Celebrate Wisconsin Science Festival Week! October 14th – 20th! Stop by the Forest Lodge Library all through the week to grab science themed Make-N-Take activities and books to go along with them to celebrate science. The library is open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-2pm.
Join the Superior Lobe Chapter for a Fall Colors hike along the Tuscobia Segment. Enjoy a cool, crisp hike and vibrant colors as you cross the outwash plain of the Superior and Chippewa lobes. Dip into the valley where Tuscobia Creek flows as you head east toward Brill. Meet at the Trail Access and Parking … Continued
Please join us as we explore the Otten Preserve near Sunburst Ski Hill on the Kewaskum Segment. The fall colors should be peaking at this time. Following the hike, we will offer grilled brats and hot dogs. Bring your own beverages and sides. Make plans to explore one of our Trail Communities in the area, … Continued
The Wisconsin Weather Festival is a fun and free event for all ages. Join the Wisconsin weather community to learn more about Wisconsin’s weather and climate. Scientists from UW-Madison, the National Weather Service, and the rest of Wisconsin’s weather community will help you get hands on and learn more about our state’s weather and climate.
Families can stop by the Cable Natural History Museum’s classroom and backyard anytime between 10 a.m. – noon to participate in STEM activities. Activities are designed for kids in K-6 to do with their families. Adults should stay with their children and are encouraged to play with us! Donations welcome. For more information call 715-798-3890.
Calling all High Schoolers! Come join Youth Volunteers for Conservation (YV4C) and explore Dane County Parks while contributing to conservation. We host monthly workday events with occasional educational events. Workdays include: prairie seed collection, invasive brush removal, and invasive weed removal. Student volunteers have to opportunity to gain on-the-ground experience in land conservation, build leadership … Continued
Visit the Monona Public Library and learn about sustainability through hands-on experiments with Millipore Sigma’s Curiosity Cube! The Curiosity Cube is a retrofitted shipping container that has been transformed into a mobile science lab. Inside the Curiosity Cube visitors of all ages experience: *Hands-on science experiments *New technology *Interactions with real life scientists *Participation is … Continued
Visit our interactive, kid-friendly, physics museum located in Chamberlin Hall on the UW-Madison campus. Enjoy a hands-on experience with physics exhibits covering topics from mechanics to modern physics. Tour guides will be in the museum during open house hours to answer questions and give tutorials. After exploring the Physics Museum, stop by the Discovery … Continued
The Discovery Expo – Community Day invites learners of all ages to the Discovery Building on UW-Madison’s campus to experience dozens of interactive, hands-on exploration stations that feature STEM activities ranging from virtual reality to health and medicine, chemistry, physics demonstrations and more! Explore the hands-on activities at your own pace and interact with scientists, … Continued
Stop by our LEGO Club and to create your own machine with LEGOs to help cleanup pollution in the ocean. We will display creations in our Children’s Library. Registration is not required. Most appropriate for children, ages 5 and up. For questions, please contact, the library at [email protected] or by calling 262-284-5031. Check out … Continued
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