Southeast Kansas Education Service Center - Greenbush

WELCOME

The Abernathy Science Education Center inspires interest in and comprehension of science, technology, and math. Did you know that Kansas is a leader in bioscience and related research? What can we do in southeast Kansas to expose students and teachers to this exciting area of science? Over the past three years, the Science Education Center has provided increased student opportunities in the field of biosciences.

Bioscience is a broad industry that impacts very specific sectors of the Kansas economy. We have a tremendously strong bioscience industry in Kansas with strengths in animal health, human life science, industrial bio-mass, and plant science. To accommodate the growing demand of bioscience jobs, we are focusing our efforts on learning experiences and labs that meet the Kansas State Science Standards while capturing the interest and challenging the capabilities of our students. In addition, a specific bioscience connection has been incorporated into our labs. Areas include biomedicine, soil biotechnology, and even labs exploring bioenergy, utilizing the onsite wind turbine.
 
  • Observatory Events
Observatory events are open to the public and free of charge...we welcome anyone to come and participate! The Observatory is handicap accessible.

March 19 | Galaxies | 7:30 pm

A very dim moon gives way to a dark sky in March presenting an excellent time to come
learn about distant galaxies. These faint objects are really enormous cycling systems of
stars and dust that are at extreme distances from Earth. Learn about what a galaxy is,
but also, how you can search for these challenging targets in the night sky.

 

April 23 | Spring Constellations | 8:00 pm
The spring months are often equated with being outside and enjoying the warming
weather. Come brush up on the constellations you can see in the night sky during this
time of year using our digital planetarium then head outside to observe them for real
with the aid of professional astronomers.