Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Worldviews Network: Ecological Literacy Programming for Digital Planetariums and Beyond","Denver Museum of Nature and Science","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080011,"$850,314","Ka Chun Yu",Colorado,Denver,Denver,CO01,"39.74752, -104.94087","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2014-09-30T00:00:00","The Worldviews Network - a collaboration of institutions that have pioneered Earth systems research, education and evaluation methods - is creating innovative approaches for engaging the American public in dialogues about human-induced global changes. Leveraging the power of immersive scientific visualization environments at informal science centers across the US, we are developing transformative educational processes that integrate the benefits of visual thinking, systems thinking, and design thinking. This ""seeing, knowing, doing"" approach empowers educators with tools and techniques that help audiences to visualize, comprehend, and address complex issues from a whole-systems perspective. The Worldviews Network will make explicit the interconnections of Earth’s life support systems across time and space as well as inspire community participation in design processes by providing real-world examples of successful projects that are increasing the healthy functioning of regional and global ecosystems","American Museum of Natural History, California Academy of Sciences, Institute for Learning Innovation, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, NASA Ames Exploration Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Bell Museum, Elumenati, Journey Museum & Learning Center, University of Michigan / Museum of Natural History, University of North Carolina at Asheville, WGBH Educational Foundation, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) National Center for Atmospheric Research, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Colorado State University / Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)" "Hurricanes and Climate Change: Local Impacts and Global Systems","Miami Museum of Science / Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080024,"$500,921","Jennifer Santer",Florida,Miami,Miami-Dade,FL27,"25.78533, -80.19013","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2012-12-30T23:00:00","The Miami Science Museum, in collaboration with Ideum and the Institute for Learning Innovation, is designing and developing an interactive multi-user exhibit that allows visitors to explore the global dimensions and local impacts of climate change. The exhibit will raise public understanding about the underlying science, the human causes, and the potential impacts of climate change by combining the attraction of a 4-foot spherical display with a user-controlled interface that lets visitors control the sphere and choose from a range of global and local content they wish to explore. A particular focus is on climate-related impacts on coastal communities, including the dangers posed by rising sea level and the possibility of more intense hurricanes. The project emphasizes engagement of diverse, multigenerational audiences through development of an interface that is fully bilingual and that promotes social interaction. The open-source learning module will be adaptable by other museums, to explore climate impacts specific to their region.","Institute for Learning Innovation, Ideum, University of Miami / Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)"