Open House
Every February, the Magnet Lab invites the public to spend the day at its world-class research laboratory.
And every February, they come, by the thousands. Our 2010 Open House attracted a record 5,709 visitors. Our 2011 Open House is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This free event features something for young and old alike: hands-on demonstrations, self-guided tours, activities from our Community Classroom Consortium partners, food and the chance to meet and chat with our scientists and other Mag Lab staff. It's also a chance to do good for the community: The canned goods we collect as the unofficial price of admission go to America's Second Harvest Food Bank of the Big Bend.
Open House offers an up-close look at our record-breaking 45-tesla hybrid magnet, our 900-megahertz superconducting magnet and other powerful research instruments. A special Kids Zone features science fun designed especially for young children.
With information and activities targeting a variety of ages, this event has become a popular family outing and is a unique opportunity to show children how fun – yes, fun! – science can be. But wait! The fun and learning are not over once our visitors leave. We’ve been busy building up online demonstrations of some of what you’ll see at Open House, so you can extend and apply what you’ve learned long after Open House.
2010 Open House By The Numbers
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| Number of visitors |
5,709 |
| Pounds of food collected for America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend |
1,139 |
| Cups of cornstarch used in oobleck |
674 |
| Pounds of potatoes fired in potato cannon |
200 |
| Number of science demonstrations |
77 |
| Quarts of dairy products used to make Einstein Ice Cream |
62 |
| Number of quarters shrunk in shrinking quarter machine and given away |
40 |
| Number of participating organizations |
17 |
Open House Links:
For more information contact Susan Ray at sray@magnet.fsu.edu or (850) 644-9651.
