NOAA Auditorium and Science Center

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1301 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910

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Not open to the public, Science on a Sphere might be able through their educational department for a classroom visit.

Science On a Sphere® (SOS) is a room-sized, global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a large-diameter sphere, creating a giant animated globe. The SOS at NOAA Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a model for testing new ideas in content creation, educational programming, and science communication.

The exhibit area is a multi-use room in which NOAA employees and guests can have scientific discussions, present to decision-makers, and host educational events. The SOS exhibit in Silver Spring is managed by NOAA's Office of Education and was made possible in 2011 by the support of various NOAA offices to aid in the agency’s cross-cutting priority of promoting environmental literacy.