Have you been wondering what’s going on behind the scenes at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center lately? Well you’re in luck – keep reading!
You may have noticed the nature center’s recent green expansion (literally and environmentally) – and we’ve been working hard the past few months to fill it with awesome exhibits and technology to help us teach about the environment, climate, energy and sustainability. Now, we need your help to really get things up and running!
We’re gearing up for our grand opening celebration this spring (stay tuned!), but in the meantime, we’re looking for pilot groups of classrooms to help us test out our new programs and gadgets – including our Science on a Sphere, a huge high-definition global projection system, GlobalWarming: Facts and Our Future, a powerful interactive exhibit created by the National Academy of Sciences to introduce and explain scientific facts about climate change, and lots of fun interactive touchscreens.
All this new technology really helps bring to life some of the complex and abstract concepts that we deal with when talking about climate, and it seems to really be engaging our younger visitors (yes, we spin our giant globe with Wii remotes!) Plus, we always include ALNC’s award-winning, hands-onoutdoor activities that will take you outside to explore our grounds, weather,wildlife, and the world around us.
With fun (standards-based) fieldtrips like Brain Freeze!, Wisconsin’s Wacky Weather, Crazy about Climate, and May the “Source” Be With You!, we are excited use our new tools to help you learn about glaciers, weather, climate, renewable energy, and much more!
With February blahs setting in and lots of real-life wacky weather going on outside, now is the perfect time to try out one of these exciting new programs. It’s also an excellent way to gear up for this year’s National Environmental Education Week, Greening STEM: The Environment as Inspiration for 21st Century Learning. Plus, it’s a great deal, and you get to be one of the first to experience the brand new interactive exhibits and programs! We can’t wait to show you and your students, scouts or other group of 4th-8th graders what we’ve been working on – register now!
Have questions? Call 608-221-0404 x1.
Hope to see you at ALNC soon!
* GLOBAL WARMING: FACTS AND OUR FUTURE was developed by the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences.
2 comments:
A floating sphere?? Never heard of such a thing!! Now if only you could twist and turn it. That'd be a hoot!
That girl in the red shirt in the top picture is hot.....
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