Museum of Science, Boston, MA

Founded in 1864 as the New England Museum of Natural History, the museum expanded to become the first to embrace all the sciences under one roof (1951). Because of its breadth of science exploration, the name changed to the Museum of Science. More than 1.6 million people visit the Museum and its more than 400 interactive exhibits each year.

Beginning in 2002, the Museum of Science expanded its mission to engage people in engineering and technology activities. The concept of Measuring Vegetation Health grew from this vision, focusing on the connection of improved scientific understanding through advancing engineering and technologies in remote sensing, communications, and image processing.

In addition to its long history in creating interactive exhibits, the Museum of Science has a number of diverse programs in which staff and trained volunteers work with visitors to engage in science, engineering, and technology. The Museum also has a number of programs that focus on teacher professional development.

The Museum has created the Educator Resource Center, in which staff and teachers have reviewed and summarized the best standards-based science, technology and engineering resources for your classroom.

Exhibits and Programs at the Museum of Science that relate to Measuring Vegetation Health

Remote Sensing exhibit: Use today's satellite images to monitor Earth.
Seeing the Unseen exhibit: Explore how we use the electromagnetic spectrum in science
Light House exhibit: Hands-on experiences with light and color
Butterfly Garden: For simulations of what butterflies see, visit this Landsat website.
Cahners Computer Place: Check out their "Info Bytes" to explore color, pixels, and many other aspects about computers.
Human Body Connection: In particular, during days in which eyes are the topic.
Exhibit Hall Interpreters: Especially their infrared and UV experiments.
Summer Courses: Using Light to Look at Our World, Grades 6-9.

Use these links to plan your Museum visit or school field trip.

See the team at the Museum of Science that have supported the development of Measuring Vegetation Health.