Exploratorium.edu on Internet2

Digital Media from theMuseum of Science, Art, and Human Perception

CENIC 3.16.04

About the Exploratorium

Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception

• Over 500 interactive exhibits

• 600,000 visitors annually

• Museum as an educational center

Partner Museums

Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment

• Institute for Inquiry

• Teacher Institute

• Center for Informal Learning and Schools

Exploratorium.edu

• Online since 1993• 15 million annual

visitors

Over 20,000 pages4 Webby Awards

Moving to Internet2• Our innovative programs and rich media collections

have Internet2 potential:

• Digital Collections• Webcasting Program• Imaging Station• Digital Library for Educators• Professional Development Programs

Our Digital Collections

Our Digital Collections

• Floor Exhibits

• Public Understanding of Research

• Everyday Science

Floor Exhibit Collections

Floor Exhibit Collections

•http://www.exploratorium.edu/seeing/exhibits/changing.html

Public Understanding of Research

Public Understanding of Research

www.exploratorium.edu/origins

Everyday Science

• www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/

Broadband Exhibits

• www.exploratorium.edu/music/

Broadband Exhibits

Broadband Exhibits

Webcasting Program

Eclipse Webcast

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www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse

Breakfast Science Webcast

• www.exploratorium.edu/cooking

Youth Webcasting

www.exploratorium.edu/disco/

Imaging Station

Imaging Station• Research grade microscopes in a

museum setting

• Online archive of high quality images & videos

• http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/

Imaging Station

• Zebrafish Development

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Digital Library for Educators

Digital Library for Educators• Collection of articles, activities, videos,

photos and other digital media

• Indexed by grade level, subject, resource type, and content standards

• Part of NSDL collection

• Online by 2005

• http://www.exploratorium.edu/partner/library.html

Cells

Cells

• Hands-on Activities: Cellular Soap Opera

Cells

• Live Webcast: Life in the Universe

Cells

• Online Exhibition: Unwinding DNA

Cells

• Video: Zebrafish Cell Division

Cells

• Interactive: Cell Explorer

Cells

• Floor Exhibit: Giant Microscope

Earthquakes

Earthquakes

• Webcast: Life on the Faultline

Earthquakes

• Activities

Earthquakes

• Article: The Great Shake

Earthquakes

• Online Exhibition: Exploring the Faultline

Earthquakes

• Video: Seismic Engineer

Earthquakes

• Interactive: The Breakup of Pangaea • www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/ideas/gondwana2

.html

Earthquakes

• Floor Exhibit: Resonant Rings

Professional Development

Institute for Inquiry

www.exploratorium.edu/ifi

Teacher Institute

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www.exploratorium.edu/iron_science

The Future

In the Pipeline• Broadband Exhibits

• Webcasting

• Imaging Station

• Digital Library for Educators

• Professional Development Programs

The Future• Promote inquiry-based learning

• Develop innovative learning resources and experiences for K-20 students and teachers

• Partner with schools, research centers, etc

Contact• Noah Wittman • Director, Educator Online Network• noahw@exploratorium.edu

• Deb Hunt • Senior Information Specialist• dhunt@exploratorium.edu