Outreach by the Palanivelu lab

The Palanivelu lab is involved in many outreach events through out the year. Our activities include conducting demonstrations, hosting educational activities, and delivering seminars (TED- and Scientific American- style) that espouse the importance of pollen to the community, especially K-12 children.

If you are a science teacher and would like to have our activities conducted in your class, please contact Ravi Palanivelu: rpalaniv@ag.arizona.edu or 520-626-2229. Also, please have your students check out the games and activities listed below.

We gratefully acknowledge funding support for all of the outreach and educational activities in the Palanivelu lab from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to Dr. Palanivelu (IOS 1146090) and the NSF Pollen Research Community Network (RCN) grant.

 

Educational (and fun!) Activities

No Pollen, No Seed! game; Play it here (programmed by Salika Dunatunga of the Palanivelu lab)

Desert Bees activity sheet (English version; download pdf file here); courtesy of Sonoran Desert Museum

Desert Bees activity sheet (Spanish version; download pdf file here); translation by Jessica Franco and Salika Dunatunga of the Palanivelu lab

K-5 Pollination crossword puzzle (English version; download pdf file here); courtesy of Sonoran Desert Museum

Answers for English version of crossword puzzle is here (pdf file)

K-5 Pollination crossword puzzle (Spanish version; download pdf file here); translation by Jessica Franco and Salika Dunatunga of the Palanivelu lab

Answers for Spanish version of crossword puzzle is here (pdf file)

Outreach Activities by the Palanivelu lab

2012

2013