Rhythm ( A Series of Interactive Exhibits Exploring the Subject of Rhythm)

圣何塞儿童发现博物馆寻求美国国家科学基金会381,000美元的资助（占项目总成本693,188美元的55%），在24个月的时间里开发一系列探索节奏主题的互动展览，包括自然和物理世界中明显和鲜为人知的表现形式。在数学、生物学、物理学和心理学等科学学科的基础上，节奏以时间概念为其结构，时间概念的表达意味着对节奏的理解和理解。迈克尔·奥本海默（Michael Oppenheimer）将与科学教育和特定内容领域的外部顾问合作，开发和建造20个展品，这些展品将半永久性地安装在儿童探索博物馆，每年有35万游客可以参观；展品也将在“儿童俱乐部”（Kids’Clubhouse）节目中进行介绍，这是一个由博物馆和我们在当地的PBS分支机构KTEH/54联合制作的电视节目，每周有5.5万人观看。还要求提供相应的资金来支持课程材料和《韵律》的旅行版本。科学技术中心协会预计，在为期2年、8个地点的巡回演出中，该系列节目将吸引全国100多万名儿童和成人观众。作为一个全面的项目，RHYTHM为解决美国科学促进会2061计划发布的具有里程碑意义的报告《面向全体美国人的科学》中提出的要求提供了一个令人信服的模式。该博物馆位于加利福尼亚州圣何塞，服务于一个以非凡的种族多样性为特征的不断扩大的城市地区：圣克拉拉县的150万居民中有42%是非盎格鲁人，而圣何塞则有50.8%是西班牙裔、亚裔和黑人。

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose seeks National Science Foundation grant support in the amount of $381,000 (55% of a total project cost of $693,188) to develop over a 24-month period a series of interactive exhibits exploring the subject of rhythm, including both obvious and lesser known manifestations within the natural and physical worlds. Drawing upon the scientific disciplines of mathematics, biology, physics and psychology, RHYTHM takes as its construct the idea of time, the articulation of which means for apprehending and understanding rhythm. Working with outside advisors in science education and specific content areas, Co-PI Michael Oppenheimer will develop and build 20 exhibits, which will be semi- permanently installed at Children's Discovery Museum and accessible to our annual visitor population of 350,000; exhibits will also be profiled on "Kids" Clubhouse," a television program developed jointly by the Museum and our local PBS affiliate, KTEH/54, viewed by 55,000 weekly. Matching funds are also being requested to support curricular materials and a traveling version of RHYTHM. Over a 2-year, 8-site tour the Association of Science and Technology Centers projects that the series will reach a national audience of more than 1,000,000 children and adults. As a comprehensive project, RHYTHM provides a compelling model for addressing imperatives articulated in Science for All Americans, the landmark report issued by Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Located in San Jose, California, the Museum serves an expanding urban area characterized by extraordinary ethnic diversity: Santa Clara County's 1.5 million residents are 42% non-Anglo, while San Jose is 50.8% Hispanic, Asian and Black.