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Home | K-12 Partnership
Meredith Zettlemoyer inspects a research plot of native plants.

Venus fly traps and watermelons: Skype a Scientist encourages a generation of scientists

11.25.19

Many children in the United States grow up with the notion that there are two science careers: a doctor and a chemist, working solo in a lab surrounded by bubbling beakers. Teachers across the nation are fighting that image. In my recent ... Read More

Ava Garrison poses for a photo with an uprooted weedy radish plant.

Meet the 2019-20 Fellows for Science Education and Outreach

10.18.19

Each year we have science-focused graduate students complete fellowships in outreach and science education.  The KBS Science Education Fellows coordinate the K-12 Partnership workshops, plan and assist with field trips on a variety of ... Read More

Educators observe a patch of wildflowers and take notes. Photo credit: Kurt Stepnitz

$2 million NSF grant furthers KBS science education, research efforts

08.27.19

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station has long been involved in offering professional development opportunities to held area educators to enhance their curricula with science-based, outdoor learning. Thanks to continued support from the ... Read More

Graduate student Sean Griffin explains the bee condo

KBS educational, professional development efforts fueled by outreach fellows

07.15.19

KBS science education and outreach fellowships are generously funded by the Michigan State University Graduate School. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station's mission is to provide outreach programs that ... Read More

Sean Griffin and Meredith Zettlemoyer stand outside, smiling at the camera.

Science Education Fellows for 2018-19

09.28.18

Each year we have science-focused graduate students complete fellowships in K-12 outreach.  The KBS Science Education Fellows coordinate the K-12 Partnership workshops, plan and assist with field trips on a variety of topics at KBS, on ... Read More

Susan Magnol

Meet the Science Education Fellows 2017-2018

09.05.17

The KBS K-12 Partnership runs on the creative energy of graduate students interested in outreach.  The 2017-18 Science Education Fellows are: Susan Magnoli PhD Candidate in the Lau Lab, Department of Plant Biology We usually think ... Read More

Summer programs at KBS for teachers

08.16.17

Summer is busy time for everyone at KBS and a great time for K-12 teachers to have authentic research experiences!  Each summer we seek funds to provide Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) and an internship for an MSU undergraduate ... Read More

Middle & high school teachers participate in a learning activity about greenhouse gases

K-12 teachers study ecology and evolution education at KBS

04.20.17

Grass-fed cars, electric fish, and marbles, anyone? Using those tools, on April 18, local K-12 teachers came to KBS for a day of professional development (PD) and learned about ecology and evolution education. Teachers participated from 16 ... Read More

Climate change lesson plans: Exploring the evidence

02.03.17

Climate change is a real phenomenon we can observe. And human activities are the dominant force behind it. Any attempt to obfuscate this reality is politically motivated and is not supported by unequivocal scientific evidence. Here we ... Read More

Antibiotic resistance lesson

01.27.17

The overuse of antibiotics has led to human pathogens that are resistant to many classes of antibiotics, a phenomenon known as antibiotic resistance. A world where most antibiotics are useless against bacterial pathogens is very scary. ... Read More

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