Adaptations of Reptiles and Amphibians: The course will cover how reptiles and amphibians evolved over time and adapt to their habitats. You will get to be up close to many of our animals from our laboratories and will be able to touch them when asked too. Come learn how a frog jumps high, or why does a snake crawl on the ground. You will come to understand and love these amazing creatures as much as we do. Are you ready explorers? Instructor: Colton Lemke, UWSP Herpetology Society
Architecture Outside the Box: This workshop involves teams of three to six students who explore architecture, the art of physical spaces and information they contain. This workshop will address the following three questions: As clients, what space do you want to commission? As an architects, how would you design a plan to meet the commission? As builders, how would you realize the client’s commission and architect’s plans? Instructor: Henry St. Maurice, School of Education
Build an Insect Collection!: Have you ever been to a museum and wondered how people make the displays you see? The displays are called “collections”. When entomologists (people who study insects) build insect collections for research and museums (or even just for fun), they use several skills to make their collections. These skills include identifying their insects, figuring out how you they will display them, and organizing their insects in a display case. In this course you will become an amateur entomologist and build a collection using the skills you learn in the course. Instructor: Jamee Hubbard, School of Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry
Hot Takes on Habitats: Come learn about plant, animal, invasive species, and habitat management with the use of fire! During this class, we will be going over topics like forests without fire, the benefits of having fire and public opinion. We will also briefly talk about jobs in prescribed fire. You wouldn’t want to miss this hot class! Instructor: Cailey Wolf, UWSP
Instant Improv: Want to challenge yourself to think on your feet? Try out Instant Improv. Your team will be served up several challenges to solve and present during this session. Instructor: Amber Garbe, School of Education
Learning About Special Education and People with Disabilities: Within the workshop, G/T 6th graders will be able to pick from multiple different options for topics to learn about. These topics will be taught by special education majors. Each lesson will be 25 minutes long so 6th graders will have the opportunity to two select and attend two lessons. The main goal of the creation of this workshop is to help create a more inclusive classroom environment in which each and every child is treated with the proper respect. Instructor: Mariah Pfundheller, School of Education
Mathematical Modeling – Candy Count: Imagine a contest where you had to guess how many pieces of candy were in a jar. Is it possible to win a contest like that? How do you create an accurate guess? In this session, you will get your chance to use mathematics to answer this question. We will develop strategies to apply to real world problems and we will eat some candy. Join us to learn how math can help you see the world differently. Instructor: Abe Wallin, School of Education
Phantom of the Universe – The Search for Dark Matter: The realistic visuals/animations, combined with the appropriate explanations offer an immersive environment for students to grasp fundamental topics in modern science. Instructor: Sebastian Zamfir, Physics & Astronomy Department
Physiology and Behavior of Hissing Cockroaches: We will explore the physiology and behavior of Madagascar hissing cockroaches by conducting experiments, analyzing our data, and interpreting our data. Instructor: Sarah Alger, Department of Biology
Say What?! Your Amazing Ears!: In this class, students will learn all about their ears, how hearing works, and how to protect their hearing. Students will participate in activities that relate to the ear such as earwax removal on fake ears, look at their ears through assisted video otoscopy, investigate hearing aids, as well as other equipment that audiologists use to assess hearing. Doctorate students in the UW-Stevens Point Doctor of Audiology program will assist Dr. Veith, a licensed audiologist and professor, to help students learn about how important their hearing is! Instructor: Tonya Veith, School of Health Sciences and Wellness
Soil – Mother Nature’s Filter: Did you know that soil has an electrical charge? Learn how this important property of soil actually helps soil filter our drinking water. Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty as we will also explore different soil textures using the “feel method.” Instructor: Alyssa Gunderson, College of Natural Resources
Sustainable Papermaking and Careers: Get your hands wet and learn what it takes to make a sheet of paper. You’ll also learn about the wide variety of career paths you can take in the paper industry – you might just be surprised!!
Taekwondo: Learn kicks, blocks, and punches. Then put them into practice. Tap, tap sparring will also be a part of this program. Instructor: Karen Johnson
The NASA Shuttle Launch Dark Moon Ray Mystery: On February 7, 2001, the Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched to help build the International Space Station. A series of photos of the launch show a dark ray emanating from the Moon and aimed directly at the Atlantis. What was it? Aliens? A new, top-secret military weapon? Come find out! Instructor: Ken Menningen, Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Wonders of DNA!: Information about how you look, or act is passed down through something called DNA: which is in all living things, including the fruit you eat! You will learn how to extract DNA from fruits and compare the ploidy of strawberries, kiwis, and bananas! Instructor: Ashley Prebeg, UWSP Biochemistry Club
Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope: The realistic visuals/animations, combined with the appropriate explanations offer an immersive environment for students to grasp fundamental topics in modern science. Instructor: Sebastian Zamfir, Physics & Astronomy Department
Wrestling: Learn moves, play games, and wrestle with members of UWSP’s wrestling team. Instructor: Jake Wozniak, UWSP Athletics