TY - JOUR

T1 - Network research projects: organization of educational programs in life sciences for schoolchildren and teachers

AU - Мартюшова, Владислава Геннадьевна

AU - Галямова, Мария Рашитовна

AU - Каххарова, Зарина Исмаиловна

AU - Воронина, Елена Николаевна

AU - Седых, Сергей Евгеньевич

N1 - Network research projects: organization of educational programs in life sciences for schoolchildren and teachers / V. Martyushova, M. Galyamova, Z. Kakhkharova, E. Voronina, S. Sedykh // Posters // FEBS Open Bio. – 2024. – Vol. 14, No. S2. – С. 513. – DOI 10.1002/2211-5463.13837.

PY - 2024/6/26

Y1 - 2024/6/26

N2 - Network research projects are a universal tool for involving schoolchildren and their teachers in educational research projects in life sciences. The project “Atlas of Soil Microorganisms” was implemented in 75 regions in 2021–2023. As a result of its implementation, more than 6,000 schoolchildren and teachers took part in it and collected over 20,000 samples of soil and soil microorganisms. An essential feature of the work of “citizen scientists” was that they not only collected soil samples and recorded a geotag but also carried out initial screening of samples, analyzed the presence of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) in the samples, which are relevant for sustainable agriculture. Based on the results of the project, the researchers of the ICBFM SB RAS and partner organizations published more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Several new bacteriophages enzymes relevant for the genetic technologies, were identified in samples collected by citizen scientists. In some projects, a decisive contribution was made by schoolchildren of 7–10 grades. It has been shown that the application of a consortium of soil PGPB together with the application of 50% of the recommended volume of a complex of mineral fertilizers allows one to obtain the same increase in shoots and roots, as well as seedling biomass, as with the application of the full volume of fertilizers. Moreover, qPCR analysis showed that the introduction of a microbial consortium with fertilizers into the soil leads to an increase in the number of copies of siderophore biosynthesis genes by four orders; the number of copies of nitrogen metabolism genes was increased by 10–100 times, phytase genes were increased in 10 times. The experience of network research project implementation is easy to scale to other regions, so this practice is an excellent example of easy entry into project activities in high school. The work was supported by the Atlas of Soil Microorganisms project (075-15-2021-1085).

AB - Network research projects are a universal tool for involving schoolchildren and their teachers in educational research projects in life sciences. The project “Atlas of Soil Microorganisms” was implemented in 75 regions in 2021–2023. As a result of its implementation, more than 6,000 schoolchildren and teachers took part in it and collected over 20,000 samples of soil and soil microorganisms. An essential feature of the work of “citizen scientists” was that they not only collected soil samples and recorded a geotag but also carried out initial screening of samples, analyzed the presence of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) in the samples, which are relevant for sustainable agriculture. Based on the results of the project, the researchers of the ICBFM SB RAS and partner organizations published more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Several new bacteriophages enzymes relevant for the genetic technologies, were identified in samples collected by citizen scientists. In some projects, a decisive contribution was made by schoolchildren of 7–10 grades. It has been shown that the application of a consortium of soil PGPB together with the application of 50% of the recommended volume of a complex of mineral fertilizers allows one to obtain the same increase in shoots and roots, as well as seedling biomass, as with the application of the full volume of fertilizers. Moreover, qPCR analysis showed that the introduction of a microbial consortium with fertilizers into the soil leads to an increase in the number of copies of siderophore biosynthesis genes by four orders; the number of copies of nitrogen metabolism genes was increased by 10–100 times, phytase genes were increased in 10 times. The experience of network research project implementation is easy to scale to other regions, so this practice is an excellent example of easy entry into project activities in high school. The work was supported by the Atlas of Soil Microorganisms project (075-15-2021-1085).

UR - https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2211-5463.13837

UR - https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=68344715

U2 - 10.1002/2211-5463.13837

DO - 10.1002/2211-5463.13837

M3 - Conference article

VL - 14

SP - 513

EP - 513

JO - FEBS Open Bio

JF - FEBS Open Bio

SN - 2211-5463

IS - S2

M1 - P-E-01-08

ER -