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  1. Particle Physics Outreach: IceCube Project

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    Saturday, May 31 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Particle physics is fun! Come learn about what it’s like to work and live in the extreme environment of the South Pole in Antarctica from scientists with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Scientists will tell you about the neutrino, the so-called “ghost particle,” and how they study these particles using a unique telescope buried deep in the Antarctic ice.

    Photo credit: Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  2. STEAM Time: Compost Critters

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    Friday, April 4 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Explore the teeny, teeming ecosystem hiding in our compost bucket! Examine living organisms in compost samples under the microscope, and make-and-take vermaculture compost “tea” to bring home a special nutrient blend for your houseplants.

    Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, build problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around them.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  3. Braaains! with UW Neuroscience Outreach

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    Thursday, November 13 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Join our friends from the UW Neuroscience Training Program outreach team for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!

    This program is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm to 8 pm each week.

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  4. Exploration Station: Birds & Nests

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    Sunday, April 13 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Create your own mixed-media bird nests and celebrate the return of migratory birds to Wisconsin this spring!

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Heather MacNeil

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  5. Exploration Station: Planting Shiitake Mushrooms

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    Saturday, April 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Help staff inoculate mycelium into wooden logs to grow shiitake mushrooms, and learn how to plant edible fungi at home! Please note, this activity may include supervised and closely guided use of a hammer.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Distant Hill Farms

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  6. Exploration Station: Raindrop Mobiles

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    Saturday, April 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    April showers bring May flowers! Celebrate the rain that helps everything grow and create your very own raindrop mobile.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  7. Exploration Station: Resist Watercolors for World Water Day

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    Sunday, March 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Celebrate World Water Day by learning to create nature scenes with watercolors and a “resist” technique.

    This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Ursina Amsler and students

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  8. Nature Exploration with the WI Society for Conservation Biology

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    Saturday, March 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Join our friends from the Wisconsin Society for Conservation Biology to learn about animal adaptations and plant your very own seeds.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  9. Brain Awareness Day with UW Undergraduate Neuroscience Society

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    Saturday, March 15 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Join our friends from UW Neuroscience for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!

    This program is free with general admission.

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  10. STEAM Time: Hoop Gliders

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    Friday, March 21 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Channel your inner aviation engineer and learn about momentum, force, and airflow while creating your own hoop glider.

    Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, build problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around them.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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