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2022 Virtual Family Open House: February 9-13

Fermilab is going to open our house ... in your house! We're offering five days of online events and activities that you can join from wherever you are! Recordings of events will be posted! The virtual Family Open House receives support from Fermilab Friends for Science Education.

2022 Recordings

Bison Cam!

Check out our bison herd with bison cam!

STEAM Lab Packet:

The science of Fermilab begins with wanting to know more! How we learn about our world starts with our investigation of how things work and why. That is science! In this fun packet, you will use every-day items to do cool science activities.

Thank you to our library partners Aurora Public Library (Santori), Batavia Public Library, Gail Borden Public Library (Elgin), Glen Ellyn Public Library, and West Chicago Public Library for helping with packet distribution!

Missed the packet distribution? Download a copy of the STEAM lab packet! En español

Wednesday, February 9

Virtual Driving Tour of Fermilab

Available On Demand!

Classroom presentation: Exploring Temperature and Energy

Priority registration for teachers

Grades 5th and Up

(10:00 AM CST)

Classroom presentation: Simple Machines Give You Amazing Powers!

Priority registration for teachers

Grades 1st-8th

(11:00 AM CST)

Gallery Talk: Why are art and music at Fermilab?

(7:30 PM CST)

Thursday, February 10

Classroom presentation: Cosmic Ray Lab

Available On Demand!

Classroom presentation: Stargazing: View the Night Sky

Priority registration for teachers

Grades 3rd-5th

(11:00 AM CST)

Winter Adaptations at Fermilab: A Virtual Ecology Tour

(4:00 PM CST)

Friday, February 11

Muon g-2 Virtual Tour

Available On Demand!

Classroom presentation: Career Panel

Priority registration for teachers

Grades 5th and Up

(10:00 AM CST)

How to do big science part II: From inspiration to approval

(7:30 PM CST)

Saturday, February 12

Fermilab Trivia Contest

(1:00 PM CST)

Mr. Freeze
Cryogenics Show

(3:00 PM CST)

Iron Scientist:
A Competition of Physics Demonstrations!

(7:30 PM CST)

Sunday, February 13

Virtual Ask-an-Engineer:
A World Without Atmosphere

(1:00 PM CST)

Virtual Physics Carnival

We accepted submissions from high school students from across the country to be a part of our virtual physics carnival! Check out these science demos and activities. Check back daily for new content!