save the date, march 1, 2014
Can video games be an effective tool for teaching and learning? Play for yourself and learn how interactive, educational games are being used in innovative ways to prepare excellent teachers. Come and join the Sanford Inspire Program and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College!
Zone 1 | Coor Hall 150
Children's Activities - Color, decorate, and take home stars and comets with you at our Children's Activity table! Build your own rocket, redesign the planets, and take home other toys and free goodies.
Telescope Viewing - Ever wanted to look at the night sky? Don't have a telescope? Stop by the viewing deck and experience the vast beauty that the night sky has to offer!
Zone 4 | ISTB 4 2nd floor AND PSH 5th floor
Do you think you can construct the most impressive paper airplane? Put your design to the test! Learn the science of flight and become an expert in paper airplane design!
Zone 3 | ECG South Patio
Experience what it is like to drive a Curiosity-style rover, from a team of undergraduate students in a national competition to build the next generation of space exploration rovers!
Zone 3 | ECG Student Center
Comic books and graphic novels have become popular and valued parts of library collections all over the world. But how are they created? Join us to find out and make your own comic strip or graphic novel page. Comic artists and writers of all ages are welcome.
Come tour the Mars Space Flight Facility and see: Images "Live from Mars"; a full-scale model of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity; hallways lined with spectacular Mars images. You will also have a chance to talk with scientists currently studying Mars for the latest information.
The School of International Letters and Cultures shares the ancient and sacred art of henna tattooing. Henna tattoo artists will be on hand to give live demonstrations on volunteers from the public.
Come inside and enjoy hands-on activities! Experience demonstrations of research tackling societal challenges such as the future of disease prevention and detection, security, and sustainability.
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.
Is it a LIQUID or a SOLID??! Combine the sciences with OOBLECK! Kids can make their own, get a little gooey, and watch it dance!
Oobleck is a classic science experiment that's perfect for entertaining both kids and adults. If you haven't seen it in action it's very fascinating stuff and before too long you'll have your hands covered with it, happily making a mess that can be washed away with water. The "Bio Butter" acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and then it will ooze out of your hands.
Zone 2 | LSC Atrium
20-minute talks will be presented by School of International Letters & Cultures faculty in the areas of language, literature and culture.
Zone 2 | Tyler Mall and Palm Walk
Topic: The Moon is a fantastic place for science, exploration and grandeur! Come see latest results from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera: volcanoes, scarps, craters, flows, and human artifacts!
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
Time travel with us to the Renaissance. We'll attend a dramatic reading of a Shakespearean play, where audience members (known as "groundlings") become part of the action. Play a role! No experience or preparation required.
Bee Hive Observation Display A live observation bee hive! See how the queen and her worker bees interact and learn about the role of bees in our world. ASU's resident expert Osman Kaftanoglu hosts the buzz for visitors with a photographic exhibit, too.
Have you ever seen a squid beak? Would you like to know how squid change color? Discover how tentacled creatures live, and what ASU is doing to help learn more about these creatures!
Zone 2 | LSC Atrium
An interesting display of different bacterial colonies with diverse lifestyles and ubiquitous natures. See it all under the microscope! Bacteria are EVERYWHERE.....
