PIRATE SCHOOL: The SCIENCE of PIRATES! (AIE)
Pre-taped, “on-demand” or live-streamed versions available. Grades K-5.
“Especially memorable.”
The beloved act "Pirate School: The Science of Pirates!" is a refreshing twist on the "Mad Scientist" show meme. Sailors were early meteorologist, engineers, astronomers and mathematicians. Long before scientists wore lab-coats, sea-farers of all stripes pushed the boundaries of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to help make their lives better.
Much like the questing citizen-scientists of old, students grades K-5 will explore their own rebellious curiosity for science. How is the wind is made? How is a sail is like a wing? What are the forces behind a cannon ball's flight? How did sailors heave and ho such heavy objects? How are navigation, time-telling and map-making all math related? These and other mysteries are revealed and explored during "Pirate School! The Science of Pirates" with immersive audience participation and memorable, grade-appropriate and oversized demonstrations:
Science = Weather (Air pressure, wind, the Bernoulli Effect, etc.)
Technology = The Forces behind a cannon balls flight (The Magnus Effect, Lift, innovation, etc)
Engineering = Simple Machines (The pulley and mechanical advantage, etc.)
Math = Navigation (Fractions, mapping, compasses and clocks, etc.)
