The World Around Us (WAU) -- An Exhibition Project

路易斯维尔科学中心(LSC)计划开发一个占地8,000平方英尺的展览“我们周围的世界(WAU)”，以及旨在提高公民环境意识的项目和材料，以激发对地球自然资源的更多理解和尊重。智力优势展览的组成部分是CenterStage；大气：我们周围的空气；Terrasphere：支持我们的环境；以及Aquasphere：支撑我们的水。展览结合了动手活动和基于媒体的参观者体验，展出了来自LSC收藏的大约1000件标本。该项目采用跨学科的主题方法，以教育目标和STEM内容为基础，与国家科学标准密切相关。BROADER IMPACT的目标受众是3-8年级的儿童、家长、照顾者和教师。LSC预计在展览开幕后十年内参观人数将达到约500万人。该项目的重点是接触肯塔基州和印第安纳州的农村和未得到充分服务的观众。它的影响将通过与学校和辅助材料的紧密联系来扩大。藏品发现画廊的远程学习能力将把展览的范围扩大到博物馆之外。此外，PDA和手持式地理信息系统技术的应用将增加这些领域的现场经验。“绿色”制造技术的推广将帮助其他科学中心效仿类似的方法。

The Louisville Science Center (LSC) proposes to develop "The World Around Us (WAU)," an 8,000 sq ft exhibition, plus programs and materials designed to increase environmental awareness of citizens, inspiring greater understanding and respect for earth's natural resources. INTELLECTUAL MERIT Exhibition components are CenterStage; AtmoSphere: Air that Surrounds Us; TerraSphere: Environments that Support Us; and AquaSphere: Water that Sustains Us. The exhibition integrates hands-on activities and media-based visitor experiences with approximately 1,000 specimens from the LSC collections. The project takes an interdisciplinary thematic approach founded in educational goals and STEM content that is closely linked to national science standards.BROADER IMPACTTarget audiences are children in grades 3-8, parents, caregivers and teachers. LSC expects to reach some five million visitors over ten years after opening the exhibition. The project focuses on reaching rural and underserved audiences in Kentucky and Indiana. Its impact will be extended through strong ties to the schools and with ancillary materials. The distance learning capability of the Collections Discovery Gallery will extend the reach of the exhibition beyond the museum walls. In addition, the application of PDAs and handheld GIS technology will add to experience of the field in these areas. Dissemination of "green" fabrication techniques will help other science centers follow similar approaches.