Girl's Science Day

This is WISC's biggest event! Each fall, middle school girls from around the city come to Columbia for a full day of science. They participate in hands-on experiments designed and led by graduate students, see demonstrations about how fun science can be and eat lunch with professors. This has been a big success anually since 2004. Check the GSD website for more information about how to register (for 8th graders) or how to volunteer.

Take a Girl to College Day

Each year since 2005, middle school girls in the area come to Columbia to shadow an undergraduate for the day and tour research labs in physics, chemistry, and engineering.

This year's event took place on Monday, April 13, 2009. Please check again next year!.

Veiw photos from this year's event! Photos 1 Photos 2

Science Saturday Starters (S3)

Graduate student volunteers lead hands-on lessons with 7th graders from Wadleigh Secondary School and the Double Discovery Center programs on Saturday mornings throughout the semeter. Past experiments have included making slime, learning about liquid crystals, playing with memory metals and determining the "bounciness" of balls made from liquid latex with different additives. Volunteering to run an experiment on one Saturday this semester is a great way to develop your own skills teaching science without making a huge time commitment. Teresa Jacques is the coordinator for Fall 2009; contact her if you want to run an experiment.

This program is organized by WISC in conjunction with the Double Discovery Center (DDC), and funded by the Nano Science and Engineering Center (NSEC).

Photos from the first S3 Event!