A debate recently broke out among a couple of my daughter’s friends. Or, perhaps debate is too strong a word – a question was posed, and the answer was elusive. And it turns out that the answer to their particular question is elusive. They were on the right track, but hadn’t arrived at the right …
Happy Friday! We’re back with Water We Talking About – a series where kids send us freshwater-related questions and we track down freshwater-related scientists to answer them. This week, Johnny from Madison nearly stumped us! The Question: Why are there so many shells on the beaches in Florida, but hardly any on the beaches in …
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 …
Happy Friday! We are 9finally) back with Water We Talking About – a series where kids send us freshwater-related questions and we track down real-life scientists to answer them. This week, brothers Will and Tom sent in a whole bunch of questions. But one, in particular, stood out because, as anyone living near a southern …
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, …
Happy 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, though, Madeline from Madison threw us a curve ball – she didn’t send a question, she sent a video full of all sorts of facts about zebra …
Happy Friday! It’s time again for Water We Talking About – when kids send us freshwater-related questions (or queries about the moon!) and we track down real-life scientists to answer them. This week our subject involves the furrier critters that call our lakes home, so we reached out to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ …
Happy Friday! It’s that time again – when kids across Wisconsin (and the country, really) sending questions and we track down real-life scientists to answer them. This week Wisconsin’s leading fish expert and a – Water We Talking About? This week, 8-year-old Jack, from Madison, wonders about the moon, while Ms. Hilts’ 7th graders ask …
It’s a gloriously warm and sunny Friday in our neck of the woods. But, before you abandon your screen for some time with Mother Nature, tune in to Water We Talking About? Kids have questions and we find answers. This week, Logan, a 4th grader from Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin has concerns about water snakes. The …
Once again, we’ve made it to another Friday! And that means it’s time for Water We Talking About? Kids have questions and we track down a scientist with an answer. Today Lukas asks about a certain critter most people associate with the oceans… The Question: Do we have freshwater jellyfish in Wisconsin? And, if so, …