STEAM Time: Magnets
Comments Off on STEAM Time: MagnetsGain a better understanding of how magnets work and make one to bring home.
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Tag Archive: STEM
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STEAM Time: Fish Prints, Gyotaku
Comments Off on STEAM Time: Fish Prints, GyotakuGyotaku is the traditional Japanese art of fish printing. Give it a try and bring your unique piece of art home.
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STEAM Time: Catapults
Comments Off on STEAM Time: CatapultsThis STEM program helps visitors build a catapult and test force and motion as they see how far different weight objects can fly.
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Particle Physics Outreach: IceCube Project
Comments Off on Particle Physics Outreach: IceCube ProjectMay 31, 2025 @ 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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STEAM Time: Compost Critters
Comments Off on STEAM Time: Compost CrittersApril 4, 2025 @ 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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Braaains! with UW Neuroscience Outreach
Comments Off on Braaains! with UW Neuroscience OutreachNovember 13, 2025 @ 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.Related Events
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Exploration Station: Birds & Nests
Comments Off on Exploration Station: Birds & NestsApril 13, 2025 @ 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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Exploration Station: Planting Shiitake Mushrooms
Comments Off on Exploration Station: Planting Shiitake MushroomsApril 12, 2025 @ 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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Exploration Station: Raindrop Mobiles
Comments Off on Exploration Station: Raindrop MobilesApril 5, 2025 @ 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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Exploration Station: Resist Watercolors for World Water Day
Comments Off on Exploration Station: Resist Watercolors for World Water DayMarch 23, 2025 @ 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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