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Plant Maze, Admin Stem For Success

STEM for Success Showcase

Students plant bean sprouts to observe their growth.

The Science Of Baking Bread, Admin Stem For Success

STEM for Success Showcase

Activity plan to teach biology and chemistry using a lesson on the baking of bread.

Artful Nature And The Legacy Of Maria Sibylla Merian, Emily N. Roush, Shannon R. Zeltmann, Felicia M. Else, Kay Etheridge, Shannon Egan

Schmucker Art Catalogs

The exhibition Artful Nature and the Legacy of Maria Sibylla Merian celebrates the skills and influences of a remarkable woman from seventeenth-century Europe. Curated by Emily Roush ’21 and Shannon Zeltmann ’21 with the guidance of Professors Kay Etheridge (Biology) and Felicia Else (Art History), Emily and Shannon selected the prints, organized them into categories, and carried out research on them, much of which was relatively obscure and would have been challenging even for graduate students.

Maria Sibylla Merian lived and worked in a time of vibrant intersections of art and science in Europe. Her images of insects and plants …

Principles Of Biology, Robert Bear, David Rintoul, Bruce Snyder, Martha Smith-Caldas, Christopher Herren, Eva Horne

Open Access Textbooks

This textbook is designed specifically for Kansas State's Biology 198 Class. The course is taught using the studio approach and based on active learning. The studio manual contains all of the learning objectives for each class period and is the record of all student activities. Hence, this textbook is more of a reference tool while the studio manual is the learning tool.

The textbook was originally published and is also available to download at http://cnx.org/contents/db89c8f8-a27c-4685-ad2a-19d11a2a7e2e@24.1.It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 license.

Dental Evolution Of The Meadow Vole In Mainland, Peninsular, And Insular Environments In Southern New England, Gordon K. Weddle, Jerry R. Choate

Fort Hays Studies Series

Accordingly, the objectives of this study were: 1) to compare the extent of variability (both quantitative and qualitative) in the dentitions of populations of Microtus inhabiting mainland, penisular, and insular environments; 2) to identify some of the selective forces that affect mainland and maritime populations of Microtus; 3) to examine Guthrie's hypothesis regarding the relationship between intensity of selection and variation.

Annotated List Of Diatoms Reported From Kansas, Mark E. Eberle

Fort Hays Studies Series

This annotated list has been prepared to organize all of the available information in the literature on the diatoms of Kansas. The literature also has been reviewed to briefly summerize the history of research on diatoms in the state.

A History And Distributional List Of Ellis County, Kansas, Birds, Charles A. Ely

Fort Hays Studies Series

This paper marks a century of Ornithology in Ellis County most of it centered around Hays and Ellis. This paper is an attempt to collect the scattered observations of numerous birders and to encourage others to record their observations for posterity.

Invertebrate Fauna And Environment Of Deposition Of The Niobrara Formation (Cretaceous) Of Kansas, Halsey W. Miller

Fort Hays Studies Series

This paper reevaluates, and where desirable, synonymizes species. Previously unrecorded species are described and illustrated. The environment of the Niobrara Formation in Kansas is described. The author collected specimens in Scott, Logan, Gove, Trego, Rooks and Phillips Counties, Kansas.

Soil-Vegetation Relationships Of A Blue Shale-Limy Upland Range Site In Ellis County, Kansas, Larry D. Zavesky

Fort Hays Studies Series

The objective of this study was to determine the soil-vegetation relationships of a blue shale-limy upland range site. Vegetative composition and production were determined for each soil within the range site. Some of the more important physical and chemical properties, such as texture, depth of development, and general fertility, were determined for each soil.

Mammalian Distribution Within Biotic Communities Of Northeastern Jewell County, Kansas, Kenneth W. Andersen, Eugene D. Fleharty

Fort Hays Studies Series

The purpose of this investigation was threefold. First, to obtain as complete a list as possible of mammals occuring in the area through collecting and observational procedures. Second, to determine their specific distribution within the study area, and third, to correlate and elucidate the relationships between their distribution and the major vegetational regions within the study area.

Ecological Studies Of Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua Gracilis), F. W. Albertson, D. A. Riegel, Gerald W. Tomanek

Fort Hays Studies Series

Blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis) was selected for detailed description here because of its wide distribution and importance throughout the Great Plains Region in the United States.

A Preliminary Survey Of The Algae Of Cheyenne Bottoms In Kansas, Henry J. Mcfarland, Edward A. Brazda, Ben H. Mcfarland

Fort Hays Studies Series

The purpose of this study was to classify and describe some of the algae of Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge, Barton County, Kansas. The general geographic location is northeast of Great Bend, Kansas. A natural basin has been converted by dikes into a group of pools. The study was made over a two year period starting in May, 1960.

Dry-Plains Conservation: An Activity Or Experimental Method Of Teaching Soil And Water Conservation In Southwestern Dry-Plains Natural Science Classrooms., David W. Pierson

Fort Hays Studies Series

This paper is an attempt to provide teachers in the dry-plains regions with certain concepts and techniques believed to be of value in assisting students to develop an understanding of the uniqueness of their environment. While most of the activities, experiments, and demonstrations were first organized for a biology class, many of them should be suitable for use in other classes which involve the natural sciences.

Euphthiracaroidea Of California Sequoia Litter: With A Reclassification Of The Families And Genera Of The World (Acarina: Oribatei), Neil A. Walker

Fort Hays Studies Series

The specimens on which this study is based were collected in litter under both the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens Endlicher, and Sierra redwood, S. gigantea Decaisne. The results of this study are the taxonomic discrimination of the speicies of each redwood region.

Pasture Types Of Western Kansas In Relation To The Intensity Of Utilization In Past Years, Gerald W. Tomanek

Fort Hays Studies Series

The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of five pastures that have been subjected to different intensities of grazing in the past 15 years.