Agenda

Hands-On Science Agenda 2025

8:30–9 a.m.	Check-In
9–9:20 a.m.	Welcome Activity, Organize in Groups
9:30–11 a.m.	Wednesday MORNING Workshops: Occupational Therapy: Hold onto What’s Important! – Green Group Polly Berra, Occupational Therapy Blast Off! – Teal Group Jennifer Docktor, Physics The Mighty Heart: See It, Feel It, Heart It, and Work It! – Orange Group Sumei Liu, Biology The Case of the Kidnapped Eagle – Purple Group Basudeb Bhattacharyya, Chemistry & Biochemistry
11:10–11:40 a.m.	Lunch
Noon– 12:45 p.m.	All Group STEM Activity
1:05–2:35 p.m.	Wednesday AFTERNOON Workshops: Occupational Therapy: Hold onto What’s Important! – Teal Group Polly Berra, Occupational Therapy Blast Off! – Orange Group Jennifer Docktor, Physics The Mighty Heart: See It, Feel It, Heart It, and Work It! – Purple Group Sumei Liu, Biology Unleash Your Inner Explorer! – Green Group Shrobona Karkun-Sen, Geography & Environmental Science
2:45–2:55 p.m.	Snack
2:55–3:35 p.m.	Campus Tours with UWL Vanguards
3:35–3:45 p.m.	Reporting Results + Reflections
3:45 p.m.	Pick-up

8:30–9 a.m.	Check-In
9–9:20 a.m.	Welcome Activity, Organize into Groups
9:30–11 a.m.	Thursday MORNING Workshops: Occupational Therapy: Hold onto What’s Important! – Orange Group Polly Berra, Occupational Therapy Blast Off! – Purple Group Jennifer Docktor, Physics Tracks of a Killer: Using Linear Regression to Catch the Criminal – Green Group Crystal Vesperman, Mathematics & Statistics The Case of the Kidnapped Eagle – Teal Group Basudeb Bhattacharyya, Chemistry & Biochemistry
11:10–11:55 a.m.	Community Keynote USGS - Randy Hines
Noon–12:30 p.m.	Lunch
12:50–2:20 p.m.	Thursday AFTERNOON Workshops: Occupational Therapy: Hold onto What’s Important – Purple Group Polly Berra, Occupational Therapy Session Title – Green Group Jennifer Docktor, Physics Tracks of a Killer: Using Linear Regression to Catch the Criminal – Teal Group Crystal Vesperman, Mathematics & Statistics Unleash Your Inner Explorer! – Orange Group Shrobona Karkun-Sen, Geography & Environmental Science
2:30–2:40 p.m.	Snack
2:40–3:40 p.m.	Physics Demonstration (All Groups) Ri Allenby, Jennifer Docktor, Eric Gansen–Physics
3:40–3:45 p.m.	Reporting Results + Reflections
3:45 p.m.	Pick-up