Edmonton science museum bringing a new, high-energy set of shows into the rotation

Edmonton's Telus World of Science is hosting a new series of high-energy science demonstrations this summer called 'Wow Wednesdays.'

A new science show in Edmonton on select Wednesdays this summer is aiming to be as high-energy as it is educational.

TELUS World of Science Edmonton (TWOSE) is bringing WOW Wednesdays into its show rotation, a set of live science demonstrations that aim to entertain and inform an all-ages audience.

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Cate Collins, the staff scientist at TWOSE, said the shows are meant to draw in attention with crowds that may be more easily distracted.

“It’s so easy to scroll online … because of that, we try to do really visual experiments and things that really get [people] talking,” said Collins.

The first show of the season, “Sounds of Science,” kicked off Wednesday to feature demonstrations about sound through vibration, frequency and fire.

Their bag of tricks includes lots of audience participation and a dance party finale.

The big demonstrations are possible, Collins said, because of the resources available to the museum by way of safety equipment.

Despite being for all ages, she also said that staff are taking younger audiences into account.

“We start off by asking what they know,” she said.

From there, they start applying it to bigger ideas – but always come back to the less complex examples.

“That repetition helps kids understand … so that they’re able to take away something from the show,” she said.

Shows are playing a couple times a day on select days in July and August. The full schedule is on the TELUS World of Science Edmonton website.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Brandon Lynch