Virtual reality tools broaden classroom learning
App superintendent of educational programs and technology notes VR can place students in Verona for Shakespeare or near Normandy beach for history. Projects include 360-degree tours from photos and pen-pal exchanges, with Cardboard headsets and Google Expedition as examples.
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Makerspace at South Lawrence gets 3400 grant funds
The Lawrence Schools Foundation awards South Lawrence a school assistance grant of about 3400 for the year to equip a makerspace converting a library classroom. Completion is expected by Oct 1 as teachers pivot to project based learning and student led inquiry with an ideation lab for project proposals.
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Kansas State Apologizes for Space Theme Marching Band Routine
Kansas State officials apologized after a Saturday season opener halftime show themed space featured Star Trek and Star Wars scenes. A formation intended as the Enterprise clashing with the Jayhawk was instead seen as an obscene image, sparking social media fury and prompting statements from President Kirk Schultz and band director Frank Tracz denying malice toward Kansas.
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Monarch Watch Open House Aims to Restore Milkweed Habitat
Monarch Watch seeks to reestablish 1.5 billion milkweed stems across about 20 million acres to sustain monarch butterflies. Free milkweed plants and chrysalises will be distributed at Foley Hall open house on Sept 12, with tours, a butterfly garden, and a tagging event for public participation. The effort underscores broader ecological losses as pollinators decline.
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Monarch Watch
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Monarch Watch Program
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Foley Hall
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City to hold compost and woodchip sale in Lawrence
Lawrence residents can buy compost and woodchips at the Wood Recovery and Composting Facility from Thursday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The compost costs 10 per bucket load and woodchips 10 per bucket load, with cash only. Self-loading small quantities are free. Bring a tarp to secure loads.
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