KU scientists create new environmental video series for kids

KU scientists create new environmental video series for kids

University of Kansas scientists are creating a new monthly series of environmental videos for elementary students, made available on Facebook and YouTube for use by teachers and parents. The videos meet K-12 Kansas Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and come in both English and Spanish language versions.

The first two videos have been posted, and the third video will be released today, Dec. 3. Subsequent videos will be released on the first Thursday of the month through the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

The project is led by research scientist Peggy Schultz, a researcher at the Kansas Biological Survey, which is a KU designated research center, and a faculty member in KU’s Environmental Studies Program. The videos are part of the outreach component of a larger $20 million National Science Foundation-funded project known as MAPS: Microbiomes of Aquatic, Plant, and Soil Systems across Kansas. The overall grant project, which runs from 2017 to 2022, involves five Kansas universities and is based at KU.

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