Engineering for Kids

儿童工程

• 批准号: 9053625
• 负责人: Samuel Epstein
• 金额: $ 57.8万
• 依托单位: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-09-01 至 1995-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9053625&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Engineering; Kids

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is a progressive science and technology center. Its philosophy toward science education is to make it enticing, enjoyable and motivating. It accomplishes this by means of "hands-on", interactive exhibits and programs designed to provide a non- threatening learning environment, for which we are recognized nationally. OMSI recognizes the important national need to assist the public in understanding and being comfortable with advances in, and methodology of applied science. It proposes to design and build a large exhibit that promotes problem solving using engineering principles. The exhibit will pose problems, offer basic information for the solution and provide a variety of tools and building materials from which the visitor can choose. The visitor then devises one or several possible solutions, and constructs a prototype to be tested in one of three large scale testing laboratories. The engineering fields addressed are aeronautical, mechanical and civil. Our visitors will come away from the exhibit with an increased appreciation for the way engineering is done and how solutions affect their lives. OMSI is requesting $577,324 from the National Science Foundation as well as $427,539 from the Port of Portland to design and build this exhibit. The Port of Portland is interested in demonstrating how its commercial activities relate to engineering. OMSI plans to disseminate information about the exhibit to educators and other museums on a national level.

俄勒冈州科学与工业博物馆（OMSI）是一个 先进的科技中心。 它的哲学 科学教育的目标是使其具有吸引力，令人愉快， 激励。 它通过“亲自动手”的方式实现这一点， 互动展览和节目，旨在提供一个非 威胁性的学习环境，这是我们公认的 全国范围内。 所罗门群岛特派团认识到，国家需要协助 公众理解并接受这些进步， 和应用科学方法论。 它建议设计和 建立一个大型展览，促进解决问题，使用 工程原理 展览会提出问题，提供基本信息 为解决方案，并提供各种工具和建设 游客可以选择的材料。 然后访客 设计一个或多个可能的解决方案，并构建一个 原型将在三个大规模测试中进行测试 laboratories. 所涉及的工程领域是 航空、机械和民用。 我们的参观者将带着一个 对工程的完成方式以及如何 解决方案影响他们的生活。 OMSI向国家科学基金会申请577，324美元 基金会以及从波特兰港到波特兰港的427，539美元 设计和建造这个展览。 波特兰港是 有兴趣展示它的商业活动 与工程有关。 OMSI计划将有关展览的信息传播给 教育工作者和其他博物馆在国家一级。