Environmental impact reports are now available for December. As a result of recycling efforts last month, LPS saved:
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511 trees
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123,178 kWh of energy
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210,305 gallons of water
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99 cubic yards of local landfill space
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1,803 lbs of air pollution
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12,318 gallons of fuel
State science standards have been updated to address sustainability and climate in curriculum but there are still challenges with integrating these topics into the classroom. One area where these conversations are connecting to lessons are in the high school geoscience course. Veranda Johnson, geoscience teacher at East, is providing a great example of how to incorporate sustainability when teaching her classes [more].
The next part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues will be a Youth Panel of speakers at 7 pm on Thursday, February 23rd. The theme this year for the forum is 'Regeneration: Leadership and Hope for a Changing Planet'. Focused on solutions and action, today’s youth are not afraid to face problems that threaten their future. Join the E.N. Thompson community for a Cooper Conversation featuring and hosted by youth activists as they seek to inspire the broader community.
The Center for Green Schools and the Green Schools National Network are partnering up to host a series of Green Schools Summits each week in February. There is one for school leaders and one for educators! There is a fee for registration, but scholarships are available for anyone interested.
We would love to have an LPS cohort attend the educator summit, so please let us know if you are planning to register or have any questions.
Click HERE for more details and for the registration links.
The points are rolling in from our Green Schools Recognition Program activities. Several schools had green team meetings, worked in their garden, took their classroom lessons outside, and practiced reusing by holding a clothing donation drive! Shout out to Schoo, Mickle, Adams, Southeast, and Park for submitting activities so far!
Learn more about the Green Schools Recognition Program. You can join anytime!
The Zoetis-LPS-GSK Science Fair is going virtual this year and becoming the 2021 Zoetis-LPS-GSK STEAM Fest! We are planning to provide various opportunities to students to explore STEAM activities: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. With a target audience of 5th-8th grade students, and goals to spark an interest, or expose students to opportunities, we will utilize a website that students can access and explore the various submissions from partners.
Help us spread the word to those potential partners! Here is the Form for Submitting Outreach Materials. And mark your calendars for the STEAM Fest, which will be April 8th – 22nd.
Ever wondered what a day in the life of a conservation officer is really like? Or, what field equipment our zoologist uses to track tiger beetles? How about how many miles our public information officers hike to get photos for a NEBRASKAland story? Well, wonder no more! Join us on the third Wednesday of each month at 10am (CST) as we highlight 12 different careers within the Game and Parks realm. These live interviews will be conducted via ZOOM and each month we will focus on a different career within Nebraska Game and Parks.
Here, students and the public will be encouraged to ask questions relating to the career field, during the live interview. Presenters will also be showcasing photos, props and new information on their daily life in their job. There may even be a few live ambassadors joining us…who knows?
Click here for dates, times and themes scheduled for 2021. For questions please email monica.macoubrie@nebraska.gov
As temperatures are getting colder this winter, emissions from car idling will be on the rise. Whether it’s ten minutes waiting to pick a child up after school or five minutes in a drive-thru line, it may not seem like a big deal to sit at a stand-still with a car on. Yet, the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that six billion gallons of fuel are wasted by car idling each year! [more]
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