POLAR-PALOOZA: An International Polar Year Community Outreach Project

"Palooza" is defined as "an all-out crazy party" or "an exaggerated event." POLAR-PALOOZA is a state-of-the-art multimedia initiative to teach people about the changing polar regions in a way that is intended to be a little out of the box, and always on the edge. It is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackie Richter-Menge
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2011
Subjects:
IPY
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a26e458c860d45c583291611ade9fdb2
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Summary:"Palooza" is defined as "an all-out crazy party" or "an exaggerated event." POLAR-PALOOZA is a state-of-the-art multimedia initiative to teach people about the changing polar regions in a way that is intended to be a little out of the box, and always on the edge. It is one of the interactive learning adventures created by the PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE Project (http://passporttoknowledge.com) with support from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).