Through this award, the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (NCARI) has installed NOAA's Science on a Sphere (SOS) to enhance and expand their existing Storms exhibit. NCARI's location on the Outer Banks makes understanding ocean systems critically important. Installing SOS increases environmental literacy by exposing NCARI's 300,000 annual visitors to NOAA datasets and information. Additionally, through educational programming students, teachers, and visitors obtain current and accurate information to help them make better-informed decisions. Workshops hosted at NCARI have provided valuable professional development opportunities for both informal educators and NOAA staff.
Funders
NOAA
Funding Program:
2008 - Environmental Lit. Grants: Spherical Display Systems for Earth Sys. Science
Award Number:
NA08SEC4690031
Funding Amount:
$200,000
TEAM MEMBERS
Andrea Hitt
Principal Investigator
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
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