Tag Archives: Second Life

A Virtual South Florida

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

Do you see south Florida in our Digital Wave island? Students have teamed up in groups to represent different regions of south Florida, which you can see outlined by 5 plots of land. We have: the Kissimmee River and the … Continue reading →

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Carbon Dioxide: The Missing Link

Posted on October 10, 2011 by admin

When a NASA scientist meets high school students, you may automatically think that it is always the NASA scientist that would be teaching the students. But at the Museum’s Digital WAVE: Warming Winds and Water program, the scientist taught the … Continue reading →

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Virtual Climate Masterpieces

Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin

There are times when you’re impressed, and times when you’re really impressed. Seeing the completed student productions at the Digital Wave Family Event was one of those times you had to be really impressed. During the 2-week Digital Wave Summer … Continue reading →

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Thank You Astronaut Leland Melvin!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

We just had an amazing, inspiring talk with Astronaut Leland Melvin in Second Life. Almost 100 students from the Museum’s youth development programs participated. Here are a few shots from in-world… Video clips are coming soon. We truly appreciate the … Continue reading →

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Getting the Dirt on Climate Data

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

So how is it that we know about past climate on the Earth? Nowadays we have satellites that monitor patterns and conditions in the land, atmosphere, oceans, and polar regions. But what about before satellites? Today we learned that scientists … Continue reading →

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