1. Crossroads: Education through Spherical Projection Systems

2. Overview Content Format Module Details Advisory Group Kiosk Other Spherical Displays Evaluation

3. Content Global Climate Change Restless Earth Exploring Weather & Climate through Time Real-Time Planet Earth

4. Format Live public program –20 minute program for the general public Live school program –25-minute program for school children for grades 5 – 12 –aligned to national & Hawai‘i science content standards –Pre/post visit lessons working in partnership with DOE Automated program –4 to 8 minutes –Audio narration and music Kiosk mode

5. Global Climate Change Science and impacts of climate change Mitigation and adaptation efforts 2007 IPCC climate models (different scenarios) –temperatures –precipitation –sea level rise Environmental decision making

6. Earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis Historical and current Tools and technology –Seismics –Buoys –Satellites Restless Earth

7. Exploring Weather and Climate through Time Weather vs. climate Time scales –Daily weather –Seasons –El Nino –Global Warming –Glacial/ Interglacial

8. Real-Time Planet Earth Updated view of the planet in near real time Weather, precip, surface temp, sea surface temp NEW: wind speed and direction, ocean currents, degree-heating weeks, volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunami propagation (more info at Imiloa).

9. Advisory Group (NOAA, UH) NOAA –Bill Thomas, Director of Pacific Services Center –Eileen Shea, Director of Integrated Data and Environmental Applications Center –Donald Kobayashi, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Island Fisheries Center –Robert Ballard, National Weather Service, Central Pacific Hurricane Center –Dr. Nathan Becker, National Weather Service, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center –Dr. John Barnes, Mauna Loa Observatory University of Hawaii at Manoa –Dr. Fred Mackenzie (Department of Oceanography) –Dr. Malia Rivera (Institute of Marine Biology) –Dr. Axel Timmermann (International Pacific Research Center) –Dr. Jim Potemra (International Pacific Research Center)

10. Kiosk Visitor choice Sphere can be manipulated Global vs. local Mission-oriented Statistics compiled

11. Output to Other Spherical Displays Google Earth NASA Worldwind Magic Planet

12. Evaluation Pacific Resources for Education and Learning Formative and summative at Bishop Museum and Imiloa Astronomy Center –Clicker feedback –Kiosk statistics –pre/post program surveys Auto-run vs. live programming vs. kiosk- mode

13. Questions? Leon Geschwind lgeschwind@bishopmuseum.org 808-848-4165