"Into the Lab" Campus Trip Registration Form

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Monday, July 20, 2026

All youth completing grades 5-9 are invited to join us for this unique UW-Madison Campus trip.

Participants will tour four different UW-Madison labs meeting scientists that work in them and doing hands-on projects. They will also learn about 5-7 other science fields through a "Scientist Reception."

Science Workshops:

BioTrek Workshop - Forensic Science Investigation: Alien Blood

The Alien Blood crime scene investigation is a time-tested activity that engages students in the act of empirical science through use of standard molecular biology tools and techniques that include micropipettes and gel electrophoresis. There are eight different scenarios so that students will need to use the evidence that they see in their group gel to make a decision whether to convict a suspect, or not. Students will learn the basics of DNA migration using a simulation that is safe to touch and handle.

Chemistry Workshop - Energizing Art: Draw Using Electricity

Explore how chemical energy can be converted into electrical energy!

Chemical Engineering Workshop- Renewable Energy Workshop: Batteries

Researchers at UW–Madison are developing new chemical materials to store and transmit energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar. In this workshop, students will explore how energy can be stored in chemicals by building a battery using everyday materials.

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Workshop - Manipulating materials to Engineer their Properties

In engineering, it's important to choose a material that has the right properties for the job you want it to do. The properties a material has depends upon what atoms the material contains, how the atoms are arranged and how the material is made or manufactured. In this hands-on lab, students will manipulate different materials to change their properties, test and make observations about those changes to help understand how scientists and engineers can alter a material to fit their needs!

*Bus transportation provided from Crawford County. Route will be determined once registration closes.

Parents/guardians will be required to specify a pick-up person at check-in.

*Forms and additional details will be emailed to participants following the registration deadline; forms must be completed and turned in at check-in in order for participants to get on the bus.

*Lunch, supper, and snacks provided. Please bring a water-filled water bottle.

Registration and payment deadline for this trip is July 8.
Payment must be received in the Extension office by this time.
Cost is $15 per 4-H member, $20 for non 4-H member.

Checks payable to Crawford County Extension.

Crawford County Extension

225 N Beaumont Rd, Suite 240

Prairie du Chien, WI 53821

or drop it off during regular business hours, 8 am-4:30 pm.

QUESTIONS? Contact Amy Mitchell, 4-H Youth Development Educator, at 608-326-0224 or amy.mitchell@wisc.edu

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Name of Parent/Guardian Completing This Form *

Name of Participant *

Grade Level Participant is Completing Spring '26 *

5th grade

6th grade

7th grade

8th grade

9th grade

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Participant's Sex *

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Mailing Address (Street and/or PO Box) *

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Phone Number of Parent/Guardian *

Emergency Contact #1 (if parent/guardian cannot be reached) *

Phone Number for Emergency Contact #1 *

Emergency Contact #2 (if parent/guardian cannot be reached)

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Participant's Race *

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Asian

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