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The Mission: Aim for the Stars

FMA Live! strives to engage middle-school students in math and science through a live, ground-breaking stage show that travels cross-country demonstrating the amazing science in kids’ everyday lives. Featuring high-energy actors, music, video and demonstrations FMA Live! teaches Forces and Motion and the process of scientific inquiry in an innovative, entertaining, and memorable way. FMA Live! not only delivers solid science that supports the learning objectives of the National Science Education Standards for grades 5-8, but also helps kids learn that science is key to understanding the world around them.

FMA Starts Here

Surprisingly enough, this cutting-edge science show actually began more than three centuries ago—with a man named Sir Isaac Newton. You know, he was the Englishman who sat under a tree and an apple fell on his head. You could say that little apple made a huge impact because it sparked Newton’s curiosity and lead to his Three Laws of Motion:

  1. Objects in motion (or at rest) stay that way unless acted on by an outside force.
  2. Force equals mass times acceleration, or F=ma. And;
  3. For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction.

And these laws are still super important today. Ever try an ollie? Or hit a baseball? Ever want to go to the Moon some day? Each one of these things is rooted in Newton's Three Laws. And if you can learn to understand them, you can use them do things like…catch more air!

How? With FMA Live! This live show travels the nation to teach the magic of motion through science you see in your every day life (and with science and technology giants like NASA and Honeywell behind it, you know we’re not messing around). So enjoy the show where everything’s in motion—from lights, tunes and dancing to exciting demos and hilarious videos.

Ahh, if only Newt could see it now.

Take it all in and make him proud. And if you stick with this science stuff now, who knows how far you'll go!? To the Moon, or beyond...

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