BUGS BUGS BUGS EVERYWHERE!

BUGS BUGS BUGS EVERYWHERE! That’s what the KU Talent Search 7th graders are saying each month as they participate in the KU Environmental Science Academy. Twenty-five 7th graders from the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools enjoy learning about bugs, water, and minerals at the F.L. Schlagle Environmental Center (Wyandotte County Lake Park in KCK) during Saturday sessions once a month. The KU Talent Search Program, the KS Geological Survey and the Biological Survey Departments at KU joined together to provide urban youth with opportunities to engage in hands-on science experiments and learn about important environmental issues that our communities face. These KU Scientists are not only dedicated to teaching students about science but they are able to get the students excited and interested in science, research, and fieldwork! Students get the opportunity to wear waders, collect water samples at the lake, and examine minerals and rocks. This academy began in October 2008 and will end in June 2009 with a celebration and science presentations by the students.