2021 Poster – reFEWSing to give-up: reflections on a multi-year project to develop educational video games based on scientific models

November 17th, 2021 | RESEARCH

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)

Document

1639478_Deepak_Keshwani-and-Nathan_Rice_Poster.pdf

Team Members

Deepak Keshwani, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
Award Number: 1639478

Related URLs

Immersive Educational Game Simulations to Enhance Understanding of Corn-Water-Ethanol-Beef System Nexus

Tags

Audience: Educators | Teachers | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Undergraduate | Graduate Students | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture
Resource Type: Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Games | Simulations | Interactives | Media and Technology | Public Programs | Summer and Extended Camps