SPS Chapters on Hands-on Projects

FEB 01, 2022

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Members of the Reed College SPS chapter during a socially distanced egg-launching competition that made good use of the department slingshot.

Members of the SUNY New Paltz SPS chapter (explosively) show off the reaction between Mentos and Diet Coke.

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Physics Club prepares a rocket for launch in the Argonia Cup Rocketry Competition in Argonia, Kansas, in March 2021. The club earned second place.

Members of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln SPS chapter prepare for a high-altitude balloon launch. All photos courtesy of the corresponding chapter's 2020–21 chapter report. — Members of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln SPS chapter prepare for a high-altitude balloon launch. All photos courtesy of the corresponding chapter’s 2020–21 chapter report.

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