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    442 results for "story":

    • Mississippi report card video
      ...on. This is accomplished by choosing the right images and sequence, carefully editing the narration, and having a strong storyline. The process used to develop this powerful video is 'storyboarding'. Conversant convened a series of conference call...
    • Modern cave drawings and story-telling using PowerPoint
      Modern cave drawings and story-telling using PowerPoint ... I made a presentation in the CERF 2015 session entitled "Successful Science Story-Telling f...
    • More Conversations with Randy Olson about the use of narratives in science
      ...son about the use of narratives in science ... James Shannon Building at the National Institutes of Health. I attended a Story Circles session at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland on 7 Feb 2019. My friend and colleague Randy...
    • Moreton Bay and Catchment
      ...s published in 1998. Moreton Bay and Catchment The book is divided into nine major sections covering the environmental history of the region, geology and geomorphology, catchment rivers and lakes, water quality, marine plants, marine animals, cora...
    • Moreton Bay Study: A Scientific Basis for the Healthy Waterways Campaign
      ...nd maintain momentum for the Healthy Waterways campaign. The book was initiated in the early part of 1999, with half-day storyboard sessions on the Healthy Waterways whiteboard. My co-author, Eva Abal , and I completed it in six months, relying on...
    • My four decade friendship with Susan Williams
    • My Introduction to Chesapeake Bay
      ...y before from classes and from general media, but I didn’t know how extensive it was, what animals lived there, or the history of it. To support my acclimation to East Coast topics, my family bought me a poster of Chesapeake Bay so I could referen...
    • Narrative literacy for science communication
      ...Handbook for Integrating Visual Elements ". The seventh principle is from a paper by M. Dahlstrom " Using narratives and storytelling to communicate science with nonexpert audiences ", published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Scienc...
    • Nature and Culture as Star-Crossed Lovers: Can we have one without the other?
    • New York Harbor NSF STEM Project Design Week, Part 2
      ...quo; Superhero Clubhouse ’. This one act musical, with original songs and script incorporated accurate science , history, as well as Shakespeare . It appeared to be a hit for both the students and adults. Students gather for burgers, hot dog...
    • Northern Australia floodplains research workshop in Brisbane
      ... under the National Environment Research Program Northern Hub (NERP Northern) . Our goal is to piece together the larger story being told by individual research components. As always, it was exciting to learn more about a new ecosystem - although...
    • Notes from Zanzibar; Communicating science workshop
      ...ural science groups and social science groups to scope out various East African coastal issues. We began to develop some story lines and mocked up storyboards so that we could produce science newsletters. Conceptionary in action with Maricela de l...
    • Now What? Life After the Launch of a Report Card
      ...ds to be addressed in the report card, via strategic messaging techniques, in order to make sure that everyone hears the story in the report card . Different strokes for different folks—creating convincing messages and compelling recommendat...
    • NPS Spotlight on Natural and Cultural Resources Workshop
      ...ural Resources and Cultural Resources in the NCR and covered a variety of interesting topics. Subjects ranged from the history of slavery in the Harper’s Ferry area, to variation in diets between coyotes and foxes at different NCR parks, the...
    • Ohio River basin: Environmental Literacy
      ...Cumberland, Kentucky, Wabash, Great Miami, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers. The Ohio River has been important in the history of the United States, particularly as a transportation corridor (connecting to the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico)....
    • Oklahoma Song Book
      ...ou know it’s a lie Cause that'll be the day when I die Well, you give me all of your projections to make a climate story All your data and your information too Well, you know you love it baby When you tell me, maybe That some day, well we'll...
    • On the River with Darion and Tre
      On the River with Darion and Tre ... Classified as “the nation's river”, the Potomac River is a source of history and culture, and is an ecological keystone in the Chesapeake Bay. On June 7th, we embarked on our journey to visit this...
    • On the trail of iconic Parisian scientists
      ...ion on the streets of the Marais " provided me with an insight into the Paris of Lavoisier's time. Bill's blog tells the story of Lavoisier's encounter with an angry mob during the heated days of the French Revolution . I also visited the Musee de...
    • One Planet One Ocean conference in Barcelona, Spain
      ...does not make We need to pull together like a crew So that we integrate science like tiramisu. Shin-ichi Uye told a story about jellies They stopped folks from getting fish into their bellies He modeled the Asian marginal seas To help fisherm...
    • Over the river and through the woods to release the Upper Potomac Headwaters Report Card, we go!
      ...r class. We then invited several guest lecturers to join us on our weekly conference calls, and learned about the rich history of the land and how it has changed over time, and also about how the local people use and relate to their landscape. Tow...
    • Parramatta River Study Tour
      ... urban footprint of the city of Parramatta and yet experience a very natural setting for the swimming area. This success story occurred on Australia Day, on 24 January 2015, after 72 years of the lake being closed to swimming due to pollution. On...
    • Peter Oliver's top ten books about science
      ...different places in the world where this approach is being used. Shouldn't Our Grandchildren Know? An Environmental Life Story , Graham Chittleborough Chittleborough was a scientist with CSIRO in Western Australia who wanted to show his grandchild...
    • Pigs in Water: living underwater with Susan Williams
      ...ams ... Aquanauts Bruce Nyden, Bill Dennison, Susan Williams and Chuck Gross (L-R) at Smithsonian Institution, Natural History Museum reception standing in front of Hydrolab display. The year was 1984. Ronald Reagan was running for President again...
    • Players and Problems: Socio-Environmental Management in the Chesapeake Bay
      ...oratory. (2015, June 1). Study shows harmful algal blooms in Chesapeake Bay are more frequent. https://www.umces.edu/hpl/story/2015/jun/01/study-shows-harmful-algal-blooms-chesapeake-bay-are-more-frequent National Geographic. Sea Rise and Storms o...
    • Politics As Usual…
      ...cene setter” for environmental injustices to take place. During his lecture, Dr. Michael Paolisso focused on the history of power and the juxtaposition between capitalists and proletariats in the context of ecological degradation, pollution,...