2021 Poster - reFEWSing to give-up: reflections on a multi-year project to develop educational video games based on scientific models
Date:
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Resource Type:
Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type:
Media and Technology, Games, Simulations, and Interactives, Public Programs, Afterschool Programs, Summer and Extended Camps
Audience:
Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Undergraduate/Graduate Students | General Public | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
Discipline:
Ecology, forestry, and agriculture
Organization:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Description:
This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting.
The project's goals are to:
- Develop systems thinking skills in youth
- Increase understanding of sustainable agricultural systems
- Raise awareness of STEM careers related to agricultural systems
- Leverage scientific research models and data for educational video games
- Use the Corn-Water-Ethanol-Beef System as a model for interconnected Food, Energy, Water Systems (FEWS)
Funder(s):
NSF
Funding Program:
Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
Award Number:
1639478
Team Members
Deepak KeshwaniCo-Principal Investigator Request to Edit a Resource
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