Partnership Puts a New Dimension on the Teaching of Earth Science

U.S. Satellite Laboratory, Inc, based in Rye, NY is announcing a new partnership with Earth Adventure, based in Circle Pines, MN. The two companies are together introducing NASA-sponsored, award-winning Project 3D-VIEW [Virtual Interactive Environmental Worlds] in conjunction with Earth Adventure's interactive 'Earth Balloon'. The joint venture is designed to bring a unique twist to students studying Earth Science.

Under the new pilot program, Earth Adventures brings a 20-foot wide Earth balloon to participating schools to work in tandem with U.S. Satellite's Project 3D-VIEW curriculum.

Project 3D-VIEW is a truly interdisciplinary science curriculum. The program utilizes a number of 3D stereo technologies and is designed to increase student performance in science by building understanding of difficult concepts. The Earth Adventures' balloon allows students to step inside the Earth and look at many aspects of Earth, including geography and scale, from the inside-out, giving them a new perspective of our Earth and helping students to understand their place in it.

The two companies plan on visiting schools in the tri-state area over the next few weeks, including Portledge School in Locust Valley, PS 18 in Queens Village and Paideia School in Yonkers.