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 and Flood Forums: Education to Action","Nurture Nature Center","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080020,"$341,274","Catherine Brandes",Pennsylvania,Easton,Northampton,PA07,"40.69063, -75.21378","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2013-07-31T00:00:00","The Nurture Nature Center (NNC) in Easton, PA, a joint project of the multi-state Nurture Nature Foundation and NNC, Inc., will install a Science on a Sphere and develop a new SOS module about climate and flooding. Working with the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, PA, and science advisers from NOAA and research universities, NNC will use existing SOS datasets, as well as new data formats, to create a docent-guided program that explains the connections between climate patterns and flooding. The Flood Forums: Education to Action program will engage audiences in deliberative forum programming to promote public understanding of the atmospheric, oceanic, and other climatic factors affecting flooding in some regional communities. Project deliverables include a program on climate change and flooding for SOS users; the same program calibrated for Magic Planet users; Forum models on issues related to climate change and flooding; project and evaluation reports; and training materials for SOS network members and other informal educators.","Maryland Science Center, Da Vinci Science Center, Lehigh University, NOAA Regional Climate Center / Northeast Regional Climate Center"