{"id":892,"date":"2008-08-31T10:55:07","date_gmt":"2008-08-31T15:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=892"},"modified":"2008-08-31T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2008-08-31T15:55:07","slug":"kansas-eco-meet-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=892","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Eco-Meet 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past school year, I became aware of a\u00a0competition that fosters\u00a0student appreciation and knowledge of Kansas wildlife (not entirely statewide but growing).\u00a0 Now, I will be trying to organize a group of my environmental club students to participate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Kansas<\/a><\/p>\n

For those, like me, that have been clueless or busy over the past decade or more that this competition has been growing, the Kansas Eco-Meet<\/a> is a competition for Kansas students that tests knowledge of our local flora and fauna.\u00a0 The competition offers a means to demonstrate what\u00a0students know and they can potentially win scholarships.\u00a0 Participants are tested in four areas:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n
    Habitat\u00a0Test – this test assesses\u00a0one’s knowledge of specific Kansas habitats.\u00a0 The topic for 2008 and 2009 is Tallgrass Prairie.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    Focus Test – this test assesses one’s knowledge of a particular group of animals.\u00a0 The topic for 2008 is Kansas Invertebrates.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Scavenger Hunt – in this activity, participants demonstrate their ability to locate and identify natural objects in the outdoors.\u00a0 This activity focuses heavily on the identification of native plants.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    Interpretation Presentation – in this activity, teams demonstrate their ability to communicate ideas to an audience through creative means.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The website is well organized with numerous links to essential pdf files.\u00a0 So, start rallying the troops, get to learning about your native plants and invertebrates, attend your regional competition (running from Sept 30- October 30), and if we’re lucky maybe we’ll see each other in at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge for the State Competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This past school year, I became aware of a\u00a0competition that fosters\u00a0student appreciation and knowledge of Kansas wildlife (not entirely statewide but growing).\u00a0 Now, I will be trying to organize a group of my environmental club students to participate.\u00a0 For those, like me, that have been clueless or busy over the past decade or more that
    + Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,8],"tags":[45,43,44,46],"class_list":["post-892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nature","category-teaching-resources","tag-competition","tag-ecology","tag-environment","tag-kansas-wildlife"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t