Fluid Earth Viewer: An Engaging and Interactive Educational Web Tool for Exploring Earth's Global and Polar Atmospheric and Oceanographic Phenomena.
Abstract
Using open-source code and publicly available atmospheric and ocean model data sets, a team at The Ohio State University created the Fluid Earth Viewer (FEVer), an interactive, intuitive, and visually appealing web tool that allows users to explore current and past conditions of our planet's atmosphere and oceans. Building on extensive user-testing with audiences that included undergraduate students, middle school students and the general public, FEVer serves as a vehicle of modern Earth science communication, making complex data accessible and engaging in both informal and formal education settings.
In particular, FEVer provides hands-on visualizations of the important climatic role of the polar regions, their connections to lower latitudes, and the changes they are undergoing. A companion website, FEVer-Ed, provides background information, educational support, and opportunities for additional learning through a gallery of historically interesting atmospheric and oceanic events. Beyond showcasing how FEVer is readily expandable to include additional data sets, the presenter is interested in brainstorming novel applications of the tool for learners of all ages. FEVer is accessible online at fever.bpcrc.osu.edu.- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018AGUFMED51A..08C
- Keywords:
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- 0815 Informal education;
- EDUCATIONDE: 0825 Teaching methods;
- EDUCATIONDE: 9310 Antarctica;
- GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONDE: 9315 Arctic region;
- GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION