Dr. Steve

Department of  Physics and Astronomy

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Kid Stuff
Light and Color
What is the difference between color addition and color subtraction? Check out the java simulation to your right. More fun simulations at the PhET site.
The links below are for summer "fun" courses I have developed and taught at MN State Univ. Moorhead for the College for Kids program.
RoboTechs
Individual Project: Build a 'solar-roller'	[1] 1381 Solar Engine [2] 1381 Solar Engine      Freeform Circuit and Frame
Group Project : Build a photopopper Build a bicore	[1] Photopopper [2] Circuits [1] Walker [2] Suspended Bicore
What is B.E.A.M robotics?	About B.E.A.M.
Biomorphic Machines -  "... a form of parallel life."	Living Machines	Authors: Brosl Hasslacher Mark Tilden
Robotics Links	Solarbotics [.com] Solarbotics [.net] B.E.A.M. Online Beamnet LANL Living Machines
Aeronauts
Water Rockets You can always search for keywords like "water rocket parachute" on your favorite search engine.	Water Rocket w/ Parachute Bigfoot Rocket Launcher Recovery Systems 1 Recover Systems 2
Solid Fuel Rockets	Paper Tiger (Build a rocket out of paper...) Rocketry Online (General purpose site)

 

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