SciLands is an area within the virtual world ''

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'' dedicated to science and technology. The member organizations share the borders of their regions to create a larger virtual continent. Their goal is to foster conversations and ideas that might not have occurred if each region were separate. Other goals of the SciLands include increasing visitor traffic and making it easier to find useful educational content within ''Second Life''. SciLands members have regular meetings in ''Second Life'' where they share ideas, try to help each other, vote on new memberships, and plan future projects. Members also share resources such as meeting spaces and developers. SciLands was initially formed around the International Spaceflight

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CoLab. Since its establishment, it grew to host a variety of other organizations including government agencies, universities, and museums, but many of these organisations have since left Second Life, so the area has become increasingly fragmented.

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*Science School I, II, III

Space

*Rocket Ride to Space *Virtual Planetarium *Solar System Tour *Apollo 11 Landing Site on the Moon *Real-time Satellite Positions *Martian Dust Storms

Health science

*Visualizing Future Healthcare Options for London (

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

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Member organizations

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External links

Archived version of the official siteSciLands Flickr Photo PoolNOAA Island Tour VideoNOAA's Science On a Sphere ProgramInternational Spaceflight Museum
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