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Project Descriptions

Cielo y Tierra Noticias del Mundo (Sky & Earth News of the World)

August 15, 2007 - July 31, 2011 | Media and Technology
This project reached the underserved Hispanic audience with 200 ninety-second Earth and Sky programs in Spanish for broadcast on commercial and public radio stations, and longer programs (8-15 min.) with interviews with Hispanic scientists, teachers and writers who serve as role models for Hispanic young people. Programs were on the cieloytierra.org web site ith Spanish language science blogs, daily sky charts and links to other relevant Spanish and scientific web sites. Project partners included The Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0639001
Funding Amount: 1315811

TEAM MEMBERS

  • William Britton
    Principal Investigator
    EarthSky Communications, Inc.
  • Erika Montero
    Co-Principal Investigator
    EarthSky Communications, Inc.
  • Discipline: General STEM | Space science
    Audience: General Public
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Hispanic/Latinx Communities | English Language Learners

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