1. Magic Planet One Sphere of Influence Director Bill Thomas

2. Pacific Services Center Mission NOAA PSC provides integrated, locally relevant services and information that support the well-being of Pacific coastal and ocean communities, economies, and natural resources.

3. Why use the Magic Planet? Portability allows larger audience to be reached Excellent tool for outreach events Touch screen feature creates more interaction Educates on a variety of topics Grabs audience attention

4. Magic Planet at PSC Datasets Narratives Lesson Plans Collateral Materials Outreach

5. Dataset Development Library of about 70 datasets Created by Matthew McBride Regional collaboration Data from various partners SOS Website and convert to DDS format Four Main Categories Climate Hazards Biology Geology/Oceanography “The possibilities are as boundless as your creativity”

6. What am I Looking at? Narratives created (27) Created for datasets in the current library Ocean Literacy Principles K-12 (National Science Education Standards) Used in conjunction with the touchscreen Brief description for viewer what is being seen on the Magic Planet Voice recorded for auto play Benefits Helps to increase understanding of what is being viewed NOAA messages get across to audience Auto play allows for freedom Target Audience General Public Students K-12

7. The New Teacher’s Aide Alan Nakagawa Lesson Plans Created for grades 5-8 Specific to the Magic Planet Meet state benchmarks Hands-on learning Cross curriculum (Science, Math, Language Arts) CD-Rom format Thematic Units Focusing on grades 3-5 Modify lessons for younger students Meet state benchmarks Hands-on learning On-line accessibility For use when Magic Planet goes into the classroom

8. Hello I’m Brian the brain coral! Grab your scuba gear and let’s take a journey under the sea to a place that holds 25% of the oceans marine life. It is known as the “rainforest of the sea”. You might better know them by the name of Coral Reefs.

9. Take the Message Home Collateral Materials 1.) Postcards Several complete others in production Cover various topics Actually mail them out 2.) Tri-fold Brochures Tsunami Awareness (Past and Present) 3.) Workbooks Covering various topics relating to Thematic Units in development 4.) CD-Rom Teachers can take Allan’s lessons plans and thematic units back to the classroom 5.) Podcasting Download datasets with narration

10. Magic Planet Stats Outreach Events Average of once per month with about 500+ people reached per event Recent Events E-School Conference Science and Engineering Fair Mad About Science Collaboration with Bishop Museum on the Humpback Whale Exhibit

11. “…..an environmentally literate public and a diverse workforce who will use NOAA’s products and services to make informed decisions that enable responsible action.” Supporting NOAA’s Education Plan