HR: 14:45h
AN: ED12C-04 INVITED     [PDF]
TI: The Role of Science Museums in Polar Outreach and Education
AU: * Miller, M
EM: marym@exploratorium.edu
AF: Exploratorium., 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123 United States
AU: Doherty, P
EM: pauld@exploratorium.edu
AF: Exploratorium., 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123 United States
AB: Research sponsored by NSF and other funding agencies in the Antarctic and Arctic are the equivalent of NASA's space program. The public is fascinated by the exotic landscape, the hardship and adventure facing scientists who work in extreme environments, and the remote, inaccessible locations. To take maximum advantage of the potential for public outreach, scientists and funders must increase access and the flow of information to media and schools as well as institutions involved in public science education, such as science museums. The Exploratorium, an interactive science museum in San Francisco, received support from the Artists \& Writers program of the Office of Polar Programs, NSF, for a 6-week webcast expedition to Antarctica in 2001/2002. Science Producer Mary Miller will describe the project Live from Antarctica: Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the South Pole. The project involved daily live Internet broadcasts to the museum floor and out on the World Wide Web and an extensive website and museum activity center.
UR: http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica
DE: 1863 Snow and ice (1827)
DE: 6605 Education
DE: 9310 Antarctica
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting