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    442 results for "story":

    • Practical visual literacy for science communication
      ...anced by mocking up a design in which text and visual elements are laid out as they will appear in the final product. A 'story-board' approach can be used to provide an overall 'look and feel' of a product, as well as identify the various visual e...
    • Presentation dialog
      ...isn't scientific. R: Aren't you trying to communicate the science, not show us how smart you are? B: I have an important story to tell here. If you take the annual rates of seagrass loss, extrapolate into the future, you can . . . R: Maybe what yo...
    • Previewing NY Harbor exhibit at the New York Aquarium on Coney Island
      ...destructive wave energy. There will be multiple interactive opportunities throughout the exhibit. A small laboratory and story kiosk will be included to showcase the Billion Oyster Project. It is due to open during the summer of 2019. Ocean Wonder...
    • Protecting Our Waterways: What You Should Know About Harmful Algal Blooms
      ... L., Smith, J. L., Solow, A. R., & Trainer, V. L. (2021). Marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the United States: History, current status and future trends. Harmful algae , 102 , 101975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.101975 Harmful Algal...
    • Putting it all together
      .... Prior to getting started with InDesign, students were assigned to watch video tutorials on how to use InDesign, and to storyboard documents related to their research. These documents included brochures, posters, and fliers for a range of audienc...
    • Queensland floods; 2011
      ...ourtesy of AP: Dave Hunt. The flood levels were roughly equivalent to the 1974 event which was a defining point in the history of the region. In 1974, a degraded tropical cyclone (the Southern hemisphere version of a hurricane) dumped a lot of wat...
    • Rachel Carson versus the Zombie Horde
      ...ccessful writer drive her to take on the zombie horde? Carson draws readers in by beginning Silent Spring with a mystery story, a fable of a once-vibrant town infected by a strange blight. The story unfolds with descriptions of how the blight saps...
    • Randy Olson’s new book: “Houston, We Have a Narrative”
      ... Randy Olson has really knocked a home run with his latest book, “ Houston, we have a narrative: Why science needs story ”. Randy’s previous book, “ Don’t be such a scientist: Talking substance in an age of style...
    • Recommendations for effectively communicating science: Part 1
      ...e the essential information needed to convey meaningful information. The process of weaving these visual elements into a story combined with text in which all terms were defined, wording carefully chosen to promote understanding by non-specialists...
    • Reflecting on water monitoring and citizen science at the Maryland Water Monitoring Council conference
      ... (SAV) management, moderated by my colleague, Brooke Landry . Speakers presented on a variety of topics, including the history of SAV restoration in Maryland, seed harvesting and planting, microplastics in SAV beds, and remote sensing and citizen...
    • Reflections on teaching a global course on developing environmental report cards
      ...Taking the first steps toward developing a basin report card ' by Nancy Sheehan , posted on 15 Nov 2017. 2) ' What's the story in your report card? ' by Jodie Mehrtens , posted on 22 Nov 2017. 3) ' Defining report card indicator thresholds to achi...
    • Reginald Truitt: The origin of Chesapeake Bay science in support of management
    • Release of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Report Card
      ..., we are nearing our 100-year anniversary. We have been using science to inform management and policy over this entire history, but now we are excited to be embarking on an effort to create a Chesapeake Global Collaboratory to combine the best sci...
    • Remembering Bob Simon: A class act
      ...adness. I had the good fortune of spending some time with him when I was living in Australia and Bob was there to film a story on the Great Barrier Reef . I know the exact day I met Bob Simon : 10 April 1999. The reason I remember this day so well...
    • Report cards aren’t just for school anymore
      ...tems overgrown by algae) plenty of life can be present, but it may not be the type of life we desire. At this point in history, all ecological systems are somewhat managed. Should we focus on making them productive for our means, or on returning t...
    • Resilience of Coastal Communities Depends on Maintaining Social Infrastructure
      ...ing, "What can be done to sustain coastal communities in the face of climate change and accelerated sea level rise?" The story of Holland Island , a once-thriving fishing community, reveals the importance of maintaining social infrastructure to su...
    • Returning to My Ohio Roots: Scoping Out A Lake Erie Report Card
      ...ommunication. At the reception following the board meeting, I told a couple of stories and introduced a guest. The first story was the 1913 flood in Dayton, Ohio that my grandmother told me about. This flood was and still is the biggest natural di...
    • Rich Batiuk’s retirement from the Chesapeake Bay Program
      ... with the promise of donuts. Painted ceramic doughnut presented to Rich Batiuk. Image credit Bill Dennison. I shared the story of when Rich and I were sharing a hotel room in West Palm Beach in November, 1990 at a seagrass workshop. When I arrived...
    • Riparian Rhapsodies in Customs House
      ...fice , which now houses a wine bar. One of the fellows in the tour used to work in The Port Office building and told the story of commuting to work via boat in the 1974 flood. We visited some historic buildings in the financial district, intersper...
    • River Rally 2018
      ... Organizations, and Coalitions. I chose to attend workshops highlighting indicator approaches, community engagement, and storytelling. Each session I attended was fun, educational, and most utilized interactive approaches. I especially enjoyed the...
    • Sailing around the world: Sea Semester and Rich Wilson
      ...e current S.E.A. ships, the S/S Corwith Cramer, had just finished a major refit in Maine. David Bank told us a fantastic story of the “sweat equity” invested by S.E.A. staff and volunteers in the Cramer yard period in a Maine shipyard....
    • Science Cafe and science communication training in Boston
      ...ying and communicating effectively to your primary audience. On Day 2, we focused on the graphical elements, using paper storyboards or mockups before investing in actual graphics creation, aspects of color to keep in mind, how to declutter the...
    • Science communication and integration with Environment Canada
      ...t we had come up with following each of the science communication activities we conducted (conceptionary, title pursuit, storyboarding, assessment). Each activity demonstrated the power of effective teamwork. Each activity followed a sequence of a...
    • Science Communication Course
      ...designed to develop active titles—short declarative statements that summarize the issue being communicated, and 3) Storyboarding, a game designed to design a layout of integrating visual elements and text for printed communication products....
    • Science communication in southern Maine
      ...vocate for the Chesapeake Bay. When science jobs were hard to come by in 1932, Rachel wrote articles about the natural history of the Bay for the Baltimore Sun. So when we had the chance to visit a National Wildlife Refuge bearing her name and a N...