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Museum Hours
Monday-Thursday 12-4 pm / Friday 12-7 pm / Saturday 10am-5pm / Sunday 1-5 pm / Closed national holidays
Admission (Beginning
2/1/2004)
$2.00 adults (18 -64) / $1.50 seniors (65 and over)
/ $1.50 juniors (13-17) / 1.00 (3-12) / Children under
age 3 are free / UWFox students,
faculty & staff are always free with campus ID.
Donations are Gladly Accepted
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Weis Earth Science
Museum • University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley • 1478 Midway
Road, Menasha, WI 54952
920.832.2925 (For General Info) 920.832.2868 (For Scheduling a Tour) |
Summer Camp Information
General Information | Registration
Classes Offered
Level I-Earth Explorer:Digging for Fun!
Learn basic geologic concepts
- Grow crystals
- Eat a glacier
- Make a cave-in-a-cup
- Erupt a giant volcano
- Create your own museum tour
...And much, much more!
Level II-Earth Investigator:Digging for Answers!
Learn to study the Earth and answer these questions
- How do we make & use maps?
- What can dinosaurs & other fossils tell us?
- How does the water cycle work?
- How does geology affect our weather?
- How did meteorites impact Earth?
...And even more!
Level III-Earth Citizen:Digging for Society!
Learn about the interaction between geology and society
- Finding mineral resource
- Archaeology and how our ancestors used minerals
- Eating rocks and other ways we use minerals today
- Learn about landfills
...And lots more!
Level IV-Earth Analyst:Digging for Data
Learn how to collect, analyze and interpret data from rocks in the field
- Go on a geological field trip
- Learn laboratory techniques
- Interpret data like a geologist
- Put your discoveries on display
...And more exciting science!
- Registration includes all materials, a daily snack,certificate, and a t-shirt
- Register by mail (form attached) or by phone at 920.832.2925
- Sign up for more than one Earth Adventure session (siblings included) and save 10% on each
- Sign for both an Earth Adventure & a Space Academy sessions and spend the whole day (and save 10%)
- Supervision will be provided over lunch for campers staying for more than one session
Refund policy: After payment is processed, $25 fee; within two weeks of session, 50%; no refunds once session starts. If session is cancelled due to low enrolment, full refund
For details see the following documents
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