{"id":10298,"date":"2022-04-14T08:25:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T13:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=10298"},"modified":"2022-04-14T08:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T13:25:06","slug":"griffon-lab-celebrates-earth-week-in-st-joseph-visits-kauffman-stadium-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/14\/griffon-lab-celebrates-earth-week-in-st-joseph-visits-kauffman-stadium-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffon Lab celebrates Earth Week in St. Joseph, visits Kauffman Stadium next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-1024x349.jpg\" alt=\"griffon lab science learning bus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-200x68.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-310x106.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-400x136.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-600x204.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-768x262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-800x272.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-1024x349.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-1200x409.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/Griffon-Lab-1536x523.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>April 14, 2022&#8211;Elementary- and junior high-age children are invited to celebrate Earth Week with insect-themed science activities in Missouri Western State University\u2019s mobile Griffon Lab from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19. The event is free and open to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The theme for the American Chemical Society\u2019s Earth Week celebration this year is \u201cThe Buzz About Bugs.\u201d The Department of Chemistry and Department of Biology are working together to explore the world of insects and the important role they play in the earth\u2019s environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planned activities include termite races, looking at insects through microscopes, and extracting red dye from dried cochineal beetles to color a piece of cloth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Griffon Lab will also be participating next week in School Day at the K, an annual event for students and teachers at the Royals game. Before the Royals play the Twins at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, April 21, the Griffon Lab will be parked outside Kauffman Stadium offering a variety of hands-on science activities to students. Faculty and students from the Departments of Chemistry and Education will help lead the learning activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 14, 2022&#8211;Elementary- and junior high-age children are invited to celebrate Earth Week with insect-themed science activities in Missouri Western State University\u2019s mobile Griffon Lab from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19. The event is free and open to the public. 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