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1 | 2 | PLEASE CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY TO SEE NEWLY POSTED EVENTS AS THEY COME IN THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Badger Rock Neighborhood Center (SOUTH SIDE) | Shyelle Aikens (shyelle@rootedwi.org, 6086406826), Hedi Rudd (Hedi@rootedwi.org, 608-255-9877) | 517 East Badger RD, Madison | Friday, September 12, 2025 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm | 3pm or 4pm | We host monthly community dinners at Badger Rock neighborhood center in partnership with the middle school and would love to have some science activities to get the students excited about learning for the school year. | We do have a lot of Latino/Latina families so if you do have a presenter that is bilingual that would help. | 5 to 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 | 1 | Eric Roscoe | eric.s.roscoe@gmail.com | Reptiles & Amphibians | Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 | Waunakee Prairie Elementary School | Jen Grosh (Jenlee30@hotmail.com, 262-993-2842) | 700 N Madison St, Waunakee | Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 | 5:30pm - 7pm | 4:45 | Open house style event throughout the school (gym, hallways, classrooms, playground used in past). All science topics welcome! | "If interested, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/1HgPgfAiXECv2UzW8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | If interested in volunteering, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/1HgPgfAiXECv2UzW8 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 1 | Chemical Engineering in the Community (Andrew Greenberg) | andrew.greenberg@wisc.edu | Renewable Energy | Two Tables | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 2 | The Fredrickson group (Department of Chemistry, UW-Madison) | rie.fredrickson@wisc.edu | Wisconsin Science Rocks!! From Crystals to the Molecular World | Two Tables, access to electricity/outlets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 3 | Gavin Chase, Physics | gmchase@wisc.edu | TBD | Table, access to electricity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 4 | Madison West Rocket Club | ckamke@madison.k12.wi.us | Pnuematic rockets | Many tables and a long hallway for launching | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 5 | WiscWind Collegiate Wind Competition Team | jdelgado22@wisc.edu | Wind Turbine Blade Building Challenge | Two Tables, access to electricity/outlets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 | Thoreau Elementary School (WEST SIDE) | Ellen Bechtol (ellenbechtol@gmail.com) | 3870 Nakoma Rd, Madison | Tuesday November 19, 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | 5:45 PM | Thoreau Family Science Night is a time for families to come explore science together in the gym. We are looking for a variety of topics to be covered. | 5 to 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 1 | Audrey Gasch | agasch@wisc.edu | Fun with Molecules | access to a drain for water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 | 3 | Andrews Laboratory for Printed Electronics and Sensors (UW-Madison) | Joseph.andrews@wisc.edu | Electrify the Maze | Two Tables, access to electricity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 4 | The Fredrickson group (Department of Chemistry, UW-Madison) | rie.fredrickson@wisc.edu | Wisconsin Science Rocks!! From Crystals to the Molecular World | Two Tables, access to electricity/outlets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 5 | Jessica Park (Biomechanics, UW-Madison) | jpark594@wisc.edu | Brain Biomechanics | One table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 6 | Chris Hager | ckamke@madison.k12.wi.us | Pnuematic Rockets | Two tables with chairs and length for launches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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33 | Madison East High School (EAST SIDE) | Cynthia Chin (cchin@madison.k12.wi.us, 608-709-9925), Silvia Gomez (sgomezdesori@madison.k12.wi.us, N/A) | 2222 E Washington Ave, Madison | Wednesday December 4, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 4:30 PM | STEM displays and activities for all families, but focus on welcome to Spanish-speaking families. Elementary, Middle, and High School students will be present. | Multiple translators available on site. Signage or handouts in Spanish welcome but not required. East HIgh School Cafeteria. Electrical outlets available, but only a few. Access to water via restrooms connected to the space | 5 to 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 1 | Wisconsin Energy Institute/Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (Laura Rodriguez Castro & Brayan Riascos Arteaga) | agbender@wisc.edu and rodriguezca2@wisc.edu | Plastic Panic - microsplastics at the wastewater treatment plant | 2 tables, electric outlet preferred, place to fill up a water jug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 2 | The Wonders of Physics - (Cierra Atkinson, Mitanshu Thakore, Lael Verace, Raheem Hashmani) | catkinson5@wisc.edu, mthakore2@wisc.edu, lverace@wisc.edu, hashmani@wisc.edu | Getting into Modern Physics (Cathode Ray Tube, Cloud Chamber or Photoelectric Effect) | 2 Tables, 4 Sockets and extension cords, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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43 | Kennedy Elementary School (EAST SIDE) | Laura McGuire, Kennedy Elem. PTO (JFKcougarsPTO@gmail.com, 6086986904) | 221 Meadowlark Drive, Madison | Thursday December 5, 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm | 5:30 PM | We will have tables set up in the gym for families to walk around and interact with presenters. You are welcome to bring a display, especially hands-on demos or activities that would be engaging for kids. It could be something you've done before, or something new you want to try out. Our kids will love it all! | We will be in the gym. Tables and chairs will be set up for presenters. If you require anything else (access to electrical outlets, extension cords, trash cans, etc.) please let us know. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 1 | Audrey Gasch | agasch@wisc.edu | Fun with Molecules | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 2 | The Wonders of Physics-Aubree Steinmetz | aosteinmetz@wisc.edu | Vortex cannon & tornado in a box | Table, access to electricity, close to sink (if possible) or empty trash can to dump water into. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | Aldo Leopold Elementary School (WEST SIDE) | Justin Purcell (LeopoldPFO@gmail.com, 3072142434) | 2602 Post Road, Madison | Tuesday January 21, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | 5:45 p.m. | STEM Night @ Leopold is a community event where families can come explore the wonders of STEM. Various hands on stations will be present, both from the Parent Faculty Organization as well as various community partners. Learn more @ https://www.leopoldpfo.org/stem.html | Leopold has a large Spanish speaking population, so any Spanish-speaking volunteers are a bonus! Otherwise if there are handouts, etc. they can be sent to the PFO ahead of time to be translated for the event. | 1 to 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 1 | Madison West Rocket Club | ckamke@madison.k12.wi.us | Pnuematic Rocket Construction and Launch | Several long tables and a long hallway or gym space to launch paper rockets horizontally | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 2 | Dept of Chemistry - Peter Jaeger | pfjaeger@wisc.edu | Exploration Station | One Long table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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62 | Lapham and Marquette Elementary Schools (EAST SIDE) | Rudy Moore (twinotter@gmail.com, (608)616-0359, secondary contact: (971)221-4529) | 2 Spaight Street, Madison | Tuesday February 11, 2025 | 6pm - 7:30pm | 5:30 PM | We combine two elementary schools into one field house. We have three rows of tables that participants wander through. We get about 150 participants. Pizza is available participants and given to our demos/presenters. | Pizza dinner for volunteers! | 8 to 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 1 | Eric Roscoe | eric.s.roscoe@gmail.com | Reptiles and Amphibians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 2 | MRSEC - Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel | agillian@wisc.edu | Marvelous Materials | Two tables | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 3 | What's Eating My Plants? - Madeline Bondy | mbondy@wisc.edu | Making Mushrooms | Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 4 | East HS Engineering Club( Odin, Noah, Josie, Henry , Chidinma, Sam) | cchin@madison.k12.wi.us | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 5 | The Wonders of Physics: Maire & Isadora | haddie@physics.wisc.edu | Angular Momentum | Sturdy Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 6 | American Nuclear Society: Katarina (~2 to 3 others) | outreach.uwans@gmail.com | Visualizing Radiation Cloud Chamber | Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 7 | UW Geoogy Museum-Fossil Prep Lab | mracosta@wisc.edu | Table | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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75 | Stephens Elementary School (WEST SIDE) | Kristen Panther (panther.kristen@gmail.com, 414-732-5704) | 120 S Rosa Rd, Madison | Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 6pm - 730pm | 5:45 PM | Elementary STEAM Fair. students will have tables with their own projects to share and parents/students/community can walk through to view their projects as well as engage with community scientists. | Please let me know how many tables to reserve (standard 8 ft size lunch tables), if you want/need outside space, and if you need access to electrical outlets. Thanks! | 5 to 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 1 | The Wonders of Physics: Amos | haddie@physics.wisc.edu | TBD | 1 table & access to electricity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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85 | Wingra School (WEST SIDE) | Johanna Schmidt (johanna@wingraschool.org, 6082382525) | 718 Gilmore Street, Madison | Friday March 7, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7pm | 5:00 PM | This is an event where we invite our whole community (kids and family's K-8) to visit different stations including various science and art projects. | You will have two tables. | 1 to 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 1 | Hess Lab Group | cischwartz@wisc.edu | TBD | One table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 2 | Madison West Rocket Club | ckamke@madison.k12.wi.us | Pnuematic Rocket Construction and Launch | Several long tables and a long hallway or gym space to launch paper rockets horizontally | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 3 | The Wonders of Physics: Dhruva & Isadora | haddie@physics.wisc.edu | TBD | Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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91 | Sugar Creek Elementary School (VERONA) | Sarah Wirtz (sfwirtz@gmail.com, 309-336-1154) | 740 N Main Street Verona, WI 53593, Verona | Friday, March 7, 2025 | 5pm - 7pm | 4:00 PM | We are a bilingual school of 650 students; all families are invited to have free pizza, browse student projects, shop the book fair, participate in hands on science fun and read student writing. | 1 to 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 1 | American Nuclear Society: Katarina (~2 to 3 others) | outreach.uwans@gmail.com | Visualizing Radiation Cloud Chamber | Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 2 | Eric Roscoe | eric.s.roscoe@gmail.com | Reptiles & Amphibians | Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 3 | The Wonders of Physics: Ava | haddie@physics.wisc.edu | TBD | Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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97 | Hawthorne Community School Elementary (EAST SIDE) | Rosario Vela (rvela@madison.k12.wi.us, 608-204-2526) | 3344 Concord Ave Madison, WI 53714, Madison | Tuesday March 11, 2025 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m | 4:00 p.m. | 8 to 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | VOLUNTEER NAME(S)/GROUP (one line PER activity please) | VOLUNTEER EMAIL CONTACT | ACTIVITY TITLE | MATERIALS NEEDED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 1 | What's Eating My Plants? - Madeline Bondy | mbondy@wisc.edu | Making Mushrooms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 2 | Audrey Gasch | agasch@wisc.edu | Fun with Microbes |