Research and Rolling Exhibits (RARE)

向公众报告当前科学的重要性比以往任何时候都更加重要。确保对科学的热情支持的最好方法是让公众尽可能直接参与。与学校教育不同，在博物馆学习是自我激励、自我导向的，而且可以终身学习。哥伦比亚大学MRSEC（材料研究科学与工程中心）与纽约科学馆的合作将通过开发创新的“滚动展品”（探索车）以令人兴奋的方式实现这一目标，这些展品在视觉上具有吸引力，在智力上具有启发性，并展示了当前的研究成果。这个项目将联合一个充满活力的大学研究团队，专门的研究生，以及来自全国最大和最知名的教师研究经验项目之一的高中教师。纽约科学馆是公共科学教育方面的专家，在过去的20年里，为学校和家庭团体游客举办了生物、化学和物理方面的展览。最近，该大厅开放了一个800英尺的生物化学发现实验室，设有10个实验，向游客介绍分子在日常生活中的作用。该实验室由一名讲解员指导，全年有数百个家庭使用该实验室。所有的展览和节目都有严谨的科学，以一种引人入胜的方式在一个教育上没有威胁的环境中呈现。哥伦比亚大学是美国首屈一指的研究机构之一。哥伦比亚大学的MRSEC在纽约大都会地区从事多方面的教育推广活动，包括与哥伦比亚大学已有16年历史的RET项目密切合作。这些机构共同处于有利地位，可以使研究界参与公共教育活动，使公众了解当前的科学进展。在MRSEC实验室工作过的教师和研究生将协助为博物馆规划和展览的发展带来新的技能和想法。教师们亲身经历了研究项目，并有经验将研究转化为对学生有意义的课堂活动。研究生与教师一起工作，协助他们使研究对高中生有意义。更广泛的影响：能够提高年轻人成功机会的高技能教育工作者对美国的学校来说就像黄金一样，这些学校正面临着严格的问责标准的压力。教师在其职业生涯中将影响一千多名学生。大厅的讲解员都是高中和大学年龄的学生。这两个群体将在未来几年对我们的社会产生积极的影响。他们将从参与中受益，成千上万的博物馆参观者将了解最前沿的研究。

The importance of reporting current science to the general public is more important now than ever before. The best way to ensure enthusiastic support for science is to engage the general public as directly as possible. Unlike schooling, learning in a museum is self-motivated, self-directed, and can be lifelong. The partnership between Columbia University's MRSEC (Materials Research Science and Engineering Center) and the New York Hall of Science will do this in an exciting manner by development of innovative 'rolling exhibits' (Discovery Carts) that are visually attractive, intellectually stimulating and demonstrate current research. This project will unite a dynamic University research faculty, dedicated graduate students, and high school teachers from one of the largest and best known teacher research experience programs in the country.NY Hall of Science, specialists in public science education, have developed exhibitions, over the past 20 years, for school and family group visitors in biology, chemistry and physics. Most recently, the Hall opened an 800-foot biochemistry discovery lab featuring ten experiments that teach visitors about the role of molecules in everyday life. The lab is facilitated by an explainer, and hundreds of families use the lab throughout the year. All exhibits and programs have rigorous science presented in an engaging manner in an educationally non-threatening environment. Columbia University is one of the premier research institutions in the country. Columbia's MRSEC is engaged in multi-faceted educational outreach activities in the New York metropolitan area, including a close working relationship with Columbia's 16 year old RET program. Together these institutions are well situated to involve the research community in public education activities that will inform the public about the current advances in science.Teachers and graduate students who have worked in MRSEC labs will assist in bringing new skills and ideas to the development of museum programming and exhibits. The teachers have experienced both the research projects first-hand and have had the experience in translating the research into meaningful classroom activities for their students. The graduate students have worked alongside the teachers, assisting them in making the research meaningful to high school students.Broader Impact: Highly skilled educators who can improve a young person's chances for success are like gold for the nation's schools, which are under pressure for tough accountability standards. Teachers will influence over a thousand students during the course of their careers. The Hall's Explainers are of high school and college age. These two groups will have positive impacts on our society for years to come. They will benefit from participation, and the tens of thousands of visitors to the museum will learn about cutting edge research.