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

圣何塞儿童探索博物馆寻求美国国家科学基金会拨款支持381，000美元（项目总成本693，188美元的55%），在24个月内开发一系列互动展览，探索节奏的主题，包括自然和物理世界中明显和鲜为人知的表现形式。借鉴数学，生物学，物理学和心理学的科学学科，RHYTHM将时间的概念作为其构建，其表达方式是理解和理解节奏。与科学教育和特定内容领域的外部顾问合作，联合PI Michael Oppenheimer将开发和建造20个展品，这些展品将半永久性地安装在儿童探索博物馆，每年可接待35万游客;展品也将在“儿童俱乐部”，一个由博物馆和我们当地的PBS分支机构，KTEH/54，每周观看55,000次。还要求提供配套资金，以支持课程材料和RHYTHM的旅行版。在为期2年的8个地点的巡回演出中，科学和技术中心协会预计，该系列将接触到超过100万儿童和成人的全国观众。作为一个综合性项目，RHYTHM为解决美国科学促进会2061项目发布的里程碑式报告《面向全体美国人的科学》中阐述的当务之急提供了一个令人信服的模型。博物馆位于加州州的圣何塞，为一个以非凡的种族多样性为特征的不断扩大的城市地区提供服务：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.