The Science Behind Climate Change: A Journey to Reedy Glacier,

March 1st, 2007 - August 31st, 2009 | PROJECT

This Communicating Research to Public Audiences project focuses on the Reedy Glacier Antarctic research of Brenda Hall (OPP 0229034) and its relevance to the residents of and visitors to Maine. Collaborators include the University of Maine, the Maine Discovery Museum, the Acadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain Sports (an environmentally active retail company with several stores around the state). The primary deliverable is the development of an interactive software program that presents information and experiences in a two-tiered concept approach -- on the Reedy Glacier and its connection to Maine and on the process of science. The software is being configured into kiosks at the three partnering organizations, into a DVD format for informal and formal settings to be distributed at cost and onto a University of Maine Climate Change web portal currently under separate development. The project web site will provide source code for the portal design so others may use it to create portals and modules of their own. The Maine Discovery Museum intends to create additional exhibitry on the topic with resources outside this proposal, and the Acadia National Park will use the programs in teacher education workshops.

Project Website(s)

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Team Members

Brenda Hall, Principal Investigator, University of Maine
Molly Schauffler, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Maine

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0628867
Funding Amount: 74500

Tags

Audience: Educators | Teachers | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Climate | Nature of science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Games | Simulations | Interactives | Media and Technology | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Park | Outdoor | Garden Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Public Programs | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media