Ten digital picture frames The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (AAHOM), the NOAA feature stunning images Environmental Research Laboratory, NOAA of Great Lakes research Great Lakes and exploration, scenery, Children’s Great Lakes Sea Grant Network, NOAA recreation, human interactions, , Traveling National Marine Sanctuary (Alpena, MI), and the State of Exhibit history and culture, and DISCOVERY designed and fabricated a traveling hands-on shipwrecks. exhibit to educate visitors about Great Lakes science and maritime heritage. Jump in and explore the Great Lakes with us! The exhibit, funded in part by the NOAA Preserve America program, features historic NOAA assets and highlights NOAA’s role in the Great Lakes.

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This display explains the science of collecting temperature measurements in the Great Lakes.

Using 3-D glasses, visitors explore a 3-D map of Lakes Huron and Michigan highlighting the bathymetry of the Great Lakes. Visitors view Great Lakes (Check out an example in the Lake waterlife through a microscope. Superior Conference Room.)

In July 2010, The exhibit opened October 2010 at the AAHOM. the Thunder Bay National Marine The Museum is a regional destination attracting Sanctuary broadcast a live webcast over 200,000 visitors every year. The mission from the shipwreck of the Museum is to inspire young people to Montana to the AAHOM and three discover the wonder of science, math, and other sites around technology. In May 2011, the exhibit will move to the country. Viewers could ask questions Visitors can watch an the NOAA Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center of the divers as animation about Great Exhibit Launched October 2010 they explored the Lakes water depths. in Alpena, Michigan. shipwreck.