| The NASA-funded EOS Education Project was formed at
UM to disseminate Earth science imagery and supportive curricula to the global educational
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UM becomes
teaching center
for Lewis and Clark bicentennial
A program at UM has positioned itself to become a leading provider of
information about the coming 2003-2006 Lewis and Clark bicentennial. UM's Earth
Observing System Education Project has been selected by the National Lewis and Clark
Bicentennial Council to house a new National Lewis and Clark Education Center.
Alex Philp, assistant director of the EOS Education Project, said the new center will
train teachers to augment their Lewis and Clark instruction through the use of satellite
imagery, multimedia productions, Internet delivery, improved curriculum development,
geospatial data and much more.
The NASA-funded EOS Education Project was formed at UM to disseminate Earth science
imagery and supportive curricula to the global educational community -- especially
information from NASA's Earth Observing System, a flotilla of satellites now being
launched. Now that the National Lewis and Clark Education Center has been added to the
project, Philp said, EOSEP will use a Lewis and Clark theme in all its endeavors for NASA.
He said the education center will gain national exposure when it is highlighted on the
NASA Earth Observatory Web site, located online at earthobservatory. nasa.gov.
"This new center will be an unprecedented educational opportunity for teachers and
students," Philp said. "We look forward to assisting all parties in the
development of interdisciplinary educational programs related to the Lewis and Clark
experience and America's landscape legacy."
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