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January 20, 2000 I’m David Ertel from Lexington, MA, and I’m in Ms. Sheild’s 7th grade science class. I really liked your web site! It’s beautifully put together, and portrays the information in an organized way. But after looking at your website, I had a question: what gave you the inspiration to do this whole project? You must have put a lot of time, effort, and $$ into this. Well, it’s really amazing, all the stuff you’ve been doin’! Hi David: 1) we thought that people should know about the exploration of our own planet. NASA has done a great job bringing space exploration to the public -- we decided it was time we tried to do the same! 2) we were aware that many students lose interest in science while they were at school, which we thought a great pity! However, most kids these days are really interested in the natural environment, so we thought it would be cool to have a site where basic science principles could be taught through students participating in, and sharing the excitement of, discovery. We wrote a proposal to the National Science Foundation last year, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution also agreed to contribute some dollars. It has been a huge amount of work, and we are still only in the test phase!! The site will go “public” in March, and we hope that other scientists will use it when they have cruises using Alvin, Jason or other equipment. Susan Humphris Hi, Thanx Hi Scott: Susan Humphris
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