[Geysers] YNP Press Release on geyser study

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National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2005    05-22
Matthews(307) 344-2010
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE
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                Yellowstone National Park Invites Students
                 To Study Geysers in its Global Classroom

Yellowstone National Park announces the premiere of Geyser Quest, airing
May 11-13, 2005, on the Windows into Wonderland electronic field trip
website www.windowsintowonderland.org.  The trip blends modern and historic
photographs to contrast the present faces of the park’s hydrothermal
treasures with their manifestations in the past. Animations and
illustrations demonstrate scientific concepts, while video clips capture
the dramatic eruptions of Old Faithful and Anemone Geysers. Viewers are
challenged to broaden their knowledge of geyser formation and function by
participating in interactive quizzes.

Students from the park’s residential program, Expedition: Yellowstone!
appear in the field trip’s video clips to help tell the story of
Yellowstone’s geysers. The program lasts approximately 50 minutes. Lesson
plans, guided by the National Education Standards for grades 5-8, are
included to extend the on-line experience. Subject matter experts will
answer questions posted on a message board that opens at 9:00 a.m. MDT on
May 11 and closes at 4:00 p.m. MDT on May 13. Geyser Quest is sponsored by
the National Science Foundation through a generous grant to the Yellowstone
Park Foundation.

Twelve previous eTrips, focusing on Yellowstone’s wildlife, history,
geology, and ecology, are available online 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Participation in the park’s electronic field trips is free.

Students from more than 100 countries and all 50 states are already
attending the park’s global classroom. Educators are encouraged to register
online at www.windowsintowonderland.org and preview Geyser Quest before it
officially premieres. For more information contact the park’s Formal
Education Program Manager, Janet Ambrose, at (307) 344-2253.

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                 (See attached file: 22--Geyser Quest.pdf)
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Public Affairs Office
Yellowstone National Park, WY  82190
(307) 344-2013
Yell_Public_Affairs at nps.gov
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