California Academy of Science
EXHIBIT PROJECTS CREATED FOR THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
GIANTS OF LAND AND SEA
Connected Systems
3 tOUCHSCREENS EACH DESCRIBING COMPLEX ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
— CARBON CYCLE, OCEAN UPWELLING, & COASTAL FOG
GIANTS OF LAND AND SEA
Biography of a Redwood
TOUCHSCREEN THAT DESCRIBES THE LIFE EVENTS OF AN EXHIBITED 6 FOOT TALL REDWOOD TREE SLICE & THE HISTORIC WORLD OCCURRENCES THAT THIS TREE LIVED THROUGH
GIANTS OF LAND AND SEA
READING THE LAYERS: WHALES
VISITORS BROUGHT TO LIFE A STOP-MOTION ANIMATED WHALES AND LEARNED ABOUT THE WAYS SCIENTISTS UNDERSTAND THE LIVES OF WHALES THROUGH SPECIMEN SAMPLES
GIANTS OF LAND AND SEA
Reading the Layers: Whales
VISITORS BROUGHT TO LIFE A STOP-MOTION ANIMATED WHALES AND LEARNED ABOUT THE WAYS SCIENTISTS UNDERSTAND THE LIVES OF WHALES THROUGH SPECIMEN SAMPLES
GIANTS OF LAND AND SEA
Fade to 1906
INTERFACE TO EXPLORE PHOTO COLLAGES THAT MERGE PHOTOS OF LOCATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO FROM 2010 WITH IMAGES TAKEN RIGHT AFTER THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE.
GIANTS OF LAND AND SEA
Sea Lion Skull Wall
VISITORS BROUGHT TO LIFE A STOP-MOTION ANIMATED WHALES AND LEARNED ABOUT THE WAYS SCIENTISTS UNDERSTAND THE LIVES OF WHALES THROUGH SPECIMEN SAMPLES
LIVING COLOR
TITLE
vISITORS EXPLORED STORIES ABOUT 5 SPECIMENS THAT WHEN ALIVE, USED COLOR TO THRIVE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS
SKIN
Race: A Shifting Idea
VISITORS EXPLORE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RACIAL/ETHNIC IDENTITY AND HOW THAT COMPARED TO THE CATEGORIZATION THE GOVERNMENT GAVE TO INDIVIDUALS BASED ON HOW THEY LOOKED FOR THE U.S. CENSUS
SKIN
Why Does Human Skin Color Vary?