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

路易斯维尔科学中心（LSC）建议开发一个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保意识的计划和材料，激发对地球自然资源的更多理解和尊重。展览的组成部分是CenterStage; Atmosphere：我们周围的空气; TerraSphere：支持我们的环境;和AquaSphere：维持我们的水。 该展览将实践活动和基于媒体的参观者体验与LSC收藏的约1，000件标本相结合。 该项目采取跨学科的主题方法，以教育目标和STEM内容为基础，与国家科学标准密切相关。更广泛的影响目标受众是3-8年级的儿童、家长、照顾者和教师。LSC预计在展览开幕后的十年内将达到约500万参观者。 该项目的重点是覆盖肯塔基州和印第安纳州的农村和服务不足的受众。 它的影响将通过与学校的密切联系和辅助材料来扩大。 藏品探索画廊的远程学习能力将把展览的范围扩大到博物馆以外。 此外，PDA和手持地理信息系统技术的应用将增加这些领域的实地经验。 “绿色”制造技术的推广将有助于其他科学中心采用类似的方法。

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.