University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: kids science

Water We Talking About? An Awesome Wisconsin Lakes Scavenger Hunt!

Attention all kids (and their grown-ups!) We interrupt our usual Friday programming for an important message. Our research outpost in Wisconsin’s Northwoods (also known as Trout Lake Station) is holding a “virtual” open house this year and it starts today! You see, normally today would be the day we opened the station to the public …

Water We Talking About? Nothing – Please Send Questions!

Readers of this blog may be startled to log on today and find no inquisitive young mind querying aquatic scientists about our inland waters. Maybe it’s because we’re on the COVID-19 version of summer break. Maybe we haven’t been advertising enough. Whatever the reason for the sudden drought of new questions, we know it’s NOT …

Water We Talking About? How Big Can a Bullfrog Get?

Happy hot and humid Friday! It’s time again for Water We Talking About – when kids send us freshwater-related questions and we track down real-life scientists to answer them. This week, we had to put out an in-house call for questions and our fellow CFLers didn’t disappoint. Alex, the son of Trout Lake Station director, …