Virginia Living Museum

位于纽波特纽斯的半岛自然与科学中心， 弗吉尼亚州，一直服务于非正式的科学教育的需要， 在弗吉尼亚半岛地区工作了17年。 作为“活的博物馆” 它是一个自然历史博物馆，动物博物馆和 植物园、自然中心、水族馆和科学中心。 通过 活的动植物，PNSC计划开发一系列 综合性室内和室外展览， 并为游客提供有关大西洋的参与式体验 沿海平原区。 弗吉尼亚州政府已经拨款一百万美元 建设拟议的设施扩建和PNSC已提出 另外502 560美元用于设施和展览。 国家 科学基金会将为室内展览提供资金 其中包括：“漫步过去”，涵盖该地区的地质， 一个时间线墙与触摸标本，地球的形成和 “生命是如何生存的”，包括食物收集，保护， 用显微镜观察沿着的遮蔽、生存空间和繁殖 “夜”是指“夜”的意思，“夜”是指“夜”。 可以观察动物。 PNSC在小学有一个广泛的教学计划， 本地区 他们计划扩大这些活动，此外， 预计将产生全州范围的影响，因为他们将是一个主要的非正式 国家的科学教育资源。 他们也有潜力 成为美国1600个自然和科学中心的典范。

The Peninsula Nature and Science Center (PNSC) in Newport News, Virginia, has been serving the informal science education needs of the Virginia Peninsula region for the past 17 years. As a "living museum" it is a combination of a natural history museum, zoological and botanical garden, nature center, aquaria and science center. By means of living plants and animals, the PNSC plans to develop a series of comprehensive indoor and outdoor exhibitions explaining, interpreting and providing participatory experiences for visitors about the Atlantic Coastal Plain area. The Commonwealth of Virginia has allocated a million dollars toward construction of the proposed facility expansion and the PNSC has raised an additional $502,560 for facilities and exhibits. The National Science Foundation grant will provide funds for the indoor exhibits which include: "A Walk in the Past," covering the geology of the area, a time line wall with touch specimens, the earth's formation and the Dismal Swamp; "How Life Survives," covering food gathering, protection, shelter and living space and propagation along with a microscope station; and the "World of Darkness," where activities of nocturnal animals can be observed. The PNSC has an extensive teaching program with the elementary schools in the region. They plan to expand these activities and, additionally, expect to have a statewide impact since they will be a prime informal science education resource in the state. They also have the potential of becoming a model for the 1600 nature and science centers in the U.S.