Science. It’s Everywhere. A Family Guide to Science > Milwaukee, WI Provided by the Partnership for Science Literacy, organized as a public service by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This initiative is funded by the National Science Foundation. Look for chances to fi nd the everyday science that is around your family as you: Want < cook a meal < take care of pets < observe insects to be < look after plants and watch them grow < make paper airplanes and models < and much, much more! amazed? Exploring science around the home lets children know how important science really is while they Science is a source of wonder, excitement, learn from the most important people in their and fascination for all children. lives: you. For more ideas about science activities you can do at home, visit the web site below. Exploring, experimenting, and thinking about the world around them gives them the skills that last a lifetime - skills all children should have, regardless of their career plans. Best of all, science is all around your family at home, in the community, and at school. So share the excitement of discovery with your children. You’ll be amazed at the difference you can make. Science around your home. The best thing about exploring science with your family is that you can do it anywhere - even at home. Think about how many of your Science in the daily activities involve science - and how much your children can learn when you share community. these experiences with them. Science centers, parks, zoos, and museums are unique and exciting places for children to learn and develop positive attitudes about science. www.ScienceEverywhere.org 2 to know and be able to do in science at each grade level. You don’t need to be an expert in science or in education to take an active role. Simply by taking an interest, you can help ensure that your children get the most out of their science programs at school. In today’s world, science education is important for every child, especially yours! For more ideas about how you can be involved in your child’s science education, visit our web site below. These and other community-based science resources allow children of all ages to learn at their own pace through fun, interactive exhibits and activities about everything from dinosaurs and the human body to weather and the solar system. Visiting these science places can make a great family outing and many offer special days with free admission. Please go to the Web site below and learn more about the opportunities available in your community. Science at school. The right kind of science education focuses on important ideas and skills, not trivial details. It involves exploration, discovery, and problem solving, not just memorizing Learn More: facts. At it’s best, science education helps children to understand their world and how 1 888 737 2061 or click on it works. It gets them involved in all kinds www.ScienceEverywhere.org of active learning, observing, analyzing, and discussing. See Opportunities for Science Families can help make sure their children are in Your Area getting a good science education by talking to > > > their children’s teachers, asking them questions about when and how science is being taught, and fi nding out what their children are expected www.ScienceEverywhere.org 3 BOERNER BOTANICAL GARDENS Web Site: www.boernerbotanicalgardens.org Nature Phone: 414.525.5600 Address: 9400 Boerner Dr. Family Try-Its! Hales Corners, WI 53130 Admission: $4- Adults (18+), $3- Seniors (60+), $2- <Color hunt. Find something in nature for each color in Children (6-17), Free- Children 5 and under the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. DEVIL’S LAKE STATE PARK <Go to a park. Count the birds, lizards, and squirrels. Web Site: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specifi c/ Compare numbers at different parks. devilslake Phone: 608.356.8301 <Crumble a cookie on and near an antpile. Watch the Address: S5975 Park Rd. frenzy. (Watch your toes !) Baraboo, WI 53913 <Use your body. Find things in nature that match the Admission: Daily: $5- WI vehicles, $3- Seniors’ WI size or shape of your body parts: (1) a fl ower the size of vehicles, $10- Non-WI resident vehicles your hand or (2) a leaf shaped like your ear. GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN <Listen to the music of nature. Use what you see to Web Site: www.gbbg.org make your own nature noises. Whistle with a blade of Phone: 877.355.GBBG (4224) grass or drum with a stick or two. Address: 2600 Larsen Rd. Green Bay, WI 54307 Visit These! Admission: $5- Adults (13+), $2- Children (5-12), Free- Children 4 and under ALDO LEOPOLD NATURE CENTER HAVENWOODS STATE FOREST & ENVIRONMENTAL Web Site: www.naturenet.com/alnc AWARENESS CENTER Phone: 608.221.0404 Web Site: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specifi c/ Address: 300 Femrite Dr. havenwoods Monona, WI 53716 Phone: 414.527.0232 Admission: $7- Per individual, $18- Per family Address: 6141 North Hopkins St. Milwaukee, WI 53209 ALLEN CENTENIAL GARDENS Admission: Free Web Site: www.hort.wisc.edu/acg Phone: 608.262.1549 HAWTHORN GLEN Address: 620 Babcock Dr. Web Site: http://hawthornglen.tripod.com/home.htm Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 414.475.5300 Admission: Free Address: 1130 N. 60th St. Milwaukee, WI 53208 BAY BEACH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Admission: Free. Program fees vary. Web Site: www.baybeachwildlife.com Phone: 920.391.3671 HENRY S. REUSS ICE AGE VISITORS CENTER Address: 1660 East Shore Dr. Web Site: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specifi c/ Green Bay, WI 54302 kmn/iac.html Admission: Free Phone: 920.533.8322 Address: N2875 State Hwy. 67 Campbellsport, WI Admission: Free www.ScienceEverywhere.org 4 HENRY VILAS PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY KOHLER ANDRAE STATE PARK & SANDERLING NATURE Web Site: www.vilaszoo.org CENTER Phone: 608.258.9490 Web Site: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specifi c/ Address: 606 South Randall Ave. ka Madison, WI 53715 Phone: 920.451.4080 Admission: Free Address: 1020 Beach Park La. Sheboygan, WI 53081 HORICON MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Admission: Daily: $5- WI vehicles, $3- Seniors’ WI Web Site: www.dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/reclands/ vehicles, $10- Non-WI resident vehicles horicon Phone: 920.387.7860 LEDGE VIEW NATURE CENTER Address: N7728 Hwy. 28 Web Site: www.dotnet.com/~ledge/ Horicon, WI 53032 Phone: 920.849.7094 Admission: Free Address: W2348 Short Rd. Chilton, WI 53014 HUMPHREY IMAX DOME THEATRE AT THE MILWAUKEE Admission: Free. Fees vary with programs. Caves open PUBLIC MUSEUM April through mid-November. Web Site: www.mpm.edu Phone: 414.319.IMAX (4629) MARSH HAVEN NATURE CENTER Address: 800 West Wells St. Web Site: www.waupunchamber.com/marshhaven.html Milwaukee, WI 53233 Phone: 920.324.5818 Admission: $8- Adults (16-61), $7- Seniors (62+), $6.50- Address: W10145 State Rd. 49 East Children (3-15), Free- Children 2 & under. Must be seated Waupun, WI 53963 on adult’s lap. Admission: $1- Adults, $0.50- Children 12 & under INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION MAYWOOD (ELLWOOD H MAY ENVIRONMENTAL PARK) Web Site: www.savingcranes.org Web Site: www.gomaywood.org Phone: 608.356.9462 Phone: 920.459.3906 Address: E11376 Shady La. Address: 3615 Mueller Rd. Baraboo, WI 53913 Sheboygan, WI 53083 Admission: $7- Adults, $6- Seniors, $3.50- Children (5- Admission: Free. Fees vary with programs/events. 11), Free- Children 4 & under MEMORIAL PARK ARBORETUM & GARDENS/SCHEIG KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM LEARNING CENTER Web Site: www.kenosha.org/museum/ Web Site: www.the-arb.org/ Phone: 262.653.4140 Phone: 920.993.1900 Address: 5500 First Ave. Address: 1313 East Witzke Blvd. Kenosha, WI 53140 Appleton, WI 54914 Admission: Free Admission: Free KETTLE MORAINE STATE FOREST NATURE CENTER– MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO SOUTHERN UNIT Web Site: www.milwaukeezoo.org Web Site: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specifi c/ Phone: 414.771.5500 kms Address: 10001 West Bluemound Rd. Phone: 262.594.6200 Milwaukee, WI 53226 Address: S91W39091 Hwy. 59 Admission: January 1 through March 31, November, and Eagle, WI 53119 December: $7.50- Adults, $6- Seniors, $4.50- Children Admission: Daily: $5- WI vehicles, $3- Seniors’ WI (3+), Free- Children 2 and under vehicles, $10- Non-WI resident vehicles April 1 through October 31: $9.00- Adults, $8- Seniors, $6- Children (3+), Free- Children 2 and under www.ScienceEverywhere.org 5 MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM OSHKOSH PUBLIC MUSEUM Web Site: www.mpm.edu Web Site: www.publicmuseum.oshkosh.net Phone: 414.278.2702 Phone: 920.421.4730 Address: 800 West Wells St. Address: 1331 Algoma Blvd. Milwaukee, WI 53233 Oshkosh, WI 54901 Admission: $8- Adults (16-61), $7- Seniors (62+), $5.50- Admission: Free Children (3-15), Free- Children 2 & under, Free- Mondays for Milwaukee County residents with ID. PAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS Web Site: www.thepaine.org MITCHELL PARK HORTICULTURAL CONSERVATORY, THE Phone: 920.235.6903 DOMES Address: 1410 Algoma Blvd. Web Site: www.countyparks.com/horticulture/domes Oshkosh, WI 54901 Phone: 414.649.9800 Admission: $6- General, $5- Seniors (65+), $4- Students, Address: 524 South Layton Blvd. $3- Children (5-12), Free- Children under 5 Milwaukee, WI 53215 Admission: $5- Adults (18+), $3.50- Senior Milwaukee PIER WISCONSIN (Formerly the Wisconsin Lake County residents with ID & Children (6-17), Free- Children 5 Schooner Education Association) & under. Free- Milwaukee County residents Mondays 9- Web Site: www.pierwisconsin.org 11:30 a.m. except when Monday is a holiday. Phone: 414.276.7700 Address: 500 North Harbor Dr. MOSQUITO HILL NATURE CENTER Milwaukee, WI 53202 Web Site: www.co.outagamie.wi.us/Parks/MH_home.htm Admission: Check Web site.