{"id":27306,"date":"2019-05-21T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=27306"},"modified":"2019-05-21T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T15:23:32","slug":"apsu-to-provide-science-demonstrations-at-clarksvilles-movies-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/05\/21\/apsu-to-provide-science-demonstrations-at-clarksvilles-movies-in-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU to provide science demonstrations at Clarksville\u2019s Movies in the Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Mr. Incredible and his super-suit wearing colleague Frozone could learn a trick or two this Saturday from Austin Peay State University (APSU) scientists and students at Clarksville Parks and Recreation&#8217;s Movies in the Park.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_453415\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/APSU-Students-crushing-a-drum-barrel.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-453415\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-453415\" title=\"Austin Peay scientists will crush two sealed steel drums at Movies in the Park on May 25th. (APSU)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/APSU-Students-crushing-a-drum-barrel-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay scientists will crush two sealed steel drums at Movies in the Park on May 25th. (APSU)\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-453415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Austin Peay scientists will crush two sealed steel drums at Movies in the Park on May 25th. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Before the first frames of \u201cIncredibles 2\u201d start rolling at Movies in the Park at Clarksville\u2019s Heritage Park, the Austin Peay representatives will crush two 55-gallon steel drums. And they\u2019ll use only a cooler full of ice cubes for the feat.<\/p>\n<p>APSU\u2019s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is partnering with Clarksville Parks and Recreation to provide free and interactive science demonstrations during the city\u2019s Movies in the Park series, which starts this Saturday and runs through October.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Austin Peay to provide science demonstrations at Clarksville\u2019s Movies in the Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94pBuqNKGjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The partnership starts May 25th with \u201cIncredibles 2.\u201d The movie starts at sunset, which will be shortly before 8:00pm on Saturday, but Austin Peay State University (and other vendors) will have demonstrations and activities before the show.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the barrel crush, Austin Peay State University staff and students will lead other science activities, such as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=AqX%2Fyxxn%2FCsKfNEzXNs%2BvxKe7ZZW379%2BIapVVCHkcj06tGRioNXHyagBYPkULuhx6zv5OWfQf%2B1NddnIe2lffYf8iUsGoi1doc2qChFSIs2uNb5%2FwXdVmXZlXnRRrYMy&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_CXd2h5O8OU&amp;I=20190521120006.000002631361%40mail6-60-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjVjZTMxNDE0ZjNkY2U3MmQ4NDY3ODk2NTs%3D&amp;S=KYJlhk7zQ5XA7uBIn6Gd2Rj9bIS4GyzY5pZxh9DZUZ0\" >this interactive balloon-in-a-bottle demonstration<\/a> of air pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the schedule of Movies in the Parks films accompanied by Austin Peay\u2019s planned science demonstrations:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>May 25th, \u201cIncredibles 2\u201d at Heritage Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>APSU scientists will heat up two sealed steel drums then put them in an ice bath. Within seconds, the drums will implode, like you crush a Coke can.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>June 8th, \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d at Heritage Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ever shattered a rose by throwing it on <ins cite=\"mailto:Booth,%20Charles%20W.\" datetime=\"2019-05-17T15:33\"><\/ins>the ground? Austin Peay scientists will show you how dipping them in liquid nitrogen can help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>June 29th, \u201cAquaman\u201d at Heritage Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>Walk on water! APSU scientists will add some corn starch to water, et voila! The mixture acts like a solid when you walk around on it and acts like a liquid when you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>July 13th, \u201cBlack Panther\u201d at Heritage Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>Austin Peay\u2019s Bryan Gaither, lab manager for the Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy, will bring out the school\u2019s massive ping pong cannon, which can fire the plastic balls more than 700 mph through cans, plywood and maybe even some fruit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>July 27th, \u201cThe Grinch\u201d at Liberty Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>Austin Peay scientists will show you how to make snow using polymers. No frozen water needed to make the light, fluffy stuff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>August 17th, \u201cReady Player One\u201d at Liberty Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>APSU\u2019s GIS Center staff<ins cite=\"mailto:Booth,%20Charles%20W.\" datetime=\"2019-05-17T15:35\"><\/ins> have the perfect accompaniment to this blockbuster movie about a virtual world \u2013 virtual reality gadgets of all kinds. You can play around in Google Earth VR, take a virtual tour or ride <del cite=\"mailto:Booth,%20Charles%20W.\" datetime=\"2019-05-17T15:35\"><\/del>virtual roller coasters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>September 21st, \u201cMary Poppins Returns\u201d at Liberty Park<br \/>\n<\/strong><del cite=\"mailto:Dunn,%20Brian%20L.\" datetime=\"2019-05-20T10:34\"><\/del>How do you freeze your homemade ice cream? Austin Peay scientists skip the freezer and use liquid nitrogen. It\u2019s way faster. Come grab some before the movie. They use spoonfuls of sugar!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>October 12th, \u201cThe Karate Kid\u201d at Liberty Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>Austin Peay scientists will lie on a bed of nails and have cinder blocks broken on their chests! It\u2019s science, not magic! \u201cNature rule, Daniel-san, not mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[320center]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The free movies start at sunset. Science demonstrations happen before the movies and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h3>To Learn More<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For more about Austin Peay State University\u2019s College of STEM, go to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=AqX%2Fyxxn%2FCsKfNEzXNs%2BvxKe7ZZW379%2BIapVVCHkcj06tGRioNXHyagBYPkULuhx6zv5OWfQf%2B1NddnIe2lffYf8iUsGoi1doc2qChFSIs2uNb5%2FwXdVmXZlXnRRrYMy&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apsu.edu%2Fcostem&amp;I=20190521120006.000002631361%40mail6-60-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjVjZTMxNDE0ZjNkY2U3MmQ4NDY3ODk2NTs%3D&amp;S=oU5oMfvUJaSkf-jJLoJ87ZYDw1aSG4LZ1g8D8UwsNYU\" >www.apsu.edu\/costem.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For more about Clarksville Parks and Recreation\u2019s Movies in the Park, go to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=AqX%2Fyxxn%2FCsKfNEzXNs%2BvxKe7ZZW379%2BIapVVCHkcj06tGRioNXHyagBYPkULuhx6zv5OWfQf%2B1NddnIe2lffYf8iUsGoi1doc2qChFSIs2uNb5%2FwXdVmXZlXnRRrYMy&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityofclarksville.com%2F433%2FMovies-in-the-Park&amp;I=20190521120006.000002631361%40mail6-60-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjVjZTMxNDE0ZjNkY2U3MmQ4NDY3ODk2NTs%3D&amp;S=1YI1UfyKcG3-0dpKcLuoykr9O5RyBmTWqE1Ia5l5dQo\" >www.cityofclarksville.com\/433\/Movies-in-the-Park.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; Mr. Incredible and his super-suit wearing colleague Frozone could learn a trick or two this Saturday from Austin Peay State University (APSU) scientists and students at Clarksville Parks and Recreation&#8217;s Movies in the Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[23,32944,30582,33636,262,29864,33637,26614,512,881,825,879,33583,7875,33640,2030,33639,33638,33641],"class_list":["post-27306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-apsu","tag-apsu-college-of-science-technology-and-matematics","tag-apsu-college-of-stem","tag-aquaman","tag-austin-peay-state-university","tag-beauty-and-the-beast","tag-black-panther","tag-clarksvilel-parks-and-recreation","tag-clarksville","tag-clarksville-parks-and-recreation-department","tag-clarksville-tn","tag-heritage-park","tag-incredibles-2","tag-liberty-park","tag-mary-poppins-returns","tag-movies-in-the-park","tag-ready-player-one","tag-the-grinch","tag-the-karate-kid"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4xGYI-76q","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27307,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27306\/revisions\/27307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}