Modeling and Mapping Science for Kids and the General Public: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Modeling and Mapping Science for Kids and the General Public: Relevant Work

• Dr. Katy Börner

Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, Director Information Visualization Laboratory, Director School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, Bloomington, IN katy@indiana.edu With special thanks to the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center team and the VIVO Team. Modeling and Mapping Science Workshop Indiana University, Bloomington, IN March 21, 2011

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Examples for Hands-on Maps for Kids (8th)

• National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure
• Snibbe Interactive

Collaborative Map Making Examples of Near Real-Time Maps and Models (9th)

• Earthquake maps
• Twitter maps
• Epidemics maps

Relevant Events/Efforts 8th and 9th – Relevant Work

Examples for Hands-on Maps for Kids

http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/toolsforadventure/about/aboutcmi.html This extraordinary 4,000-square-foot (372-square-meter) exhibit provides children and families with the exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in the thrilling world of maps.

http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/toolsforadventure/usingmaps/index.html Throughout its five-year tour, "National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure" will travel to venues such as National Geographic's Explorers Hall museum in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.

Collaborative Map Making

http://wikimapia.org

http://openstreetmap.org

http://www.maptube.org

http://www.maptube.org

Examples of Near Real-Time Maps

http://aworldoftweets.frogdesign.com

http://healthmap.org/predict

http://healthmap.org/predict

Relevant Events

http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=visualiz "Transformation by Visualization: Radical Effects on Learning in Science and Across Education"

All papers, maps, tools, talks, press are linked from http://cns.iu.edu

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