SPRING PROGRAMS

Nature in Spring
Look at what makes spring so special indoors and out.
Grade level: Kindergarten

Monarchs on the Move
A student "monarch butterfly" helps us understand more about butterfly migration and life cycles.
Grade level: 1

Feathers, Beaks and Funny Feet
Find out more about our feathered friends and their adaptations.
Grade level: 2

Bear Basics
What happens to a blind bear? How does a mother bear take care of her cubs?
See a bear skin and learn all about our shy north woods neighbor.
Grade level: 3

Nature's Connections
How do our human impacts affect the environment? Trace the origins of an item from your school lunch to find out ways humans and the environment are connected (and disconnected).
Grade level: 4

Wasted Water
Learn about groundwater and its pollutants with the Mad Scientist.
Grade level: 5

Troubled Waters
Wisconsin has 15,000 lakes! Explore why our northern lakes are so special, and so endangered.
Grade level: 6

Extracting DNA from Living Things
What do humans have in common with split peas? Believe it or not, a split pea's
genetic material is very similar to your own! See and touch the genetic material
that is the blueprint for life, extracted from the cells of many different sources.
Grade level: 10