Natural Science | Middle school

Exploring Plasma Balls

Electrons are tiny, charged particles that surround all atoms which make up everything in the universe! In the Beus CXFEL laboratory, we free electrons from their home in atoms and accelerate them to near the speed of light. In this demo, we show that by accelerating electrons through gas, we can produce colorful plasma inside a glass orb and change the direction of plasma filaments by touching different parts of the glass.

Zone D: Tempe • Biodesign Institute Bldg B (BDB) | First Floor | Biodesign B Atrium

Student Life | High school & up

Sun Devil Fitness Complex Tour

Come down to the Tempe Sun Devil Fitness Complex (SDFC) and tour our amazing facility! The SDFC has numerous opportunities for students, faculty, and staff members to get involved and stay active during their time at ASU.

Schedule: 1:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m. , 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. , 4:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m.

Zone C: Tempe • Sun Devil Fitness Complex (SDFCT) | First Floor | We'll be touring the entire facility!

Natural Science | High school & up

Physics Activity - Computational Discovery of Materials

Today we use various materials for a multitude of applications in our constantly evolving world. Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to experimentally test the properties of all materials for their potential applications. However, armed with fast modern day supercomputers and the theory of quantum mechanics, we can predict the properties of materials, years, or even decades ahead of its real world synthesis! Join us to see how we theoretically design materials, manipulate their structures and program using a supercomputer. The Department of Physics will have various activities from 1:00pm-4:00pm in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 186. From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will then be conducting demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173

Schedule: From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will be conducting demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173

Zone C: Tempe • Bateman Physical Sciences Center F (PSF) Outdoors | Patio

Culture/Language | Elementary school & under

Turkish Ebru Art Making

Want to get creative & learn about Turkey? Come make your own Ebru Art! This traditional art form involves creating colorful patterns by sprinkling color pigments onto oily water. It also also known as "paper marbling".

Zone B: Tempe • Durham Language & Literature Bldg. (LL) | Second Floor | DH 207

Art/Design | Elementary school & under

Tour of the Jules Heller Print Study Room at the ASU Art Museum

Join us for a tour of the Jules Heller Print Study Room. Get exclusive viewing access to prints from our collection while learning about different printmaking techniques.

Schedule: 1:00pm, 3:00pm

Zone A: Tempe • Nelson Fine Arts Center (FAC) | Lower Level | Jules Heller Print Study Room

Natural Science | Middle school

Codes, Ciphers and Secret Messages

Codes and ciphers have been used for centuries by militaries and governments for secret communication and are now commonly used to protect all your secret and personal information. Come by to learn how to break codes and create secret messages using real life encryption and decryption machines!

Zone C: Tempe • Wexler Hall (WXLR) Outdoors | North patio of Wexler Hall Tower

Natural Science | Elementary school & under

Physics Activity - Center of Mass Birds

This physics activity involves Small plastic bird toys to demonstrate the point at which the mass of the body of the bird is perfectly balanced. The Department of Physics will have various activities from 1:00pm-4:00pm such as this one, in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 186. From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will then be conducting the demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173.

Schedule: From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will be conducting the demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173.

Zone C: Tempe • Bateman Physical Sciences Center F (PSF) | First Floor | 186

Social Science | Elementary school & under

Ancient Tools and Twine

Take a step back in time to experience using some of the first tools created, including stone drills, and learn about making twine from natural materials.

Zone A: Tempe • School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) Outdoors | SHESC Lawn

Art/Design | High school & up

Photo Emulsion Transfers

Special Hours: 1-4:00pm

Check out the School of Art Digital Photography Studio as you learn how to transfer photographs to watercolor, glass, and metals!

Schedule: 1-4:00pm

Zone A: Tempe • Art Building (ART) | Third Floor | ART 302

Natural Science | High school & up

What Makes a Cell Unique?

Have you ever wanted to know what makes life on earth so unique? Well, we have! Here at the Kerry Geiler-Samerotte lab we study the material (DNA) that allows cells to look and behave differently. To do this, we use tags (barcodes) to identify cells. Come make your own barcoded bracelet or participate in our cell tagging game to learn about the barcoding techniques we use every day in our lab.

Zone D: Tempe • Biodesign Institute Bldg B (BDB) | First Floor | Biodesign B Atrium

Engineering | Elementary school & under

Carbon Capture Activities and Demos

Learn the science behind CO2 capture with fun and informative activities and demos for all ages and education levels: Fog bubbles, live "cyano-buddies", Rainbow water, liquid dry ice, industrial grade fog machine, and working prototypes of Direct Air CO2 Capture technology. Hosted by the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.

Zone D: Tempe • Walton Center for Planetary Health (WCPH) Outdoors | Atrium

Engineering | Middle school

Binary Bracelets

Come to the sunhacks booth and learn programming to make bracelets. Ask us any questions about hackathons!

Zone C: Tempe • Engineering Center G (ECG) | First Floor | 141

Natural Science | Middle school

Gateway Cloning

Curious about cloning? Curious about cloning? Curious about cloning?

Zone D: Tempe • Biodesign Institute Bldg B (BDB) | First Floor | Biodesign B BDB First Floor

Natural Science | Middle school

Slime Making!

Calling all junior scientists! Make slime using real scientific equipment and get some cool pictures wearing lab protective gear!

Zone D: Tempe • Biodesign Institute Bldg B (BDB) | First Floor | Biodesign B Atrium

Engineering | Middle school

Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment

Come play with nanoblocks and learn about how tiny nanoparticles can bring huge change to the world of water treatment. Bring a friend and race to see who can clean dirty water the fastest.

Zone D: Tempe • Interdisciplinary Science And Technology Building 4 (ISTB4) | Third Floor | Crater Carpet

Art/Design | Elementary school & under

Munch! Crunch! Slurp! Puppet-Making & Storybook Drama About Food

Create your own animal puppet and act out stories about food from children’s storybooks! Drop by and choose from a variety of activities, like making a puppet you can keep, reading a story, or even acting out scenes from the storybook with your puppet! Make memories while creating drama based on popular children’s books, like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carlson, "Dragons Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin, and "The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!" by Mo Williams.

Zone A: Tempe • Nelson Fine Arts Center (FAC) | First Floor | Main Lobby

Natural Science | Elementary school & under

Physics Activity - Linear Polarizers

This physics activity involves Small handheld discs with polarizing lenses to show the transmission of light. The Department of Physics will have various activities from 1:00pm-4:00pm such as this one, in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 186. From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will then be conducting the demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173.

Schedule: From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will be conducting the demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173.

Zone C: Tempe • Bateman Physical Sciences Center F (PSF) | First Floor | 186

Humanities | Middle school

YouthMappers: Help Make the World a Better Place by Mapping it!

YouthMappers is a network of more than 5,000 university student mappers organized in 141 campus chapters across 41 countries. See how the group builds maps that help increase food security, prevent disease, and improve disaster response – See the work that ASU’s newly-formed chapter is beginning to take on, and give it a try yourself.

Zone A: Tempe • Coor Hall (COOR) Outdoors | Patio, East Entrance to Building

Natural Science | Middle school

Biodiversity Puzzles and Games

Learn about the importance of biodiversity, conservation and ecosystems. Conservation jigsaw puzzle, marine keystone species Jenga, and more. Hosted by the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.

Zone D: Tempe • Walton Center for Planetary Health (WCPH) Outdoors | Atrium

Engineering | Elementary school & under

Rocket Propulsion with Water Bottle Rockets

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) Rocketry Division at ASU, a primarily aerospace engineering club, will exhibit the physics behind rocket propulsion. Join us and launch your own water bottle rocket or come and watch behind our designated splash zone! Talk with SEDS members on rocket science and our current NASA challenge. Plus see our display of high-powered rockets that have been launched to heights of 10,000 feet. Ad Astra!

Zone C: Tempe • Tooker House D (TKRHD) Outdoors |

Natural Science | Middle school

ASU/NASA Space Grant ASCEND!

ASCEND! uses high altitude balloons for science research. Meet students who build, launch and retrieve payloads. View instruments and the sensor data they provide. Up, up, and away!

Zone D: Tempe • Interdisciplinary Science And Technology Building 4 (ISTB4) | First Floor |

Natural Science | Elementary school & under

Honeybees

Have you ever wondered how bees learn? Or what happens to a bee if it gets stressed? Or how all the bees in a hive know what job to do? These are the sort of questions we ask in our research labs at ASU. Get up close and personal with some of the bees from our observational hives, watch them work and see the honey and pollen they’ve stored away.

Zone B: Tempe • Life Sciences Center A (LSA) | First Floor | LSA 165

Business | High school & up

Building the Workforce of the Future With ASU CareerCatalyst

Are you looking to build your own professional and technical skills? Do you need a workforce education program for your business? Visit us at the ASU CareerCatalyst booth to find resources and the support to advance your career and transform the talent on your teams.

Zone B: Tempe • Memorial Union (MU) Outdoors |

Health & Wellness | High school & up

Come Play With Us!

Come on down to the Tempe Sun Devil Fitness Complex and play some games with us! We'll have cornhole, table tennis, and other quick games for you and your family to play!

Zone C: Tempe • Sun Devil Fitness Complex (SDFCT) | First Floor | Maroon Gym

Natural Science | Middle school

Reptile Row

Located in the halls of the Life Sciences A-wing is a living collection of Arizona native reptiles that include several species of rattlesnakes and Gila Monsters. Take a self-guided tour through the halls to view the many living snakes and reptiles of Arizona. The collection features: - Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake, the state reptile - “Hector,” a rare albino Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Gila Monster, one of two venomous lizards in the world - Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizards – a parthenogenetic species

Zone B: Tempe • Life Sciences Center A (LSA) | First Floor | LSA Hallways

Natural Science | Middle school

Psyche Mission at Sun Devil Hall

Psyche is the name of an asteroid and also the destination of a NASA mission launching in 2023. Learn more and meet ASU students working on the mission. Fun activities will be featured. Visit us at Sun Devil Hall, one of two locations during Open Door Tempe.

Zone B: Tempe • Sun Devil Hall (SDH) Outdoors | North entrance

Natural Science | Middle school

Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies: Is Your Rock a Meteorite or "Meteorwrong"?

Every meteorite tells a story! The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies is home to one of the largest collection of meteorites on the planet; see and touch real meteorites and meet the people who study them. Think your favorite rock might be a meteorite? Bring it with you and the experts will let you know if it is a meteorite or a “meteorwrong”.

Zone D: Tempe • Interdisciplinary Science And Technology Building 4 (ISTB4) | Second Floor | 2nd floor gallery

Business | Middle school

Launching Lemonade

Easy, Peasy, Lemon Squeezy! Join us to explore various aspects of a business that are needed to launch a lemonade stand.

Zone B: Tempe • McCord Hall (MCRD) Outdoors | McCord Hall Plaza

Natural Science | Middle school

Snakes Alive!

Have you ever wanted to hold a snake? Well this is your chance! You will have the opportunity to get hands on with rosy boas, children’s pythons, and a variety of other reptiles.

Zone B: Tempe • Life Sciences Center A (LSA) | First Floor | LSA Atrium

Engineering | High school & up

ASU Learning Futures Demos: Huddle, 360 Annotation App, Career Xplorer, ASUniverse

Join Enterprise Technology and Learning Futures for a tour through our immersive virtual experiences for education. We invite learners of all experience levels to embark on a hands-on journey with us into the future of immersive higher education! All ages welcome.

Zone C: Tempe • Creativity Commons (CRTVC) | Second Floor | Learning Futures Collaboratory

Natural Science | Elementary school & under

Build an Embryo with The Embryo Project Encyclopedia

Every person you know started off as a tiny embryo, but what does an embryo actually look like? The Embryo Project Encyclopedia team has prepared two educational and engaging activities to explore this question. In the first activity, the team leads guests through constructing magnified embryos at one month of development with clay models. Early embryonic development is fascinating, but too small to see with the naked eye. The clay embryo activity allows visitors to see, make, and touch important early structures such as optic cups and auditory vesicles. In the second activity, visitors can spin the Wheel of Embryos and guess what animals each embryo represents.

Zone B: Tempe • Life Sciences Center A (LSA) | Second Floor | 273

Social Science | Middle school

Build an Embryo

Every person you know started off as a tiny embryo, but what does an embryo actually look like? The Embryo Project Encyclopedia team has prepared two educational and engaging activities to explore this question. In the first activity, the team leads guests through constructing magnified embryos at one month of development with clay models. Early embryonic development is fascinating, but too small to see with the naked eye. The clay embryo activity allows visitors to see, make, and touch important early structures such as optic cups and auditory vesicles. In the second activity, visitors can spin the Wheel of Embryos and guess what animals each embryo represents.

Zone B: Tempe • Life Sciences Center A (LSA) | Second Floor | LSA 273

Natural Science | Elementary school & under

Physics Activity - Wobble Tops

This physics activity involves Small tops of various shapes. The Department of Physics will have various activities from 1:00pm-4:00pm such as this one, in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 186. From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will then be conducting the demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173.

Schedule: From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will be conducting the demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173.

Zone C: Tempe • Bateman Physical Sciences Center F (PSF) | First Floor | 186

Natural Science | High school & up

Biomimicry-in-Action Demo

What can a kingfisher bird beak teach us about reducing drag? What can we learn from a lotus leaf about self-cleaning surfaces? Join The Biomimicry Center for a short presentation about what we can learn from nature, and how these lessons might inspire innovative designs. See our unique 3D-printed models in action as we explore two popular examples of biomimicry.

Zone D: Tempe • Walton Center for Planetary Health (WCPH) Outdoors | Atrium

Natural Science | Middle school

Our Body's Defensive Forces

Learn about the lymphocytes - the Body's defensive mechanism through displays and games!!!

Zone D: Tempe • Biodesign Institute Bldg B (BDB) | First Floor | Biodesign B BDB First Floor

Natural Science | Middle school

Physics Demo - Van De Graaff Generator

The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will be conducting Physics demonstrations (demo). In this demonstration, a Tabletop electrostatic generator is used to create large voltages and electrical arcs. The Department of Physics will have various activities from 1:00pm-4:00pm in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 186. From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will then be conducting the demos, such as this one, for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173.

Schedule: From 4:00pm-5:00pm, The Physics Instructional Resource Team (PIRT) will be conducting the demos for the audience in Bateman Physical Science Center F Wing 173.

Zone C: Tempe • Bateman Physical Sciences Center F (PSF) | First Floor | 173

Natural Science | Elementary school & under

Paper Plates, Tetrahedrons and Balloons — Oh, My!

Geometric sculptures demonstrate math is a living, creative, joyful subject. Use colorful gumdrops and toothpicks to construct your own tetrahedron. Connect paper plates to create a decorative polyhedron. Or twist balloons into amazing 3D geometry. Math fun for all ages!

Zone C: Tempe • Wexler Hall (WXLR) | First Floor | 118