Aquarium of the Pacific

The Aquarium of the Pacific will develop and implement a rigorous professional staff development, education, and training program called Science Interpretation and Technology Integration project, focused on its newly installed Science on a Sphere® (SOS) exhibit in the Ocean Science Center gallery. Science on a Sphere® is a six-foot in diameter sphere that displays dynamic, animated images of the atmosphere, ocean, and continents. With this permanent exhibit, the aquarium addresses the need to develop an expanded skill set and knowledge base of its education staff. Through an integrated approach, education staff will participate in a professional development opportunity to increase their core science knowledge and level of comfort using SOS and learn to communicate more effectively to public and school audiences.