(For photos from workshops, go to link at Home)
Put Your Photos on the Web Led by David Wirth and Mark Wagler, UW Co-Lab
Take photos, either inside at the conference, or outside at the Arboretum. We'll upload a few of your photos to the Heron Network web site. If you have a digital camera with a cable for downloading photos, you may want to bring both along. Otherwise, you can share a camera with a few other students.
Bringing Back Nature! Led by Brad Herrick, UW-Arboretum
What did Madison look like before buildings, houses and roads were built? What did this land look like before the Arboretum was here? Come learn about how the natural landscape has changed over hundreds of years. How have these changes affected the plants and animals living here? We'll take a short field trip outside so be sure to bring your hats and gloves!
The Winter World Around Us Led by Kevin Neimi, UW’s Center for Biology Education
Investigate and learn about the many ways animals and plants survive the cold winter months of Wisconsin. We will investigate the winter world, look for signs of life around us, and see if we can figure out how the animals and plants meet their basic needs to survive. Dress warmly!
One Bird, Two Birds. Red Birds, but no Blue Birds
Led by Robert Bohanan, UW’s Center for Biology Education
How are birds the same? How are they different? Why do birds sing? Is the song always the same? We will observe and learn to identify birds by sight and by song. We will compare how birds feed, how they fly, where they live, and how they sing.
Carbon, Climate, Conifers and Conservation Led by Dolly Ledin, UW’s Center for Biology Education
Become a carbon dioxide molecule and experiment with carbon dioxide to learn how this "greenhouse gas" is changing our climate. Learn what this means for Wisconsin's lakes, plants and animals. Learn where carbon dioxide comes from and what you can do about it!
Learn How Plants Grow, Eat What You Know! Led by Nathan Larson, Friends of Troy Gardens and Brent Kramer, Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch
People depend on plants to live and grow. But how much of your food comes from plants? And how many different parts of plants can you eat? Join us to talk about (and taste!) some of the nutritious and delicious food that plants make for people.
Wanna' Boogie? Led by Sue Hogg (Fitness Instructor)
The body is a fascinating machine. It has it's own alphabet. Let's explore it from head to toe & how it love love loves to move!
What Does Music Have to do with Mathematics?
Led by Daithi Wolfe (Coordinator Bright & Early Public Education Campaign & member of 2 bands)
Learn about the circle of fifths, a tritone, 1/64 note, and 7/8 time, and the difference between a jig and a reel (with fiddle demonstration). Do re mi = mc2?
Poetry: Into the Wild with Words Led by Heather Swan-Rosenthal, UW English Dept
How can poetry help us pay closer attention to our experience on the earth? Come listen to poems, play some games with words, write some of your own poetry, and learn how poems can help us tune in to the wonderful world around us.