Electrical Connections & Consequences within the Earth System

Teresa EastburnUCAR Center for Science Education

UCAR, FESD ECCWEC Grant – Team MeetingJuly 21, 2014

2014 Education & Outreach Goals & Objectives

• Broader Distribution of Educational Resources– Videos– Content– Educational Resources

Video Widely Distributed for Use• YouTube AtmosNews• YouTube UCARConnect• NCAR Tablet Tour –

Atmosphere explained• UCSE Site• Mesa Laboratory – New

Research at Entrance• Educational Websites…

7300 views on YouTube

2 Years of Views at the Mesa Lab entrance – 80,000 visitors annually

400 Tablet Tours

Educational & Other Access Sites

• NeoK12 – newly added• School Tube• Teacher Tube• WatchKnowLearn Featured Video of the Day

• Colorado iTunes U Mike Minddddvielle

• Vimeo• NSF360

Prospects

• American Museum of Natural History – Science Bulletins, Vivian Trakinski, Director

• Ignite NCAR – October 15, 2015 – 5 Min.

UCARConnectucarconnect.ucar.edu

• Production in September for October 15 – Dec. 1st feature focus

• 3 videos (broad audience)• Biography• Educational Tie-ins• News, Stories• Teaching Box

• Global Electric Circuit info and video on UCAR SciEd

• AtmosNews, YouTube – both videos

• UCARConnect YouTube – both videos and Baumgartner’s

• University of Colorado Public Outreach site – scientist video interviews

Outreach Products