Johanna “Pika Jo” Varner is a pika biologist who lives in Colorado. During the academic year, she teaches biology at Colorado Mesa University, but during the summer, she spends a lot of time in the mountains looking for pikas, placing temperature sensors, and collecting scat samples to analyze for stress. Before she was a pika biologist, Dr. Varner was a biomedical engineer, a baker, and a blueberry farmer. But she likes studying pikas best because they are so cute and they live in beautiful places.
0:00-2:43 Introduction
2:43-7:08 How Do You Become A Pika Scientist?
7:08-11:38 Brief Introduction To Pikas!
11:38-20:14 Why Do We Study Pikas?
20:14-23:14 What Else Does A Pika Scientist Do?
23:14-28:16 Kahoot Challenge!
28:16-43:20 Questions from Elementary Students!
43:20-44:42 Extra Resources For Pika Science!