Techniquest - 'Mysterious Moon'

Techniquest - “神秘的月亮”

• 批准号: ST/S001689/1
• 负责人: Clare James
• 金额: $ 0.77万
• 依托单位: Techniquest
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FS001689%2F1
• 关键词: Techniquest; Mysterious; Moon

The overall aims of this project are to:1. Develop a unique and engaging planetarium show for families and the general public which explores the science and history of the moon2. Widen both Techniquest and STFC's audiences by engaging people that have little prior experience of STEM (10% of overall beneficiaries)3. Build science capital for over 4,000 people by delivering a show to families that acts as a gateway into additional astronomy and STEM engagement opportuntiiesTechniquest has an excellent 32 year record of delivering interactive STEM engagement to the public in Wales and has developed hundreds of public engagements shows and projects in this time. With this project we would like to capitalise on the opportunity to engage new audiences with the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. We intend to link this show with special events held at Techniquest during the holidays and summer of 2019 which celebrate the anniversary and are aimed at encouraging visitors from local communities to access the centre. Science museums and discovery centres have been recognised as having a significant contribution to the science literacy. People who visit are statistically more likely to be science and technology literate than their peers. This makes it difficult to reach these audiences with new shows and programmes of activity. By utilising our planetarium and experienced programme development team to create a refreshed offer along with the draw of a very historic anniversary we are confident that we can engage new audiences for both Techniquest and STFC. Delivering this project to the general public during the summer and other holidays/weekends means that we have an opportunity to reach whole families rather than just young people and children. This will play a vital role in building the science capital of young people as the science capital of young people is intrinsically linked to that of their families. 'Mysterious Moon' will serve as a fun and interactive introduction to Astronomy but will also explore history and cutting edge science to deliver a unique learning experience for visitors. We believe that this project will encourage our audiences to continue to build their science capital by engaging with other extra-curricular Astronomy and STEM activities across the country such as 'Dark Sky Discovery', with a reserve nearby in the Brecon Beacons. Our audiences will also have the opportunity to learn more more by engaging with groups such as Cardiff Astronomical Society and the British Astronomical Association after the shows. We also intend to make an application for the moon rock and meteorite materials as part of the STFC's 'Borrow the Moon' initiative during 2019. This will hopefully become part of our supporting activities to accompany the show. Techniquest is currently undergoing an extensive refresh of both our in-house visitor & our school & communities' outreach offer as part of a broader re-positioning exercise in order to diversify our audiences. Our sweeping organisational culture change has resulted in a new approach to audience engagement and diversification. Our ultimate goal is to make Techniquest an inclusive space, stimulating the curiosity of individuals and communities who previously thought science irrelevant to them. This project is a timely opportunity to develop a fresh offering for our audiences. This project will continue to have a significant impact after the initial deliveries with the show continuing to be a part of our programme of planetarium shows for years to come as well as other science centres across the UK with our intention to share the show and its resources with other compatible planetaria via the ASDC (association for science and discovery centres) network. We will also have the opportunity to convert the show into a schools and community outreach show via our mobile planetarium, 'Starlab'.

该项目的总体目标是：1。为家庭和公众开发一个独特而吸引人的天文馆表演，探索月球的科学和历史2。扩大Techniquest和STFC的受众，让之前几乎没有STEM经验的人参与进来（占总受益人的10%）3.为超过4,000人建立科学资本，为家庭提供一个节目，作为进入其他天文学和STEM参与机会的门户Techniquest在威尔士向公众提供互动STEM参与方面有着32年的出色记录，并在这段时间内开发了数百个公共参与节目和项目。通过这个项目，我们希望利用这个机会，让新的观众参与即将到来的阿波罗11号使命50周年纪念。我们打算将此次展览与2019年假期和夏季在Techniquest举办的特别活动联系起来，以庆祝周年纪念，并鼓励当地社区的游客访问该中心。科学博物馆和探索中心被认为对科学素养有重大贡献。从统计数据来看，来访的人比同龄人更有可能是科学和技术知识。这使得很难向这些观众提供新的节目和活动方案。通过利用我们的天文馆和经验丰富的节目开发团队，创造一个更新的报价沿着一个非常历史性的周年纪念日，我们有信心，我们可以吸引新的观众为技术和STFC。在夏季和其他假期/周末向公众提供这个项目意味着我们有机会接触整个家庭，而不仅仅是年轻人和儿童。这将在建设青年的科学资本方面发挥至关重要的作用，因为青年的科学资本与其家庭的科学资本有着内在的联系。“神秘的月亮”将作为一个有趣的和互动的介绍天文学，但也将探索历史和尖端科学，为游客提供一个独特的学习体验。我们相信，这个项目将鼓励我们的观众继续通过参与全国各地的其他课外天文学和STEM活动来建立他们的科学资本，例如“暗天发现”，在布雷孔附近有一个保护区。我们的观众也将有机会在演出结束后与卡迪夫天文学会和英国天文协会等团体接触，了解更多。我们还打算在2019年申请月球岩石和陨石材料，作为STFC“借用月球”计划的一部分。这将有望成为我们的支持活动的一部分，伴随着显示。Techniquest目前正在对我们的内部访客以及我们的学校和社区的外展服务进行广泛的更新，作为更广泛的重新定位工作的一部分，以使我们的受众多样化。我们全面的组织文化变革带来了受众参与和多元化的新方法。我们的最终目标是使Techniquest成为一个包容性的空间，激发那些以前认为科学与他们无关的个人和社区的好奇心。这个项目是一个及时的机会，为我们的观众开发一个新的产品。这个项目将继续有一个显着的影响后，最初的交付与显示继续是我们的节目的一部分，天文馆显示未来几年，以及其他科学中心在英国与我们的意图分享显示和它的资源与其他兼容的天文馆通过ASDC（协会科学和发现中心）网络。我们还将有机会通过我们的移动的天文馆“Starlab”将该节目转换为学校和社区外展节目。