Sounds of the Sea

9705519斯皮策新英格兰水族馆(NEAQ)将开发一个占地2,000平方英尺的“海洋之声”。英国《金融时报》这是一个巡回展览，将为参观者提供一个机会，让他们了解声音在海洋中的重要性，以及声学海洋学作为研究工具，对全球变化等问题的重要性。自然声音和人为声音都将被研究。展览的目的是展示海洋中丰富的声音，教育参观者关于空气中和水下声音的物理学，并介绍目前关于水下声音物理和生物学的科学研究。其中一个特别功能将是实时真实的海洋声音。参观者将能够在波士顿港内外听到水听器接收到的声音，并查看频谱数据。展览将接触到广泛的观众，包括那些视觉和听觉障碍的人。NEAQ将与麻省理工学院海洋工程系、麻省理工学院海洋赠款学院项目、伍德霍尔海洋研究所和WGBH教育基金会国家媒体无障碍中心合作开发展览。为参观者提供的补充材料将包括一份展览指南和一个网站。供正规教育工作者使用的补充方案将包括访问前和访问后的材料以及针对学校团体的特别方案。

9705519 Spitzer The New England Aquarium (NEAq) will develop "Sounds of the Sea", a 2000 sq. ft. traveling exhibit that will provide visitors an opportunity to learn about the importance of sound in the ocean and acoustic oceanography as a tool for research, for such issues as global change. Both natural and anthropogenic sounds will be examined. The goals of the exhibit are to demonstrate the richness of sounds in the ocean, to educate visitors about the physics of sound in the air and under water, and to present current scientific research on the physics and biology of underwater sounds. One of the special features will be real ocean sounds in real time. Visitors will be able to hear sounds picked up by hydrophones in the inner and outer Boston Harbor and view spectral data. The exhibit will reach a broad audience including those with visual and aural impairments. NEAq will collaborate with MIT's Department of Ocean Engineering, the MIT Sea Grant College Program, Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the WGBH Educational Foundation's National Center for Media Accessibility in the development of the exhibit. Supplementary materials for visitors to the exhibit will include an exhibit guide and a web site. Complementary programming for use by formal educators will include pre and post visit materials and special programming for school groups.