics Days 1) November 13, 2007 - Participation Cumberland Gap High School Students. ( Total Number of students 100) Demonstrations: Inertia – Breaking concrete on the stomach by Eugene de Silva and David Mullins. Application of force, momentum and velocity in breaking tiles using hands and head – Demonstration by Eugene de Silva and presented by Beth Mattie. Forward roll and other demonstrations – Application of velocity, rotational force and five kinematics equations – Demonstration by Samantha Walker and presented by David Mullins Board breaking – Elbow strike – Application of angular velocity and force – Demonstration by Samantha Walker.
2) March 12, 2008 - Participation Claiborne County High School and Middlesboro High School Students.( Total number of students 70) Demonstrations: Inertia – Breaking concrete on the stomach whilst sandwiched between two beds of nails Eugene de Silva and David Mullins. Application of force, momentum and velocity in breaking tiles using hands and head – Demonstration by Eugene de Silva and presented by Beth Mattie. Forward roll and other demonstrations – Application of velocity, rotational force and five kinematics equations – Demonstration by Samantha Walker and presented by David Mullins Board breaking – Elbow strike – Application of angular velocity and force – Demonstration by Samantha Walker. Tesla Coil – Amanda Baker Van de Graaff – Rick Moy Levitation – superconductivity – Javan Crockett Radio speaker activity – Brett Vaughn Potato clock – Amber Peace Measuring Air resistance and FreeFall – Mark Edens Potential and kinetic energy Demonstration – Adam Messengill Sound waves – Alison Hess Wave motions – Heather Duncan
3) November 20, 2008 - Participation JFW Academy and Cumberland Gap High School Students. (Total Number of Students 150) Demonstrations Inertia – Breaking concrete on the stomach whilst sandwiched between two beds of nails Eugene de Silva. Application of force, momentum and velocity in breaking tiles using hands and head – Demonstration by Eugene de Silva and presented by Jaclyn Dvorscak. Forward roll and other demonstrations – Application of velocity, rotational force and five kinematics equations – Demonstration by Alexander Basiri and presented by Eugene de Silva. Board breaking – Elbow strike – Application of angular velocity and force – Demonstration by Eugene de Silva Rotational Force - Application of a sword technique to split a stick in three places with one strike - Demonstration by Eugene de Silva Rotational Forces in balance - Two, three and five -finger one hand pushups at 45 degree angles – Demonstration by Eugene de Silva Tesla Coil – Van de Graaff – Levitation – superconductivity – Samantha Stapleton Radio speaker activity – Bonnie DeBusk Potato clock – Anna Rogers Measuring Air resistance and FreeFall – Mark Edens Potential and kinetic energy Demonstration – Cody Pack Sound waves – Jennifer Mason Wave motions – Brandon Whaley Speed Boat – Amy Redmond Rolling Uphill Contraption – Shelby Kirkpatrick Difference between tides on Earth and other planets - Philip Nungesser Future Physics Days 4) March 13, 2009 - Participation Claiborne County High School and Middlesboro High School Students.( Total number of students 100) Inertia – Breaking concrete on the stomach, (and also on the neck, groin, and back) whilst sandwiched between two beds of nails Eugene de Silva. Application of force, momentum and velocity in breaking tiles using hands and head – Demonstration by Eugene de Silva and presented by Jaclyn Dvorscak. Forward roll and other demonstrations – Application of velocity, rotational force and five kinematics equations – presented by Eugene de Silva. Board breaking – Elbow strike – Application of angular velocity and force – Demonstration by Eugene de Silva Rotational Force - Application of a sword technique to split a stick in three places with one strike - Demonstration by Eugene de Silva Rotational Forces in balance - Two, three and five -finger one hand pushups at 45 degree angles – Demonstration by Eugene de Silva Tesla Coil and Van de Graff – Zack Jones Levitation – superconductivity – Samantha Stapleton Radio speaker activity – Bonnie DeBusk Potato clock – Shelby Kirkpatrick Potential and kinetic energy Demonstration – Cody Pack Sound waves – Jennifer Mason Wave motions – Brandon Whaley Speed Boat – Amy Redmond
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