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 Outreach At Home
Resource
Link
Grade(s)
50th Anniversary of Earth Day (Collaboration)
Environmental Education for Kids (EEK) Activities
K-12
Keeping it in the Loop - Recycling Curriculum
K-8
Nature Noticings
K-12
BadgerBOTS
Spring Virtual STEM Classes
7+
BioTrek (UW Biotechnology Center Outreach)
Human DNA Dance
K-12
Wheat Germ DNA Extraction
K-12
DNA Bracelets
K-12
Genomics Mapping (Analogy) - UW Madison Campus Map
6-12
Invent the Scientific Squirt Gun (and Micropipette!)
K-12
Biotechnology Poster (Free to Print!)
K-12
Biotechnology & Food Curriculum
K-12
Which Makes Better Bubbles: Skim Milk or Whole?
K-12
Is Shaking Necessary to Make Butter?
K-12
Potato Chips: Can You See the Fat?
K-12
Cabbage Juice Chemistry
6-12
Where is the Starch?
K-12
Milk Fireworks/True Identity
K-12
Currie Lab (UW Madison Bacteriology)
Leaf-Cutter Ants, A Farming Super-Organism
3-12
fANTastic Farmers: A Game Based on the True-Life Adventures of Leaf-Cutter Ants
K-5
Bioprospecting for Cellulose-Degrading Microbes: Filter Paper Assay Method
6-12
DC Smith Greenhouse
Life in the Greenhouse! (YouTube Playlist)
K-12
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Weekly Pesentations from the South Poll
K-12
IceCube Coloring Pages
PreK-12
Oculus Rift VR Game: “Exploring the Universe from Antarctica”
2-12
360-degree Video Tour of the IceCube Laboratory at the South Pole
K-12
TED-Ed Video: “Why Neutrinos Matter”
K-12
Adventures with Rosie & Gibbs: The Lost Penguins (comic books)
PreK-12
Ice Drilling Activity
K-12
Cloud Chambers Activity
6-12
Popcorn Neutrinos Activity
K-12
Micrometeorites Activity
6-12
Illuminating Discovery Hub
Community Periodic Table – Coloring Chemicals
PreK-12
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Atom Touch (digital game)
5+
Crystal Cave (digital game)
5+
Lost at the Forever Mine (digital game)
5+
Cutting it Down to Nano
K-5
How Can We “See” What We Cannot?
K-12
Mitten Challenge
PreK-2
Probe Microscopy-Refrigerator Magnet
7+
LCD Watch Experiment
7+
Magic Sand Activity
K-5
Gelatin Microfluidics
6+
Nanosolutions Activity
2-8
Modeling How Antennas Transmit/Receive Electromagnetic Wave Signals Using Mechanical (Water) Waves
6+
LEGO Molecular- Scale Models
9-12
Magnetism Investigations
6-8
Triboelectric Nanogenerator
7+
DIY Electroscope
7+
McPherson Eye Research Institute
Can You Believe Your Eyes? (online Exploration Station)
PreK-12
NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
Satellite Meteorology Learning Modules
7-12
Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region (MOOC)
7-12
Weather and Climate Interactive Web Apps
7-12
GOES-16/17 Virtual Science Fair 2020
6-14
PBS Wisconsin
At-Home Learning Website
PreK-12
At-Home Learning Printable Resources
PreK-12
Curriculum-Related Programming
PreK-12
Steenbock Library
Citizen Science Opportunities
K-12
UW Madison Arboretum
Journey North (Citizen Science Migration Tracking)
PreK-12
UW Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center with Ted-Ed
What are Stem Cells?
6-12
Wisconsin 4H
Fun Hands-on Learning To Do At Home
K-12
Wisconsin Energy Institute
Fermentation in a Bag
K-12
Bioenergy Farm Game
6-12
Bug Biodiversity and Ecosystem Benefits Exploration
K-12
Fields of Fuel Computer Game
6-12
Energy and Health Exploration
K-12
Buses, Trees, and Carbon: A Decision Making Preparation for Future Learing
K-6
Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey
Educational Resource Page
K-12
WGNHS Pinterest Page
K-12
Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) – Science is Fun
Home Experiments on SciFun.org
K-12
Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program
Activities by Grade Level
K-12
Energy Scavenger Hunt
K-12
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
Primate Center Outreach (featuring the Callicam live marmoset webcam)
PreK-12
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Great Lakes, Great Reads
K-12
Great Lakes Distance Learning
K-12
Wisconsin Science Museum
Wisconsin Scientist Hall of Fame
2-12
The Wonders of Physics
At Home Experiments
2-12
Exotic Plasma Trading Cards
K-12
Jaime Cordova, UW-Madison Genome Evolution Researcher and NASA Solar System Ambassador (Recommendations)
Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) STEM Activities
K-12
NASA Science SpacePlace Activities
K-12
NASA Science Solar System Exploration Activities
K-12
Genes in Space
7-12
NASA Space Place Youtube Channel
K-12
Activities Created By Various Members of the UW Madison Science Outreach Community
Calculate Tree Height
2-9
Feats of Length Scavenger Hunt
2-9
Virtual Field Trips
Sturgeon Bay Field Trip – Depositional Environments
