pumpkin drop

Pumpkins splat on a giant tarp splayed on the ground after they've been dropped from 30 feet in a fun science lesson in physics for schoolchildren

A Smashing Good Time: 34th Annual Pumpkin Drop on Halloween

Messy science for learning? Yes, please! The 34th Chico State Pumpkin Drop will take place on campus on Tuesday, October 31 at noon.

Kids look on as a pumpkin drops to the ground in physics display

Messy Science: Pumpkin Drop Set for Halloween Day

Put on by the Society of Physics Students the 33rd Chico State Pumpkin Drop demonstrates physics to elementary students in a creative and explosive way.

Elementary school students gasp and smile in delight as pumpkins are smashed into a big mess.

Science Goes Splat: Annual Pumpkin Drop Set for Halloween Day

The 32nd annual Pumpkin Drop will take place on Thursday, Oct. 31 at noon in Trinity Commons on the Chico State campus.

Pieces of smashed pumpkins lie on a tarp during the annual Pumpkin Drop on the Chico State campus.

Annual Pumpkin Drop to Serve as Science on Display for Local Elementary Students

California State University, Chico is proud to feature facilities for faculty and students collaborate to conduct hands-on, cutting-edge research that leads to scientific advances and contributions for the greater good. On Halloween, it’ll also be a place to smash squash in the name of education.

Students Smash Pumpkins for Science

[sliderpro id=”1″] Community members gathered Friday to see pumpkins fly off a top floor of Butte Hall and smash into the ground as part of the 28th annual pumpkin drop put on by California State University, Chico’s Society of Physics Students. The event is a theatrical reenactment of Galileo Galilei’s legendary Tower of Pisa […]