School science days typically fall into two categories, according to Tom Zinnen, a biotechnology outreach specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
There’s the science fair, where certain students research their projects for a week, then present their findings to the rest of the student body. And there are the “science spectaculars” where a scientist comes to the school and, with the help of two or three students pulled on stage, performs for a watchful audience.
On Wedesday, Zinnen brought a third type of science day to Lowell Elementary School in Waukesha.