It’s Earth Week – let’s get the garden started! We’ll get our hands dirty by planting some cool weather plants into our vegetable garden and getting our phenology garden ready for spring. We’ll also spend time in the greenhouse, learn about vermiculture (worm composting), study the soil and celebrate Earth Week. […]
Leeches, mosquitoes, ticks and other parasites…there’s just something creepy about an animal that sucks your blood! Learn why bloodsuckers are important to the ecosystem, what makes them “tick” and how to stop them from sucking YOUR blood! […]
Celebrate the return of spring! We will search for signs of spring while having a spring scavenger hunt to celebrate the re-awakening of the earth after a long winter. Make a mud painting, plant a seed, search for spring animals and make your own bird nest! […]
Have you ever been on a treasure hunt? Imagine finding something that has been buried for over a thousand years! Join us on an archaeology adventure as we learn about what can be found underground. We will use digging tools to find artifacts and learn how scientists use artifacts to determine what life was like a long time ago. […]
Who’s there?! It’s Pileated, Downy, Red-headed and Hairy—all the woodpeckers that live near our prairie! What are flickers flicking, and do sapsuckers really suck sap? We will pile on the pileateds, peek at some beaks, and get the downy lowdown as we search for signs of spring and learn about these birds and their feathered friends! […]
Have you ever played hide and seek with animals? This game is fun for us, but for animals it’s a matter of survival! Learn all about the crazy things insects and animals of all kinds do to disguise themselves! Join us for a camouflage adventure! […]
Did you know that hares are born with hair, but rabbits are not?! In this hare-raising adventure, we’ll learn all about Wisconsin’s rabbits and hares. Hop like a hare, learn to escape predators, search for signs and put your senses to the test. We hare you to not have fun today! […]
What makes Wisconsin so sweet? Come join us for a sweet day of learning and adventures as we learn about maple syruping. Learn the whens, hows and whys of maple syruping and turn sap into syrup! Join us as we celebrate the seasons and nature, Wisconsin style! […]
As March begins, weather can be very calm (like a lamb) or it can be strong (like a lion), so it’s the perfect time to delve into learning about Wisconsin’s wacky weather. Join us as we record the daily weather conditions and learn what drives our weather. We’ll model how weather works by making clouds and tornadoes, study and enjoy the wind and sky, and explore the forces behind severe weather, like hurricanes and tsunamis and play some wacky weather games. […]
Every year, people from all over the country come together to count birds for the Great American Backyard Bird Count, a citizen science project that monitors bird populations. Each checklist submitted helps researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology learn more about how birds are doing, and how to protect them and the environment we share. In addition to collect this info, we’ll hike using binoculars to search for birds, fill bird feeders, and have all sorts of feathery fun! […]
