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Konza Environmental Education Program

We connect kids to the prairie by hosting school groups at the Konza Prairie Biological Station.
We also offer prairie-based classroom curricula and connection to student-collected data sets. 

Now accepting reservations for all outdoor KEEP activities - Autumn 2023

Kids on hikePrairie Week Curricula:

These sets are intended to be a full week of curricula to guide students through the ecology of the prairie. Students will be introduced to ecological concepts and the use of data to find answers and solve problems.  

All of the material is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards. 

Elementary Prairie Week Curriculum targeting K-4th grade students

Middle-School Prairie Week Curriculum targeting 6-8th grade students

Each day has a PowerPoint, Teacher's Guide, and Student Worksheet. Time needed: 45-60 minutes per lesson.

 

Summer Teachers' Workshop:

Note:  teachers must have completed Summer Teachers' Workshop to participate in SLTER/hands-on activities.

Teachers on the prairie

Information on the Summer Teachers' Workshop - June 19 - 23, 2023

 

KEEP's projects include:

  • Docent/Volunteer Program - we provide training on the prairie ecosystem and Konza Prairie facts for community volunteers who become active as program guides;
  • Teachers' Workshop- professional development for science and math teachers, grades 5-12, to incorporate ecological research and data collection into the classroom curriculum in accordance with science education standards;
  • Schoolyard Long-term Ecological Research (SLTER) - student participation in long-term research and data collection on Konza Prairie (partially funded through National Science Foundation LTER).

The Konza Environmental Education Program is committed to providing Kansas communities with quality environmental education opportunities centered on prairie ecology and long-term ecological research. 

 

Your support is important to us.
If you would like to support the Konza Environmental Education Program financially, go here.  

 

Jill Haukos  Director of Education – Jill Haukos    

Josey Reyes  Asst. Environmental Educator - Josey Reyes

 

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Grasshopper on Wild Prairie Rose

What's blooming? Updated May 24th, 2023

Who's here?- Updated May 24th, 2023

Turn in your sightings here:

Konzaphenology@gmail.com

Phenology = study of the timing of natural events          

 

Love the Environmental Education Program at Konza?  We need your support!  Become a member of the Friends of Konza Prairie (FOKP)!


 Girl in grass

Online giving/membership in FOKP has become easier! Click here 

 

 The Autumn Calf

Teachers, Libraries, and Schools!  Get your FREE copy of "The Autumn Calf" a new children's book about a Konza Prairie bison calf and it's struggle to survive on the Kansas prairie.  Call (785) 587-0381 or email us at Konzaed@ksu.edu.
UPDATE: Activities are now available to accompany The Autumn Calf.  "Have you Ever Wondered What a Bison Weighs?" and "Bison Weights over Time" activity and "Bison Weights Over Time" data are all available.  These activities are appropriate for grades 3 - 6.