Transcript Magic Planet One Sphere of Influence Director Bill Thomas

Magic Planet One Sphere
of Influence
Director Bill Thomas
Pacific Services Center
Mission
NOAA PSC provides integrated, locally
relevant services and information that
support the well-being of Pacific coastal
and ocean communities, economies, and
natural resources.
Why use the Magic Planet?
• Portability allows larger
audience to be reached
• Excellent tool for outreach
events
• Touch screen feature creates
more interaction
• Educates on a variety of topics
• Grabs audience attention
Magic Planet at PSC
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Datasets
Narratives
Lesson Plans
Collateral Materials
Outreach
Dataset Development
“The possibilities are as boundless as your creativity”
Library of about 70 datasets
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Created by Matthew McBride
Regional collaboration
Data from various partners
SOS Website and convert to DDS format
Four Main Categories
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Climate
Hazards
Biology
Geology/Oceanography
What am I Looking at?
Narratives created (27)
• Created for datasets in the current library
• Ocean Literacy Principles K-12 (National Science
Education Standards)
• Used in conjunction with the touchscreen
• Brief description for viewer what is being seen on
the Magic Planet
• Voice recorded for auto play
Benefits
• Helps to increase understanding of what is
being viewed
• NOAA messages get across to audience
• Auto play allows for freedom
Target Audience
• General Public
• Students K-12
The New Teacher’s
Aide
Alan Nakagawa Lesson Plans
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Created for grades 5-8
Specific to the Magic Planet
Meet state benchmarks
Hands-on learning
Cross curriculum (Science, Math, Language Arts)
CD-Rom format
Thematic Units
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Focusing on grades 3-5
Modify lessons for younger students
Meet state benchmarks
Hands-on learning
On-line accessibility
For use when Magic Planet goes into the classroom
Hello I’m Brian the brain
coral! Grab your scuba gear
and let’s take a journey
under the sea to a place that
holds 25% of the oceans
marine life. It is known as the
“rainforest of the sea”. You
might better know them by
the name of Coral Reefs.
Take the Message Home
Collateral Materials
1.) Postcards
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Several complete others in production
Cover various topics
Actually mail them out
2.) Tri-fold Brochures
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Tsunami Awareness (Past and Present)
3.) Workbooks
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Covering various topics relating to Thematic
Units in development
4.) CD-Rom
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Teachers can take Allan’s lessons plans and
thematic units back to the classroom
5.) Podcasting
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Download datasets with narration
Magic Planet Stats
Outreach Events
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Average of once per month with about
500+ people reached per event
Recent Events
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E-School Conference
Science and Engineering Fair
Mad About Science
Collaboration with Bishop Museum on the
Humpback Whale Exhibit
Supporting NOAA’s Education
Plan
“…..an environmentally literate public
and a diverse workforce who will use
NOAA’s products and services to
make informed decisions that enable
responsible action.”