Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Visitors and Visualizations: Creating Meaningful Experiences with Global Data","Oregon State University (OSU) / Hatfield Marine Science Center","2008: ELG for Spherical Display Systems for Earth Systems Science-Installations & Content",2008,NA08SEC4690032,"$99,768","Nancee Hunter",Oregon,Newport,Lincoln,OR04,"44.62134, -124.04403","2008-06-01T00:00:00 - 2010-05-31T00:00:00","This project will establish a new spherical display system exhibit. The Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center (Newport, Oregon) will acquire and install a 3 ft. Magic Planet as part of a larger interactive data visualization exhibit. Pacific Northwest regional data sets will complement NOAA global data to serve as a model education program. Specific focus areas include coastal climates, hypoxia/dead zones, algal blooms, and/or aquatic invasive species. The Principle Investigator for this project have unique expertise in K-12 education, teacher professional development, curriculum development and evaluation, particularly in free-choice learning environments.","Maryland Science Center, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System / NANOOS, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon State University (OSU) / College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences" "Connecting Tennessee to the World Ocean","Tennessee Aquarium","2009: Ocean Education Grants for AZA Aquariums",2009,NA09SEC4690041,"$1,352,253","George Bartnik",Tennessee,Chattanooga,Hamilton,TN03,"35.05505, -85.31086","2009-10-01T00:00:00 - 2012-09-30T00:00:00","Connecting Tennessee to the World Ocean is a three-year capacity building project of the Tennessee Aquarium and its partners, the Hamilton County Department of Education, Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy, and NOAA’s National Weather Service. Expanded capacity, in turn, allows the institution to reach a broader audience with a message connecting Tennessee’s waterways to the world ocean. Primary project outcomes are increased ocean literacy and expanded ocean stewardship ethics in targeted Aquarium audiences. A series of specific activities focused on ocean literacy and global change make this possible, including expanding Aquarium classroom capacity by 60% to serve more students, expanded videoconferencing opportunities in partnership with NWS, free admission and programming for underrepresented students from across the region, expanded educational opportunities on the Aquarium’s website, updated interpretive panels focusing on global change, installation of a NOAA WeatherBug station, a civic engagement series, and professional development for Aquarium educators.","Hamilton County Department of Education, Hamilton County School District / Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Morristown, TN Weather Forecast Office, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Natural Encounters, National Marine Sanctuary (NMS) / Flower Garden Banks"