Lab coats optional, curiosity required
Assemblies
Find the Right Show to Inspire Your Students
Broken Beakers offers multiple live science assemblies, each 45 minutes long and performed twice per visit. With humor, student participation, and curriculum-aligned content, every show delivers an experience your students—and your teachers—will love.
All assemblies: $1,000
Two back-to-back 45-minute performances
Aligned to Virginia K—5 SOLs
(Additional travel charge may apply, see below)
Science of Flight
The Original. The One That Started It All.
Your students are about to become aerospace engineers for a day. This show takes K–5 learners on an exhilarating journey through the science of flight — from the invisible forces that keep planes in the air to the engineering behind wind turbines and rockets.
Students will explore:
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Bernoulli’s Principle and how it creates lift
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How wind turbines generate energy
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The physics of rocketry — and yes, there will be launches
Connects to: physical Science and Earth Science SOLs.
Chemistry
Matter. Reactions. Pure Mayhem (The Safe Kind).
Warning: this show may cause uncontrollable curiosity. Students will witness a series of jaw-dropping chemistry experiments that reveal the hidden science in everyday materials.
Students will explore:
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Physical vs. chemical changes
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Endothermic and exothermic reactions
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Mind-bending color change reactions
Connects to: physical science, matter and energy SOLs.
"Magical" Science
It’s Not Magic. It’s Better—It’s Science. — MOST REQUESTED!
Step right up for a show that looks like a magic act but teaches like a science class. Students will discover the real-world principles behind mind-bending demonstrations — and walk away knowing exactly how the “tricks” work.
Students will explore:
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The amazing properties of polymers
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Chemical reactions that seem impossible
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Science "magic" they can do at home to impress their families
Great for all ages and science levels.
Service Areas
No Travel Charge: Clarke, Fairfax, & Loudoun counties; the City of Fairfax.
$500 travel charge: Arlington, Fauquier, Frederick, Prince William, and Warren counties;
the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester.
