New and improved Climate Kids climatekids nasa gov

New and improved Climate Kids climatekids. nasa. gov Presenting the scientific evidence for human-caused climate change in a clear, concise, non-threatening, and compelling way for children in grades 4 – 6, their teachers, and their parents. Home page with several features looping in main panel Designated a “Great Science Website for Kids” for 2012 by the American Library Association. gws. ala. org/category/sciences • New navigation scheme, with type of feature on the top menu and topic areas on the side menu. • Larger format for looping slideshow on home page. More flexible to accommodate more images/links. • Previous version of home page used Flash, not functional on mobile devices. Current version uses Java. Script to avoid that problem. • Videos were previously in Flash and not viewable on mobile devices. Now videos use a common format viewable on all platforms. • Alternative animated navigation scheme added for “Big Questions. ” • “Big Questions” content presented in small bites, if the alternative navigation feature is selected. “Power Up!” renewable energy game. • Topics are cross-linked to a greater extent to build content clusters. • Improved search builds custom menus on the fly. • Improved content management system makes updates and enhancements easier. Site is now more able to accommodate new types of content. 1