Knowledge seekers had quite a treat on Saturday as Arizona State University's West campus showed off its labs and learning spaces at the first of four free ASU open houses this month.
The West campus kicked off this year's Open Door series, sparking the imagination of children and their families with activities including making paper helicopters, tie-dyeing T-shirts, creating "lava lamps," and learning about the organs of the human body. Plenty of fun games were on tap, too, with a Rubik's Cube competition, board games, balloon animals and high fives from Sparky.
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Brian Roibal watched his handmade “helicopter” during the "How High Will Your Helicopter Fly" event during Open Door on Feb. 1, 2020, on West campus in Glendale.
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Grace Koe (left) showed off her pink and silver balloon animal at Open Door.
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Jacob Record and his father, Tyler Record, got excited over their game of Connect Four at ASU Open Door.
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Nixon Schlesinger listened as a volunteers showed him how to create his own tie-dye art.
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The Rubik's Cube Club held their annual competition as part of the day's festivities.
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In one of Open Door's popular activities, visitors were able to make their own "lava lamps" out of oil and dish soap.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Nicholas Silvester and his mother, Jen Silvester, put model organs back in the right spots on an anatomy dummy.
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Matthew (left) and Ethan Barbosa suited up in safety gear to learn about organs and their functions in one of the labs at West campus.
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Sparky was on the West campus to greet visitors at Open Door.
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If you missed the fun, don't worry: There are three more free Open Door events:
- Downtown Phoenix campus: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8
- Tempe campus: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22
- Polytechnic campus: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29
Learn more about what's in store at each campus, including information on the free app that can help visitors map out the activities they want to visit. Free tickets are available in advance online.
Check ASU Now after each event for photo galleries of the action.
Top photo: Emily Lopez carefully measures ingredients for her oil-and-soap "lava lamp" at Open Door on ASU's West campus on Saturday, Feb. 1. Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now.
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