CRPA: How do We Learn the Fate of Tropical Forests under Climate Change? -- A Multimedia Exhibition of Photographic Art Portraying Scientists and Students at Work in Amazonia

这个CRPA项目是关于气候变化对亚马逊雨林影响的研究，以及激励年轻人将科学作为职业目标。该项目是亚利桑那州生物圈2号的一个展览，该展览保留了热带雨林，并将用于增加科学家进行研究的大型照片展览。将特别关注女科学家，以激励年轻女孩。生物圈2号和南亚利桑那州女童子军理事会将合作，通过免费进入生物圈2号来吸引女孩。这些大型照片将配有声音和视频，这样当游客走近照片时，森林的声音和研究人员的声音就会被听到。此时，照片中的研究人员将开始与来访者独白，解释科学家正在调查什么以及其他工作人员是谁。在这段独白中，研究人员将解释他们具体在做什么，为什么他们正在调查这个主题，以及他们计划得出什么科学结果。展览将包括50张非常大的照片（3x5英尺），通过智能手机和耳机可以听到声音。此外，还会有动手设备和讲解员进行提问和讨论。该场馆每年接待约10万名游客，主要包括家庭、游客和俱乐部。通过这个展览，研究人员打算激发年轻人对STEM主题的兴趣。女孩是主要的目标受众。对于家庭和游客来说，这个展览传达了科学是如何被用来确定气候变化对雨林的影响，以及这将如何影响天气和全球环境的其他方面的信息。

This CRPA project is about research on climate change impacts in the Amazonian rain forest and about motivating youth to consider science as a career objective. The project is an exhibit in Biosphere 2 in Arizona wherein a rain forest is maintained and will be used to augment the exhibit of large photos of scientists doing research. Particular attention will be paid to female scientists to motivate young girls. Biosphere 2 and the Girl Scout Council of Southern Arizona will collaborate to attract girls through free admission days to Biosphere 2.These large photos will be equipped with sound and video so that as a visitor approaches the photo, the sounds of the forest as well as the researcher(s) will be heard. At this point the researcher, in the photograph, will begin a monologue with the visitor explaining what scientists are investigating and who the other workers are. In this monologue, the researcher will explain what they are doing specifically, why they are investigating this subject, and what they plan to derive as a scientific result. The exhibit will consist of fifty very large photographs (3x5 feet) with sound access via smart phones and headsets. In addition, there will be hands on equipment and docents for questions and discussion. The venue receives about 100,000 visitors per year consisting mainly of families, tourists, and clubs.Through this exhibit, the researchers intend to motivate youth to develop interests in STEM topics. Girls are the main target audience. For families and tourists, the exhibit communicates the message of how science is being used to determine the effect of climate change on rain forests and how that would affect other aspects of weather and the global environment.