Exhibits Highlight Global Links

November 17, 1996|By Alfred Borcover.

Anyone in search of an interactive geography experience can visit the "Earth 2U, Exploring Geography" exhibition in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry through Jan. 5.

Using high-tech computer displays and hands-on activities, the exhibition stresses the connections between people, places and the environment and shows why they are important in our global society. Visitors can learn about the adventure of exploration, test map-reading skills, look at the forces of nature such as floods and tornadoes, experience the power of plate tectonics, track population growth and see where water comes from and where it goes when it washes down the drain.

Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the National Geographic Society, "Earth 2U" was developed to increase geography awareness across the nation on its five-year, 39-city tour. Version II of the exhibition is scheduled to appear Nov. 25-Feb. 2 in the Rockford Discovery Museum Center. Teachers in every state have access to curriculum materials based on the exhibition themes.