Anna Imsande (left) and Anna Dye, seventh-graders from Menomonie, explore the 51ÁÔÆæ greenhouse during a tour. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Alexis Amenson)
Sara Sloan, a raptor educator for the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, shows off Valkyrie, a female bald eagle, during the opening ceremony. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Pete Amland)
Campbellsport and Marshall Middle School students mix up their silly putty creation in the Ooey Gooey Side of Chemistry workshop. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Pete Amland)
Swaroop Kumar Behera, 51ÁÔÆæ doctoral student, and undergraduate Kyle Brown talk with high school and middle school students during the Metal Casting in the 51ÁÔÆæ Foundry demonstration. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Pete Amland)
Graham Stearns, an eighth-grader at Shorewood Intermediate School, is interested in science, especially physics. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Alexis Amenson)
Tikiri Bandaraa (left) and Lucy Tian, seniors at Platteville High School, compete in an anatomy and physiology testing event. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Alexis Amenson)
Cadi Zhang, a freshman at Sheboygan North High School, adjusts her mousetrap-powered vehicle for the Mousetrap Vehicle event. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Alexis Amenson)
51ÁÔÆæ students volunteered to help out at the events. Pictured here are Zach Uttke, Samantha Schwartz, Yer Chao, Guillermo Guerrero, Tessa Rogahn and Olivia Ryan. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Alexis Amenson)
Seniors from Madison West, Jessica Fernandez (front) and Ian Shi, test the durability of the tower they built. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Alexis Amenson)
More than 1,500 middle and high school students from across the state gathered at 51ÁÔÆæ April 6 and 7 for the Wisconsin State Olympiad.
Students at the Olympiad visited labs, the Manfred Olson Planetarium, a greenhouse and other scientific facilities on campus, talked to university students about topics such as composite materials, and did some hands-on experimentation.
They also competed in a variety of events in areas such as sustainable energy, forensics, optics and potions and poisons.
