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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; As a bio engineering instructor, Teresa Wasiluk wears several different hats at Wilkes University.</p><p>Having recently completed her graduate program at the university, she is both an alumni and a teacher.</p><p>On Saturday, however, Wasiluk donned a pink wizard hat at the &#8220;Passport to Science&#8221; event at the school&#8217;s Cohen Science Building and taught children about basic physics concepts and introduced them to the campus.</p><p>The premise of the specific activity, which was one of almost 20, was to use a Harry Potter theme to teach scientific concepts.</p><p>A dinosaur Wasiluk had crafted, complete with light and movement, further added to the fun atmosphere and participants hurriedly made their way into the classroom eager to learn.</p><p>Wasiluk, a fan of both art and science, said the event provided an opportunity for her to use both sets of skills to maximize both fun and learning for participants.</p><p>Across the hallway, Dana Achenbach, a third-year pharmacy student, was teaching participants about healthy eating and the dangers of smoking.</p><p>A model of a pink healthy lung of a non-smoker was placed next to a model of a damaged, black lung of a smoker.</p><p>&#8220;You can reduce the risk of cancer when you stop smoking,&#8221; said Achenbach. &#8220;But damage to the lungs can&#8217;t really be undone.&#8221;</p><p>Sophomores Dhruv Patel, Dillon Davis and Joe Strzelecki were more than happy to spend a Saturday helping others understand how and why leaves change color.</p><p>Davis explained that leaves don&#8217;t really &#8220;turn&#8221; gold or orange, but that the color is always present in the leaf as well as the green that comes from chlorophyll.</p><p>When in autumn, leaves lose their green color, the orange and gold tones remain, they said.</p><p>Vicki C. Mayk, of Wilkes University, said the event is now in its fourth year and began shortly after the school opened the doors of the Cohen Science Building.</p><p>Originally, the event was geared toward familiarizing members of the community with the building.</p><p>&#8220;But it was so popular that we have continued to do it every year,&#8221; she said.</p><p>Mayk said over 260 people had registered for the event, and there was a significant amount of people who were walk-ins.</p><p>Seven-six student volunteers and 24 faculty members manned the three-hour event, ensuring that participants learned as much as possible while having fun.</p><p>&#8220;Each presentation ran in cycles,&#8221; said Mayk. &#8220;So people had opportunity to go to as many presentations a possible.&#8221;</p><p>Lauren Kane, 12, said her favorite part of the event was watching a Venus fly trap eat insects.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s cool to see a plant eat a bug,&#8221; she said.</p><p>Her best friend, Brady Rood, 13, said he especially liked playing jeopardy, having correctly responded, &#8220;What is arachnophobia?&#8221; to the answer &#8220;the fear of insects.&#8221;</p><p>Mark Atherton, who brought his two children, who are in fifth and seventh grades, to the event, said he appreciated the opportunity for his family to learn in a fun environment.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a great day,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a win-win.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Girl Scouts from Troop 32817 &#8212; Katie Middleton, 14, left, Kaitlyn Downey, 13, and Peyton Soliday, 14 &#8212; build make a marble racing game at Saturday&#8217;s &#8216;Passport To Science&#8217; hosted by Wilkes University. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_passport01-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Girl Scouts from Troop 32817 &#8212; Katie Middleton, 14, left, Kaitlyn Downey, 13, and Peyton Soliday, 14 &#8212; build make a marble racing game at Saturday&#8217;s &#8216;Passport To Science&#8217; hosted by Wilkes University. </caption0><photoCredit0>Pete G. Wilcox|Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_passport02-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">John Barker, 11, of Wilkes-Barre, feeds a miniature Venus flytrap a worm during the &#8216;A Passport To Science&#8217; program held Saturday at Wilkes University. Looking on is John&#8217;s father, John. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_passport02-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>John Barker, 11, of Wilkes-Barre, feeds a miniature Venus flytrap a worm during the &#8216;A Passport To Science&#8217; program held Saturday at Wilkes University. Looking on is John&#8217;s father, John. </caption1><photoCredit1>Pete G. Wilcox|Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_passport01cmyk-1-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Girl Scouts from Troop 32817 &#8212; Katie Middleton, 14, left, Kaitlyn Downey, 13, and Peyton Soliday, 14 &#8212; build make a marble racing game at Saturday&#8217;s &#8216;Passport To Science&#8217; hosted by Wilkes University. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_passport01cmyk-1-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Girl Scouts from Troop 32817 &#8212; Katie Middleton, 14, left, Kaitlyn Downey, 13, and Peyton Soliday, 14 &#8212; build make a marble racing game at Saturday&#8217;s &#8216;Passport To Science&#8217; hosted by Wilkes University. </caption2><photoCredit2>Pete G. Wilcox|Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_passport02cmyk-1-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">John Barker, 11, of Wilkes-Barre, feeds a miniature Venus flytrap a worm during the &#8216;A Passport To Science&#8217; program held Saturday at Wilkes University. Looking on is John&#8217;s father, John. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_passport02cmyk-1-1.jpg</photo3><caption3>John Barker, 11, of Wilkes-Barre, feeds a miniature Venus flytrap a worm during the &#8216;A Passport To Science&#8217; program held Saturday at Wilkes University. Looking on is John&#8217;s father, John. </caption3><photoCredit3>Pete G. Wilcox|Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Geri Gibbons</p><p>ggibbons@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Geri Gibbons at 570-991-6117 or on Twitter @TLGGibbons</p></shirttailMeta></div>

‘Passport to Science’ event at Wilkes University provides fun, learning