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Digital Earth for Ecological and Resilience Education
Ka Chun Yu, Rachel Connolly, Ned Gardiner, Healy Hamilton, Kathi Koontz, David McConville, Jessica Sickler, Ryan Wyatt
www.worldviews.net
Who is the Worldviews Network?
Funded by NOAA Environmental Literacy Grants NA10SEC0080011 & NA10SEC0080017
Hayden PlanetariumAmerican Museum of
Natural History
Credit: Alfred Gracombe
Morrison PlanetariumCalifornia Academy of Sciences
Credit:Paul Grimmer
Gates PlanetariumDenver Museum ofNature & Science
Gates PlanetariumDenver Museum ofNature & Science
16.9 m dome diameter
25° tilt,6 projectors;
120 seats
Maximizing visual impact …
Seeing Knowing Doing
Dome presentation
Systems perspective
NGOs, design the
future
Bioregional Community Dialogues
Seeing: Visual ThinkingStorytelling at multiple scales
Cosmic
Bioregional
Global
Seeing: Visual ThinkingScientific visualization of ecosystems at multiple
scalesGlobal
All Water
FreshWater
Ice
Seeing: Visual ThinkingScientific visualization of ecosystems at multiple
scalesRegional
Seeing: Visual ThinkingScientific visualization of ecosystems at multiple
scalesLocal
Knowing: Systems ThinkingPlanetary Boundaries
“A Safe Operating Space for Humanity”Rockstrom et al., Sept 2009, Nature, v461, p. 472
Design Thinking: Resilience of coupled human-natural systems
Focus on synergetic solutions
Encouraging dialogue …
Preliminary Evaluation
Evaluation Goals
•Increase environmental literacy
•Understand social-ecological problems within context of Earth systems
•Positive affective (emotional) response—awe, inspiration, amazement
•Identify opportunities for further engagement
•Awareness of community resources working to address problem
Currently questionnaire data from N=391 audience members (5 events)
Knowledge Outcomes
• 51%: Learned something new about ecological concepts
Human-natural systems:
• 26%: Recognized ecological changes caused by humans over time
• 23%: Recognized human use of natural resources
• 13%: Learning about what can be done to protect/restore environment in their regions
Immersive Experience
81%: Dome presentation enhanced understanding, e.g.,
• 39%: “It gave me perspective …”
• 32%: “It allows me to see …”
• 22%: “It made me understand …”
• 10%: “It makes me feel …” (affective response)
Reaction to Dome Presentation
“Rank statements reflecting reaction to dome experience”
1. Thinking about complex Earth systems interrelationships
2. Visualizing concepts of time and space
3. Sense of how small Earth is
Affective Outcomes
• 10% of respondents: dome presentation promoted an affective response
• Inspiration, caring, personal relationship
• These audience members ranked statements most frequently:
1. Feeling the need to take care of Earth
2. Feeling a sense of the sacred in regards to Earth
3. Amazement at the beauty of what was shown
http://worldviews.net
https://partners.worldviews.net/Resources for the Uniview planetarium community
• Professional development
• Scripts, storyboards, links, background info
• Visualization modules
• KML / KMZ files
