Category: Behind the Scenes of TPD

  • Behind the Scenes: Building Our Carousel of Science Table

    Behind the Scenes: Building Our Carousel of Science Table

    The Physics Dimension has successfully created the Carousel of Science, an immersive 10-foot tabletop featuring rotating science stations. After extensive prototyping and collaboration, they are excited to debut it at a community event hosted by Glenstar on November 19, showcasing hands-on science activities for families.

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  • Why STEM Needs Storytelling (and What We’re Doing about It)

    Have you seen your own child gasp as a demonstrator levitates a ring or makes the classic “elephant toothpaste” shootinto the air? When we took our kids to College of DuPage’s annual STEMCon event this spring, we saw that spark firsthand. Our toddler’s eyes went wide, along with those of a fire-hazard-packed crowd, as Kate

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  • Our Journey Launching The Physics Dimension

    Just a couple months ago, The Physics Dimension was still just an idea—an exciting, half-formed spark that lived mostly in late-night brainstorming sessions between the two of us: a science educator with a love for performance and a strategist-organizer with a talent for turning vision into action. Today, we’re proud to say that spark has

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  • From Science Museum to Center Stage: Our Team’s Unusual Journey

    The Physics Dimension didn’t start in a boardroom or a business accelerator. It started in the darkened dome of a planetarium, behind the scenes of a children’s science museum, and backstage at a community theater. Ben, our co-founder, spent over a decade in science education before ever stepping in front of a class. From guiding

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224-377-9741

1105 E Forest Ave, Des Plaines IL 60018