Computer Science – Learning
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufmed43a0921b&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #ED43A-0921
Computer Science
Learning
0805 Elementary And Secondary Education, 0815 Informal Education, 0845 Instructional Tools, 0850 Geoscience Education Research, 1622 Earth System Modeling (1225)
Scientific paper
Windows on Earth enables museum visitors to explore Earth from space. Under active development and testing (with funding from the National Science Foundation), the exhibit uses a digital globe and a visualization engine to provides an interactive experience, as if looking at the Earth from a large window on the International Space Station. The high-resolution Earth data have been carefully color corrected for accurate representations, and the interface provides tools for creative exploration of Earth's processes, as revealed from this unique perspective. The experience also includes data overlays and hot links to extend the learning. The project also will create a web site, with extended capabilities and a rich simulation of the orbital experience, revealing the awe-inspiring beauty of our home planet, as well as insights into Earth as a dynamic, interconnected system. Windows on Earth builds on cognitive research on how people make meaning of Earth images. The team lead is TERC (an educational R&D non-profit). Partners include GeoFusion (engine), WorldSat (data), JKA (museum design), and Dr. Jay Apt (astronaut). The exhibit will be installed in National Air and Space Museum, Boston Museum of Science, St. Louis Science Center, and Montshire Museum of Science.
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