Since 2003, science.wisc.edu has been the science outreach portal for UW-Madison to welcome readers & visitors to Wisconsin’s public land-grant research university. Our objectives are sharing science with Wisconsin, and connecting you to the people, places, and programs in science outreach at UW-Madison. Come experience science as exploring the unknown!
UW-Madison Science Alliance Outreach at Home
#SchoolsOutScience
PBS Wisconsin:
Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) – Science is Fun:
Steenbock Library:
Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey:
Wisconsin Energy Institute:
- Fermentation in a Bag
- Bug Biodiversity and Ecosystem Benefits Exploration
- Bioenergy Farm Game
- Energy and Health Exploration
- Fields of Fuel Computer Game
Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program:
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC):
Digital Games
Activities
- Cutting it Down to Nano
- How Can We “See” What We Cannot?
- Mitten Challenge
- Probe Microscopy-Refrigerator Magnet
- LCD Watch Experiment
- Magic Sand Activity
- Gelatin Microfluidics
- Nanosolutions Activity
- Modeling How Antennas Transmit/Receive Electromagnetic Wave Signals Using Mechanical (Water) Waves
- LEGO Molecular- Scale Models
- Magnetism Investigations
- Triboelectric Nanogenerator
- DIY Electroscope
The Wonders of Physics:
Wisconsin Sea Grant:
BioTrek (UWBC Outreach):
DNA Activities
- Human DNA Dance
- DNA Extractions
- Wheat Germ (BioTrek activity)
- Fruit DNA Extraction (Imagination Station)
- How To Extract DNA From Anything Living (Genetics Science Learning Center)
- DNA Models
- DNA Bracelets (BioTrek activity)
- DNA Bead Bracelets (yourgenome.org)
- Origami DNA (yourgenome.org)
Biotechnology Tools
- Genomics Mapping (Analogy) – UW-Madison Campus Map
- Invent the Scientific Squirt Gun (and Micropipette!)
- Biotechnology Poster (Free to Print!)
- Biotechnology & Food Curriculum
Discovery Activities
- Which Makes Better Bubbles: Skim Milk or Whole?
- Is Shaking Necessary to Make Butter?
- Potato Chips: Can you See the Fat?
- pH Indicators:
- Cabbage Juice Chemistry (BioTrek activity)
- Make Your Own Indicators (Carolina Biological)
- “Poisonous” Poinsettia pH Indicators (Compound Chem)
- Where is the Starch?
- Handwashing Activities:
- Wash Away Germs (The Lawrence Hall of Science)
- Glitter Germs (Alliance for Consumer Education)
- Milk Fireworks/True Identity
IceCube Neutrino Observatory:
- Weekly presentations from the South Poll
- IceCube Coloring Pages
- Oculus Rift VR game: “Exploring the Universe from Antarctica”
- 360-degree video tour of the IceCube Laboratory at the South Pole
- TED-Ed video: “Why neutrinos matter”
- “Adventures with Rosie & Gibbs: The Lost Penguins” comic book
- Ice Drilling (activity)
- Cloud Chambers (activity)
- Popcorn Neutrinos (activity)
- Micrometeorites (activity)
Space Science and Engineering Center and Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies:
- Satellite Meteorology Learning Modules (grades 7-12)
- Weather and Climate Interactive Web apps
- Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region (MOOC)
UW Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center with Ted-Ed:
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center:
Activities Created By Various Members of the UW Madison Science Outreach Community:
Jaime Cordova (UW-Madison Genome Evolution Researcher and NASA Solar System Ambassador):
- Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) STEM Activities
- NASA Science SpacePlace Activities
- NASA Science Solar System Exploration Activities
- Genes in Space
- NASA Space Place Youtube Channel
Science Blogs/etc.:
Virtual Field Trips:
News Releases
Science Events
- April
- April 1DEMYSTIFY -- seeing the unseeableSpring exhibition, McPherson ERI's Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery9:00 AM, 9th floor Vision Gallery, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
- April 2DEMYSTIFY -- seeing the unseeableSpring exhibition, McPherson ERI's Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery9:00 AM, 9th floor Vision Gallery, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
- April 3DEMYSTIFY -- seeing the unseeableSpring exhibition, McPherson ERI's Mandelbaum & Albert Family Vision Gallery9:00 AM, 9th floor Vision Gallery, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
- April 4
- April 4CANCELLED – Arboretum Mycoflora Project WorkshopCitizen Science Training9:00 AM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW-Madison Arboretum
Quick Links
Badger Talks
- April
- April 14CANCELED: Badger Talk - Madison: "Music of the Vietnam War" Speaker: Douglas Bradley12:30 PM, Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ- 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison, WI 53711
- April 16CANCELED- Badger Talk - Fort Atkinson: "Sleep, Health, and Aging"Speaker: Steve Barczi12:30 PM, Fort Atkinson Senior Center: 307 Robert Street, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
- April 16CANCELED- Badger Talk - Rhinelander: "Wisconsin English" Speaker: Joe Salmons1:30 PM, 4197 River Road, Rhinelander WI 54501
- April 20CANCELED-Badger Talk - Merrill: "Staying (as) Safe (as you can): Privacy and Security Online"Speaker: Dorothea Salo6:00 PM, 106 W. 1st Street, Merrill WI
- April 22CANCELED- Badger Talk- Sun Prairie: "Achieving Health through Food"11:00 AM, Sun Prairie YMCA, 1470 Don Simon Dr, Sun Prairie, WI 53590