Results for Environmental : All (61 Projects)
- Multitouch Mashup
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- A multitouch, multiuser mashup allows visitors to explore Flickr photos placed on a Yahoo! Map. This exhibit appears at Ontario Science Centre, Don Harrington Discovery Center, and Vulcan Park and Museum.
- Multitouch Panoramic Viewer
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- The multitouch-enabled panoramic image viewer allows for pinch gesture zooming in and out of a panoramic photograph we took from the top of the Vulcan Park statue in Birmingham, AL.
- New Mexico Stories Community Mapping Mashup
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- New Mexico Stories is a community site which encourages residents, along with visitors to New Mexico, to share their stories and experiences in the state.
- KQED Quest Interactive
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- An interactive Website that makes extensive use of Google Map and Flickr mashups along with geocoded multimedia. Developed with KQED Public Television in San Francisco.
- Don Harrington Discovery Center
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- The Don Harrington Discovery Center website dynamically incorporates new event data as it becomes available. Site updates and maintenance are handled by the center's staff.
- Space Weather Viewer
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- An interactive online exhibit allows visitors to pan and zoom real-time NASA solar data, scientific visualizations, and interviews with scientists. Developed with NASA.
- Cosmic Serpent
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- Cosmic Serpent is a professional development project designed to increase the capacity of museum practitioners to bridge native and western science learning in informal settings.
- Grand Tour of the Solar System
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- A guided tour of the solar system that uses a four-foot spherical display. Developed with the Sudekum Planetarium at Adventure Science Center.
- Solar System Touch Screen Exhibits
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- A series of interactive computer-based touch screens allow visitors to explore the solar system. Developed with the Sudekum Planetarium at Adventure Science Center.
- Triassic Fossil Viewer
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- A touch screen interactive computer-based exhibit that allows visitors to explore a large fossil block. Developed with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
- Coelophysis Exhibit
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- A floor and Web exhibit explores New Mexico's state fossil, coelophysis. Part of the Dawn of the Dinosaurs exhibition.
- MOCA Exhibition Archive
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- An online record of the exhibition history of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). The site contains project descriptions, installation views, and the contents of archival holdings.
- NASA Lunar Robotics
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- An interactive kiosk provides dynamic information about the NASA Lunar Precursor Robotic Program. The touch screen controls a spherical display presenting animations of the moon.
- Mammoth Mountain
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- An interactive touch screen exhibit exploring the southern Sierra. Custom 3D modeling of the area allows visitors to "fly" from location to location.
- ExhibitFiles
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- ExhibitFiles is an online community of people who make exhibits: a place to connect with colleagues, find out about exhibits, and share experiences.
- North by Southwest: Bering Sea Communities
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- North by Southwest: Bering Sea Communities, Collaborations and Collections is a touch screen exhibit exploring photographs and artifacts.
- Document My Visit
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- An interactive exhibit that allows young learners to post pictures and sounds from the museum floor on the Internet.
- The American Image: The Photographs of John Collier Jr.
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- An interactive online exhibit presents the work of 20th century American photographer John Collier Jr. Inventive mashups provide visitors with new way to explore concepts in visual media, and to view and discuss Collier's compelling photographs.
- Slave Narratives
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- Dramatic and powerful audio narratives from those who have suffered under slavery are presented in an interactive online exhibit and podcast. Developed with the Museum of the African Diaspora.
- Where to Recycle in Torrance, California
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- A Google Maps mash up that allows visitors to easily match products with recycling centers. Developed with the City of Torrance, California.
- Solar Viewer Widget
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- A Yahoo! Widget and Mac OS X Dashboard Widget showing real-time images of the Sun. Developed with NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum.
- International Action on Global Warming
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- A website which supports an iniative promoting events and activities at science centers focusing on climate change. Developed with the Association of Science - Technology Centers.
- Traditions of the Sun: Yucatan Book
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- A photographic book explores Mayan archaeoastronomy in the Yucatan in Mexico. Developed with NASA, the book is presented in Yucatec Maya, Spanish, and English languages.
- Adobe Bridge Tutorials
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- Animated Flash-based tutorials help explain the benefits and features of Adobe Bridge and the Adobe Creative Suite 2. Developed with Adobe Systems.
- Virtual Institute for Microbial Stress and Survival
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- A website and custom content management system which supports the scientific and research activities of the VIMSS project.
- Photographs from the African Diaspora
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- An interactive online exhibit that gives visitors the ability to zoom and view over two-thousand photographs. Developed with the Museum of the African Diaspora.
- Museum of the African Diaspora
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- The website of the Museum of the African Diaspora whose mission is to connect all people through the art, culture and history of the African Diaspora.
- Chess Software Basics
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- An electronic exhibit and web-based interactive which explores the basic workings and the historical development of chess software. Developed with the Computer History Museum.
- Traditions of the Sun: The Yucatan
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- An interactive website exploring the astronomy and science of the ancient Maya of the Yucatan within a larger historical and cultural context. Developed with NASA and INAH.
- Nevada Clean Energy Coalition
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- An informative website illustrating the environmental and health dangers of a proposed coal-burning power plant in the Black Rock desert of northern Nevada.
- Tour the Solar System
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- This touch-screen exhibit developed with Chabot Space and Science Center displays spherical images of the planets and moons on a Magic Planet display.
- Traditions of the Sun: Chaco Culture Book
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- A photographic journey to Chaco Canyon National Historical Park in New Mexico. This book examines archaeoastronomy in the park as well modern solar research. Developed with NASA.
- Traditions of the Sun: Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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- An interactive exploration of the history and culture of Chaco Culture National Historical Park as well as modern research on the Sun. Developed with NASA and the Park Service.
- Clean Power: The Promise of Fuel Cells
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- The fascinating science and unique history of fuel cell development is explored in depth in this electronic exhibit developed with California Science Center.
- Alternative Fuels
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- An exhibit that looks at four cleaner fuels that can replace gasoline and/or can significantly improve vehicle mileage.
- Fuel Cell Q & A
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- Fuel Cell Q & A is a video-based exhibit exploring common questions about fuel cell vehicles. The exhibit was developed with California Science Center.
- Fuel Cell Vehicle System
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- Developed with California Science Center, this "touch-model" exhibit explains the workings of the major components of fuel cell vehicles.
- Earth, Moon, Mars, and Beyond
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- This touch-screen exhibit developed with NASA powers a Magic Planet Display which shows spherical images of the Earth, Moon, Mars, as well as other planets and moons.
- Sun-Earth Viewer
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- This Flash-based viewer allows users to zoom and pan near real-time NASA satellite images of the Sun and the Earth.
- The Real Reasons for Seasons
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- Created to accompany a book of the same title, this CD-ROM helps explains the reasons for the seasons. Developed for Lawrence Hall of Science and NASA.
- Understanding Genetics
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- An online exhibition exploring the connections between genetics and human health. Developed with the Tech Museum of Innovation.
- The World Series
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- Developed with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, this exhibit chronicles over 100 years of baseball history.
- 7 Steps to Understanding XMP Metadata
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- An interactive Flash-based tutorial focusing on Adobe's XMP Metadata technology for creative professionals.
- Visual Collections
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- Over 300,000 images from over 30 collections of architectural drawings, historic maps, fine art, and photography. Developed with Cartography Associates, David Rumsey.
- WISE: Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
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- WISE is a NASA-funded scientific research project that will provide a vast storehouse of knowledge about the solar system, the Milky Way, and the Universe.
- What Color Eyes Would Your Children Have?
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- An interactive eye color calculator which allows visitors to explore and learn about genetic inheritance. Developed with the Tech Museum of Innovation.
- Zooming Into DNA
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- A Flash-based viewer showing actual scientific images of cells, chromosomes, and DNA. Developed with the Tech Museum of Innovation.
- THEMIS Education and Public Outreach
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- The Education and Public outreach site for this NASA mission that will explore the forces which cause the Northern and Southern Lights.
- Collections Ticker
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- An unstructured way to browse and explore the 10,000 items in the David Rumsey Historic Map Collection.
- ASTC
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- The website of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, an organization of science centers and museums dedicated to furthering the public understanding of science.
- Global Climate Change: Research Explorer
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- A site which presents the same data that scientist and researchers look at in studying global warming. Developed with the Exploratorium.
- Make Your Pet's Home Poison Safe
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- An animated, interactive Flash-based web site developed with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
- Total Eclipse DVD
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- A thirty-minute educational DVD focusing on the science of solar eclipses. Developed for NASA and the Exploratorium.
- SEGway
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- SEGway, the Science Education Gateway supports education and public outreach for a variety of NASA missions and projects.
- Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum Brochure
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- An informational and educational brochure developed for the Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum.
- Living with a Star
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- A CD-ROM companion to a teacher's guide, exploring the science of the dynamic Sun and and its effects on Earth.
- Peggy Rathmann Official Web Site
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- The official site for the Caldecott award-winning children's author Peggy Rathmann.
- Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting
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- An in depth look at the ever-changing world of robotics. Developed with the Tech Museum of Innovation.
- Widows of War Living Memorial
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- A website where widows of all armed conflicts can record and share their stories with others around the world.
- Apple Media Tool
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- A self-paced book and CD-ROM tutorial that teaches the basics of multimedia authoring.
- Hamster Tours
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- A play site that compliments the book, "Ten Minutes to Bedtime," by Caldecott award-winning children's author Peggy Rathmann.