Author Archives: Bill Science
Show Recap – Disadvantaged Children Christmas Party
Every year the Naval Surface Warfare Center holds a Christmas party for disadvantaged children in Leon county. These are the kids that would not normally have a Christmas at home. The PAO here makes sure these kids get to have some holiday magic, and this year they asked the Science Brothers to bring in … Continue reading
Show Recaps – Panama City Advanced School
The Science Brothers visit Panama City Advanced School. This is a small private school in Panama City, and we visited them to spark some interest in Science!
Show Recap – Kids day at Kinsaul Park
The Science Brothers and friends visit Kinsaul park to show off some fun and messy science!
Show Recap – Hiland Park Elementary
On April 8, 2011 the ‘Science Brothers’ visited Hiland Park Elementary School. This was the first show by the Science Brothers at an elementary school; and the media was there. Were we nervous? You bet we were! So nervous we forgot to take pictures! O well. But Channel 13 did interview us between shows, and … Continue reading
Show Recap – Parker Elementary
On April 29th, 2011 the Science Brothers visited Parker Elementary School. Another beautiful day for science, this time we had extra help. Unfortunately, we ran into some problems with the sound system. Since we couldn’t get the school’s built in system to work, we busted out our own PA system for the first time. However … Continue reading
Show Recap – Breakfast Point Academy
On April 22, 2011 the Science Brothers visited Breakfast Point Academy for the first time.The school is brand new and located behind Publix on Back Beach. The day of the show was a beautiful day. The show’s format was our usual two show format with about 30 minutes in between to reset everything. The first … Continue reading
How a Tesla Coil Works
The Tesla Coil we use in our show is a modern version of a classic device invented by Nikola Tesla. Our coil is called a DDSSTC (Dual Resonant Solid State Tesla Coil). This means the coil is controlled by transistors, just like in the computer you are reading this on. This is a modern upgrade … Continue reading
