plumbing the depths of biodiversity
DESCRIPTION
+. Plumbing the Depths of Biodiversity. HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES. Your Presenters. Courtney Wilson Curriculum Designer, Crossing Boundaries Education Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology Will Morris Interface Designer, Science Pipes Information Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
+
Plumbing the Depths of Biodiversity
HOBARTAND
WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
Your Presenters
Courtney Wilson Curriculum Designer, Crossing BoundariesEducation ProgramCornell Lab of Ornithology
Will MorrisInterface Designer, Science PipesInformation Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Today’s Outline
• Explore the Science Pipes and Crossing Boundaries collaboration
• Demonstrate Science Pipes—follow along at: sciencepipes.org
• Discuss the Science Pipes road map
Avian Knowledge Network
eBird FeederWatch
NestWatch Macaulay Library
Great BackyardBird Count
Problem: many large datasets
Problem: many users
Scientists
Students
Policy Makers Teachers
Land Managers News Media
Data Programmer
Problem: programmer needed
• Connect to data sets• Build analyses• Create visualizations
User
Data Programmer
!
User
User
User
User
User
Solution: Science Pipes
1. Access large-scale data sets
Data User
Solution: Science Pipes
1. Access large-scale data sets2. Create analyses and visualizations
Data User
Solution: Science Pipes
1. Access large-scale data sets2. Create analyses and visualizations3. Share results
Widgets
Data User
1. Access large-scale data sets2. Create analyses and visualizations3. Share results 4. Facilitate learning and collaboration
Solution: Science Pipes
Data User
User
User
Collaboration with Crossing Boundaries
Crossing Boundaries
Goal: enhance secondary students’ science learning and interest in technology careers.
Through:
• Scientific investigations
• Peer collaboration
• Communication with professionals addressing international conservation issues
Student Outcomes
Science KnowledgeTechnological Skills
Ecological Stewardship
Career Awareness
Curriculum
Curriculum
Exploring Geographic Differences
Are there geographic differences in biodiversity around the world?
New York State Ecoregions
Southern Great Lakes Forests
Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands Forests
Eastern Forest Boreal Transition
Northeastern Coastal Forests
New England-Acadian Forests
Appalachian –Blue Ridge Forests
Allegheny Highlands Forest Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens
Question
How many reptile species live in each New York ecoregion?
Question
How many reptile species live in each New York ecoregion?
Follow along:
• sciencepipes.org
• username: bap-alpha20 … bap-alpha100
• password: alpha99
Exploring Geographic Differences
Are there geographic differences in biodiversity around the world?
Amphibians Birds Mammals Reptiles0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Allegheny Highlands Forests and the Southwest Amazon Moist ForestsSpecies Richness by Taxonomic Group
Allegheny Highlands Forests Southwest Amazon Moist Forests
Taxonomic Group
Spec
ies
Rich
ness
(# o
f Spe
cies
)
Teacher Survey
“Fantastically easy for a non-tech person to get results”
“This is going to be awesome. I like it. Kids will love it.”
“Very excited about this tool! THANKS!!!!”
“A great way to focus on the relationships and not the process of creating graphs”
18% rated Science Pipes “useful”
82% rated Science Pipes “very useful”
More Uses
• Classrooms beyond biodiversity
• Land-use management
• Urban planning
• Or…
…any situation where you need to analyze and visualize data.
Science Pipes Road Map
• Identify more partners for collaboration
• Open beta by the end of 2009
• User-interface improvements
• More components: data sets, operators, and outputs
• Add ability for others to upload components
• Open source release
