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About JASON
 

 
 

Founded by Oceanographer and Explorer, Dr. Robert Ballard
“JASON is a great way to get kids excited about science and
possibly steer some towards a career in scientific research.”
Fifth Grade JASON Teacher

In 1986, Dr. Robert Ballard, President of the Institute for Exploration, gazed into the murky darkness at the hull of the R.M.S. Titanic and asked himself, "Why only me?"

Three years later, in 1989, through a unique partnership of private industry, scientific research facilities, museums, government and educational organizations, thousands of students joined Dr. Ballard live via satellite broadcast on the first JASON Project in the Mediterranean Sea. Dr. Ballard's dream to take students with him on real research projects and to engage them in interactive substantive exchanges with researchers had become reality!

Each year, the JASON Project traverses the globe using cutting edge communications and educational technology to excite and engage students in science and to motivate and provide professional development for their teachers. From oceans to rainforests, from polar regions to volcanoes, the JASON Project explores Planet Earth to answer three questions:

  1. What are Earth's physical systems?
  2. How do these systems affect life on Earth?
  3. What technologies do we use to study these systems and why?

Why is it called "JASON?"

The JASON Foundation was named in the spirit of the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts.
 

   
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