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Getting hands-on with science at Fermilab open house

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Children try to reason the shape of a block of wood hidden under a pie tin by rolling a marble against it Sunday at the Fermilab Family Open House in Batavia.

John Starks | Staff Photographer

Chloe Tratar, 7, tries her skills on the Pull The Rug Out challenge at the Fermi Lab Family Open House Sunday in Batavia.

John Starks | Staff Photographer

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Thousands learned more about Fermilab and science during a family open house Sunday. The premier United States lab for particle physics research opens its doors annually to give families a chance to watch experiments and learn about them, talk to scientists and tour parts of the facility.