Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Exploring Earth Systems: Expanding Data Visualization Experiences for Museum Learners","American Museum of Natural History","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080014,"$826,112","Vivian Trakinski","New York","New York","New York",NY12,"40.77994, -73.97102","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2014-09-30T00:00:00","The American Museum of Natural History, in association with several NOAA entities, will be creating a suite of media products employing visualization of Earth-observation data as well as associated professional development programs to expand educational experiences in informal science institutions nationwide. Interactive versions of the visualizations will also be disseminated via the AMNH website. Visualization assets will be distributed to NOAA for utilization on climate.gov and Science on a Sphere. The creation of training programs and educational materials for informal education professionals will enhance the experience and efficacy of the data visualizations as tools to understand and build stewardship of Earth systems.","Institute for Learning Innovation, Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) Chicago, New York University (NYU), NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) / Climate Prediction Center, NOAA Research, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NYU Center for Advanced Digital Applications" "Science on a Sphere – Earth Systems Display Center at Science Museum of Virginia","Science Museum of Virginia","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080023,"$297,396","Richard Conti",Virginia,Richmond,"Richmond City",VA04,"37.56145, -77.46565","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2012-09-30T00:00:00","The Science Museum of Virginia has assembled a unique team of federal, state, and private institutions to create The Earth System Display Center based on the Science on a Sphere (SOS) platform. The goal of the Center is to capture the visitor's attention and spur interest in climate change literacy and how impacts on a local scale can have an aggregate effect globally. Of particular significance are a docent training program to stimulate and facilitate visitor interaction with the Sphere through dialogue, and formative and summative evaluation of the impact of docent led Sphere experiences with the general public. SOS will anchor a new data display center for examining global impacts of energy consumption, stormwater management, agriculture practices, and climate change - tying together Earth system themes from four major projects now underway at the Science Museum in Richmond, Virginia. Use of NOAA data sets and the Sphere as a dynamic presentation tools coupled with flatscreens will enable the conveyance of local and statewide trends and issues into a compelling global context.","University of Wisconsin–Madison / Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), George Mason University / Center for Climate Change Communication (4C), James Madison University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Virginia State University (VSU)"