Popular science show of crazy professor nicol. "Professor Nicolas Science Show": Business on worms, dry ice and chemical experiments

Then I realized that it was time to move to a new level. “Professor Nicolas' Show” had already begun to generate a stable income by that time, and it was difficult for me alone to cope with a large flow of orders. I hired two assistant hosts, trained them and rented an office. Now, four years after the start, there are 23 people in the Moscow team, 12 of them are leaders.

We have 200 shows per month per season (September, January and May). The hosts conduct 15-17 programs per day. In normal months, there is a decline. I take the choice of presenters seriously: 97% of those who came are eliminated at the casting. We do real acting auditions once or twice a year. 100 people came to the last casting, everyone had to show the proposed experiment in an interesting way and get out of difficult situation. As a result, five coped with the task, and only three were able to work. We immediately decided that we would not take professional animators, because they had to be retrained.

Money

The starting capital was 100,000 rubles, which I took from the bank four years ago. I used that money to buy chemicals and a cotton candy machine, and then I said no to loans. I still adhere to this policy: I invest money from free ones.

Our services are not cheap: in Moscow, the price for a performance varies from 8,000 to 60,000 rubles, depending on the length of the show. In small towns, the price, as a rule, does not exceed 8,000 rubles.

Very proud of our Peugeot Nicolas carson which the leaders ride. We bought three cars for Moscow - it is more profitable to keep new cars than to repair used ones and pay taxi drivers. Branded cars are useful: new customers often call after seeing Professor Nicolas' flashy cars in traffic. On contextual advertising we spend the most, about 100,000 rubles a month - she brings 30% of orders. I do not save on brand development - these are my long term investment. I am satisfied with the result: compared to last year, the revenue increased by 50% and is about 25 million rubles. Franchising gives about 25% of the turnover, the rest - income from the show, sales of kits for home experiments a la "Young Chemist" and monetization of the YouTube channel through advertising.

The "Professor Nicolas Science Show" franchise combines several lines of business at once: these are science shows, the sale of branded science kits through a customized online store, as well as master classes and social projects.

"Professor Nicolas Science Shows" is more than 200 interesting scientific experiments, united in two dozen scientific programs. Our shows are not only for birthdays, there are also themed scientific holidays: new year show, show for graduation, on the day of knowledge, summer show, wedding show. The supplier of exclusive props for our shows is the market leader - SteveSpanglerScience.

"Scientific master classes of Professor Nicolas"
The key difference between master classes and entertainment shows is the focus on the educational function, as well as the participation of all schoolchildren in conducting experiments in work areas. Master classes are devoted to various sections of physics and chemistry: sound, pressure, chemical reactions, inertia, density, etc.

"Social programs of Professor Nicolas"
Our company owns exclusive rights to use social programs that demonstrate the harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco on a living organism. With the help of interesting experiments and conversations, our presenters clearly demonstrate the harm that alcohol and smoking cause to young organisms.

"Online store"
In our online store there are more than 250 units of goods that are combined in commodity groups, such as: "Science kits", "Mini-experiments", "Scientific constructors", " Interesting books”, “Research kits” and much more. We give our franchisees exclusive prices and a region for distribution. The average share of additional profit received from the development of this direction is from 20% to 50% in the gross turnover of the franchise company.

On average, our franchisees in the second year of development in cities with a population of about 400,000 people show from 35 shows per month with average cost shows 7,000 rubles (thus, they have an average monthly profit of about 120,000 rubles with a rate of return of 50%).

The franchise package includes:
Initial training of presenters and administrators in Moscow lasting 4 days;
Placement of the page of your city on a single corporate website with an online store and the support of our staff editor, who regularly updates the data and monitors the progress of your groups in in social networks;
original scripts scientific shows, as well as their free regular updates;
Design materials, brand book;
Online store;
Ordering props for scientific shows directly from our warehouse from a closed section on the website, while its cost is on average 20% cheaper than that of competitors;
You get the opportunity to order goods from the online store at wholesale prices;
Free extension of the contract after its completion on priority rights.

The licensed "Professor Nicolas Show" has been collecting, entertaining and giving gifts for 5 years good mood children and adults throughout Russia and in many countries of the world. The presentation is based on simple and spectacular experiments from school physics and chemistry, and professional presenters - showmen turn them into unforgettable show. Programs are designed for viewers from 5 years old, absolutely safe, all equipment has all the necessary quality certificates and licenses.

Dear compatriots! This summer, the interactive scientific "Professor Nicolas Show" begins its activities in Europe and Montenegro has become the first host country!!!

We are pleased to offer our services for organizing and holding children's holidays, such as children's birthdays, children's show by tickets concert programs for children, outdoor show. As well as adult programs - wedding shows, celebrations of anniversaries, interactive programs in restaurants, etc. The show works throughout the territory of Montenegro with a visit to the customer. The licensed "Professor Nicolas Show" has been gathering, entertaining and giving a great mood to children and adults throughout Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine and even the United Arab Emirates for 5 years. The presentation is based on simple and spectacular experiments from school physics and chemistry, and professional presenters - showmen turn them into an unforgettable show. Programs are designed for viewers from 5 years old, absolutely safe, all equipment has the necessary quality certificates and licenses. Birthday celebration with "Professor Nicolas' Show" is always interactive, exclusive and safe.

The main rule is that everyone takes part in the experiments! And the kids will take home a science gift like super slime or handgam and keep experimenting at home!

science show can be ordered anywhere: at home, in a cafe, school and even in kindergarten, after all, we have developed a show "For the smallest" especially for younger children!
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Science shows for kids

1. 4 elements(7-12 years old)

Fire, water, earth, air - lots of experiments!
Fire, water, earth, air - how many interesting things are around us!

This rich program includes many experiments, each of which is associated with a particular element.

So the guys will see a real volcano, the explosion of a balloon filled with hydrogen, appreciate the air pressure of a super-blower - more than a dozen experiments in total, and at the end, young researchers will prepare polymer worms and take them home with them as a scientific gift!

2. Super lab (7-12 years old)

A science show with many experiments - a real "Super Lab"!
How can you pierce a balloon so that you get a barbecue?

Is it possible to draw with the heat of the hands or leave a bloody imprint on a piece of paper? How will the beads jump out of the jar by inertia?

How can you make a ball out of a nipple, and is it possible to hypnotize the whole class as a whole? The guys will find answers to these and many other questions in the Super Lab show. And the preparation of polymer worms by each participant will be a worthy end to the program.

3. All inclusive (5-18 years old)

The most festive scientific program, where the most interesting experiments are selected
Especially for children's birthday parties in a scientific style, the All Inclusive program has been prepared.

Here are interesting experiments with dry ice, and excellent experiments with sound, polymers. Each of the participants will see a rainbow with the help of special glasses, prepare a polymer worm.

And the culmination of the children's scientific holiday will be cotton candy, and each of the young researchers will prepare it on their own!

4. Summer show (5-18 years old)

Summer is a great time to experiment!
Summer! Sun! Beauty!!!

Especially for you, we have prepared a summer show - a scientific program, all experiments in which simply need to be carried out on fresh air- in a children's camp or on the lawn near the house.

A 10 meter cork shot, beads that change color under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, a rocket soaring a hundred meters, a giant soap suds, a jet bottle and a soda machine, and of course a five meter soda fountain - no one has higher! Hurry up to see, because in the fresh air you can experiment on a grand scale!

5. For the little ones (3-6 years old)

This science show is perfect for the youngest explorers!
The show includes the safest yet interesting experiments to get young explorers to start exploring the world!

Interesting experiences with dry ice, as well as artificial snow, a whirlpool in a bottle, tweeter pipes, roly-poly birds and many other experiments, all this is a "Show for the little ones"

Why is it great

- Informative and fun
Often, our show is no less interesting for parents than for children. The presenters explain the laws of physics and chemistry in an accessible way and demonstrate them in practice.

- Experiments are absolutely safe
We use only the highest quality props and reagents for the show from our American partner. There are all certificates.

- More than 4000 shows in 5 years
We have been organizing smart holidays for 5 years. During this time, more than 4,000 shows were held for 15,000 children.

- We go to your site
Our scientific laboratory can come anywhere: to your home, school, kindergarten, restaurant or shopping mall. All we need for work is a table, an outlet and hot water.

Educational holidays with chemical experiments and scientific experiments will be remembered for a long time by both children and parents !!!

Amazing close by! Exactly one year ago I met Crazy Professor V . And today Kolya invited me to his show, which he held at the Obidimsk boarding school near Tula.
Kolya and Olya (his assistant) gave a small but real holiday children and teachers who gathered in the school assembly hall.
This is often written about, but I will say it again: such grateful eyes and such emotions, as we saw today, you see infrequently. All children, of course, enjoy the holidays. But children who are not spoiled by variety are doubly happy. Today they were happy. Thank you Kolya and his team for that!
Thanks also to the director of the school, Timur Nadarovich Tolordav, who decided to invite the Professor and make the children happy. Timur Nadarovich has been working in orphanage. Came to Tula region from Abkhazia by distribution, and remained so. The director talked a lot about the children, the life of the village and about himself. But he struck me to the core with one phrase: although I am an atheist, I believe in God!

As soon as we arrived in Obidimo and entered the hall, the guys began to prepare for the performance, collecting props for experiments. Everything worked out. So literally in 15 minutes everything was ready. It remains to put on the "overalls".

Numerous photographers captured every step of the Professor

...and his assistants Olga))

Charging the sweet making machine.

"Look, what a funny pip..." ©

Everything is ready, you can start.

But, first you need to have a bite)) The director Timur Nadarovich treated us with true Caucasian hospitality.

The walls of the school are painted.

Everywhere order and cleanliness.

Nicolas does the professor's hair.

A real professor: even to the stage, even to a meeting of the Academy of Sciences))

How are the audience there?

Everything is fine!

Both Nikolai's phones ring continuously. There is no end to those wishing to order a show. But ... Kolya and his entire team are scheduled for many days ahead.

All right, you can go on stage.

Spectators in the field.

The show starts!

A simple yet effective experience with dry ice.

Another "smoky" experience - crazy soda)

Getting ready" death number". An assistant from the audience is about to pour the contents of the glass on the Professor's head.

And pours out! But ... the gel formed in the glass does not want to pour out))

The next number is Kolya Yaikin.

Which has to crawl through the narrow neck of the flask and come back.

Experiment with multi-colored liquids. Everything is smoking again!

Experience with disappearing ink.

This is how snow is made.

Everyone wants to touch the resulting snow.

Which of the two arcs is longer?

And now?

It turns out that you can inflate the balloon not only by blowing air, but also by blowing it out.

Kolya is amazingly artistic and emotional. I think this is half of his success.

Soap super bubbles.

But what kind of experience, I do not remember.

Another highlight of the program is gel worms.

Singing pipe.

Sings, if it is well untwisted.

Another type of buzzer.

Giant chimney!

Kolya and Olya are completing the main program.

And they move on to the final - the preparation of cotton candy in front of the astonished audience.

In order to have time to prepare cotton wool for everyone (and there were about 80 people at today's performance!), You have to work on two machines in four hands.

The results of this experience are edible.

Which of course pleases the audience.

Someone came with a sword, someone with wings)

The distribution of wool continues.

Boys are boys! Arranged a fight on sticks from cotton wool)

The cotton wool is eaten, the show is over. Group photo for memory. And the guys will have something to remember!

And this one of the boys asked for a camera and took a picture of me with his comrades.

Hello!
At the end of 2013, the publishing house "Mann, Ivanov and Ferber" published my book "Experiments of Professor Nicolas". In it, I collected experiments that can be easily prepared at home, described them and provided a large number of photographs.

We tried very hard to make the book interesting, and I would like to know your opinion about it.

Under the cut detailed information about the book:
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This quality book is a great gift for a child.
After reading this book as a family and experimenting a lot, you will definitely agree with our motto that

Science is great!
I will be glad for your feedback and comments.

Hello dear guest!!!

Now most of my posts are open.
Under lock and key personal posts and photos. If you want to read everything, knock. And write a little about yourself, I will be glad to meet you :)

Happy reading and Have a good mood!

With help chemical reaction let's call the genie from the flask.

For experience we need:
- glass flask;

- potassium permanganate;
- protective gloves;
- oilcloth.

Attention! It is impossible to carry out the experiment without protective gloves, and also to bend over the flask during the reaction.

Experiment steps:
1. It is best to cover the table with oilcloth so that it does not get dirty.
2. Add a small amount of hydrogen peroxide inside the flask.
3. Add a small amount of potassium permanganate inside the flask.
4. Genie from a flask!!!

Science is great!

How can you create a glowing slime?

I wonder what is needed to create a glowing slime, and what experiments can be done with it?

We will need:
- polyvinyl alcohol;
- sodium borate;
- a glass and a spoon;
- phosphorescent paint;
Flashlight (ultraviolet is best)

What we do:
1. Pour polyvinyl alcohol into a glass.
2. Add a phosphorescent dye inside the polyvinyl alcohol and mix well.
3. Prepare a solution of sodium borate.
4. Add a solution of borax inside the polyvinyl alcohol and mix well. Slime is ready!
5. It stretches and tears, showing the properties of both a liquid and a solid body (it is a non-Newtonian fluid).
6. If you shine a flashlight on the slime and turn off the light, it will glow!

Science is great!

How to prepare a large amount of foam using a chemical reaction?

- flask;
- concentrated hydrogen peroxide;
- protective gloves;
- liquid soap;
- potassium iodide.

Attention! Peroxide and foam should not be touched with unprotected hands.

What we do:
1. Put on protective gloves and add a small amount of hydrogen peroxide inside the flask.
2. Now you need to add a small amount of liquid soap or dishwashing detergent.
3. Mix the contents inside the flask well!
4. Add a spoonful of potassium iodide.
5. Hooray! Foam!!!

And if the liquid is tinted, then the foam will be colored.

Science is great!

How to prepare a non-Newtonian fluid?

A non-Newtonian fluid is an amazing substance, because it has the properties of both a solid and a liquid body.

In order to prepare a colored non-Newtonian liquid, you will need:
- starch;
- a bowl of warm water;
- liquid dye.

What we do:
1. We begin to add starch to a bowl of water and mix the contents thoroughly.
2. After a while, it will be possible to feel how the spoon begins to resist movement inside the liquid.
3. If you take a small amount of liquid in your hands and roll it, it behaves like a dense lump, but as soon as you stop working on it, it spreads like an ordinary thick liquid.
4. You can try to lift the bowl if you pull sharply with your hands that are inside the liquid.
5. If you smoothly move the spoon inside the liquid, nothing interesting happens, but if you do it with sharp movements, the liquid partes and you can see the bottom.

Science is great!

Best Recipe making colored slime.

We all like slimes, because they have the properties of both a solid and a liquid body. They can be perfectly stretched, torn, reconnected, made into balls - beauty!

In order to prepare the slime you will need:
1. Polyvinyl alcohol.
2. Sodium borate solution.
3. Dye.
4. Cup and spoon.

How to cook slime:
1. Pour polyvinyl alcohol into a glass and add a small amount of dye.
2. Mix well with a spoon so that the alcohol is evenly colored.
3. Now add a small amount of sodium tetraborate solution (it must be dissolved in water in advance) in a ratio of 1 to 4.
4. After that, we begin to stir intensively until the liquid thickens.
5. Lizun is ready!

After experimenting with the slime, you need to put it in a cup with a lid so that it does not dry out.

Science is great!

I wonder how you can dissolve a huge piece of Styrofoam, turning it into chemical chewing gum? Let's do an experiment!

For the experience you will need:
. Bowl;
. a long piece of foam;
. acetone;
. spoon.

Experiment steps:
1. Pour a small amount of acetone into a bowl.
2. Take a piece of Styrofoam from the top.
3. Dip a piece of Styrofoam into a bowl and watch it shrink right before your eyes!
4. If you look from above, you can see a lot of bubbles, as well as hear a hissing sound.
5. Gradually, the entire foam will dissolve in acetone, turning into a viscous substance.
6. Using a spoon, take a chemical "chewing gum" - it stretches. If you take it out of the bowl and leave it for a while, it will dry out and become hard.

So what really happened to the piece of styrofoam?

Science is great!

How can you turn a tea bag into a miniature flying machine and send it flying? Let's do an experiment!

For the experience you will need:
tea bags (need those that do not have a partition inside);
scissors;
tray;
lighter;
cup.

Photo-instruction of the experiment:
1. Use scissors to cut off the top of the bag.
2. Straighten the sachet and pour the contents into the glass.
3. You should get a cylinder, which must be installed on a tray and set on fire with a lighter.
4. The bag will begin to burn and decrease in size, and after a while it will fly into the air!
5. Now that you know how to send a tea bag flying, try sending three tea bags flying at once!

What makes tea bags fly?

Science is great!

I wonder how you can make a soap bubble levitate? Let's do an experiment!

For the experience you will need:
Bowl;
warm water;
dry ice;
plastic pipette;
scissors;
cup;
soap solution;
cotton gloves.

Experiment steps:
1. Fill a bowl halfway with warm water.
2. Add soap solution to the cup.
3. Cut off a part of the pipette with scissors so that you get a tube that is convenient for blowing soap bubbles.
4. Touch the tip of the tube to the soap solution and blow into it. Soap bubble is ready!
5. Put on gloves and make sure that the soap bubble does not float in the air on its own, but falls.
6. Add a handful of dry ice inside the bowl. In warm water, it will immediately begin to turn into a gaseous state, forming an interesting cloud.
7. Blow a soap bubble into the bowl. The bubble will not sink, but will levitate in a cloud of carbon dioxide - very beautiful.

What makes a soap bubble levitate?

Science is great!

The beads start to move miraculously! What is their secret?
If you put these beads in a bowl, and then pull the tip, they will begin to spill out of the container as if on their own. Interested to try? Let's do an experiment!

For the experience you will need:
various containers;
scotch;
garlands of beads.

Experiment steps:
1. Take a bowl and carefully place the bead garland inside so that it does not get tangled.
2. The tip of the garland should look out of the bowl. For clarity, tie it with tape or tape - so it will be easier for you to find it later.
3. Raise the bowl of beads to chest level, and then pull the end of the garland.
4. Look, the beads start popping out of the bowl as if by themselves. Moreover, you can see how the garland rises from the bottom up as if breaking the force of gravity.
5. Repeat the experiment, this time using a tall carafe or vase. Also, carefully lay the garland inside the container, sticking the tip out (you didn’t forget about electrical tape, right?).
6. During the movement of a garland from a high decanter, you can even better watch how the beads rise from the bottom up, which looks just amazing!
7. And now it's time for another fun experience with inertial beads. Lay the garland on the table with a snake as in the photo.
8. If you pull the tip, the beads begin to fall off the table while repeating intricate pattern Garlands.
9. And if you are lucky enough to be the owner of a very long garland and a lot of patience (after all, it takes much longer to lay it), then you can watch the amazing movement of the beads for a long time.

What makes the beads move in such an interesting way?

Science is great!

It turns out that with a powder for creating artificial snow, you can spend a lot of entertaining experiences. It's time to take a good look at it. Let's do an experiment!

For the experience you will need:
. powder for creating artificial snow;
. cups;
. narrow glass;
. spoon;
. warm water.

Stages of the experiment:
1. Pour a few tablespoons of powder into a glass to create artificial snow.
2. Pour warm water into the second glass.
3. Quickly pour a glass of water into the glass of powder.
4. After a while, you will see how the powder absorbs water and begins to turn into artificial snow. At the same time, it will increase significantly in volume.
5. Now do a similar experiment with a narrow glass. Also pour a few tablespoons of powder inside.
6. Add warm water to a glass and watch how much artificial snow comes out of a small glass.
7. It is also very interesting to make snow right in your hands. Pour a small amount of powder into your palms, and then ask your friend to pour warm water directly into their palms.
8. Warm and pleasant to the touch snow appears in the palms as if by magic. Great!
9. And now it's time to make a snowball from artificial snow. Pour a small amount of water into a pile of artificial snow.
10. Thanks to the addition of water, it forms a snowball! Too bad he's so fragile.

What will happen to artificial snow after a while?
3. Add vegetable oil inside the decanter - small colored water bubbles will begin to rise.
4. Wait until the colored water is at the bottom and the oil is at the top.
5. Now it's time to add the effervescent tablets inside.
6. As soon as the effervescent tablets reach the water, they will begin to dissolve, releasing gas, and the colored bubbles will begin to move.
7. Put the decanter on top of the flashlight and turn off the light - it's very beautiful to watch the movement of colored figures with illumination.
8. Now carry out a similar experiment, but this time take a tall glass and another dye. For beauty, illuminate the container with a flashlight from above.
9. Use a tall glass or other shaped vessel.
You can watch the movement of bubbles for a very long time - it's so beautiful!

What causes colored bubbles to move?

Science is great!

It turns out that pills can be used not only for treatment. I wonder if it is possible to get real chemical snakes from calcium gluconate tablets? Let's do an experiment!

For the experience you will need:
. dry fuel;
. fireproof stand;
. calcium gluconate tablets;
. lighter.

Stages of the experiment:
1. Place a dry fuel tablet on top of the fireproof stand, and place four calcium gluconate tablets on top of the tablet.
2. Using a lighter, set fire to a tablet of dry fuel.
3. After a while, gray snakes will begin to “hatch” from the tablets.
4. Snakes are constantly growing in size. Who would have thought that such long snakes could form from such small pills.
5. At some point, snakes can combine into one giant snake.

Does the number of pills affect the size and number of snakes?
2. Fill the flask one third full with hydrogen peroxide.
3. Add liquid soap inside the flask and mix the contents well.
4. Add a small amount of liquid dye inside and also mix well.
5. Spread the oilcloth and put a flask with a solution on top of it.
6. Add a spoonful of potassium iodide inside the flask.
7. A large amount of colored foam rush up from the flask!
8. Pay attention, the foam is getting bigger and bigger!

Why do you think the foam has a yellowish tint?

Science is great!