save the date, march 1, 2014
Learning Support Services in the School of International Letters and Cultures presents its new “project-based learning lab” – the SILC LSS Collaboratory at this open house event.
Volcanoes are cool! Many would agree and volcanoes are becoming places of interest for many a tourist around the world. But what does it mean to understand how volcanoes work. Come and find out during the Nght of the Open Door. We have a dynamic group here at ASU working on a variety of problems to crack the secrets of some of the most beautiful, and dangerous, phenomena on the planet.
Zone 4 | ISTB4 room 121
If you like fun, mind-stimulating games, Computer Science may be for you! Come to Women in Computer Science's exhibit to challenge yourself and discover the process of problem solving in Computer Science and Engineering.
Zone 3 | ECG Student Center
Write your autobiography in Haiku, a short Japanese verse form. Take your finished poem with you! Coached by Creative Writing Program Manager Corey Campbell, MFA.
What is it like to launch into space on the Space Shuttle, or to float weightless and work on the International Space Shuttle? Come meet NASA astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman and experience her journey. Extraordinary slideshow (out of this world), talk, Q & A. Do you have what it takes to follow in her footsteps? Find out!
School of International Letters and Cultures' Juan Pablo Gil-Osle, assistant professor of Spanish, will host two Flamenco guitar workshops. Please bring your guitar to one or both for a lesson in Spanish Flamenco music and culture.
Zone 2 | Tyler Mall and Palm Walk
20-minute talks will be presented by School of International Letters & Cultures faculty in the areas of language, literature and culture.
Laptop Orchestra of Arizona State (LOrkAS) is an experimental sonic art performance collective exploring the use of the laptop as ensemble instrument for musical expression. We are using this medium to develop new possibilities and skills in listening, improvisation, performance, composition, coding, and teaching, as well as adapting contemporary classical repertoire and 'classic' laptop orchestra works for our purposes. Visit the group's website at http://lorkas.org
LOrkAS will perform:
Visitors can explore fun with mirrors, heat, static electricity, balancing objects and more! Highlights include an electrostatic juggler, fun mirrors, water tornado races, floating ping pong balls. Children will also be able to make colorful balancing butterflies, and static electric charge detectors.
Come participate in an extraordinary take home project that involves the Physics behind Air, Wave, and Sound!
Zone 3 | Bateman Physical Sciences Center - Learning Center (PSF 186) - 1st Floor
