MOLECULES AND HEALTH:EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM

纽约科学馆与生物医学研究人员、教育工作者和科学技术中心协会合作，计划开发、测试（第一阶段）并在全国范围内传播（第二阶段）一个名为“分子与健康”的新展览。本次展览将吸引初高中学生和普通大众以探究式的方式学习分子在健康疾病和预防中的作用。拟议的项目将成为传达与健康有关的科学的分子基础的国家模式，这将在今后几十年里日益成为研究和公众理解的中心。该展览将以“奇妙的分子——生命的秘密”为基础，在科学大厅永久展出，并将包括一系列广泛的生物医学和健康相关展品。我们将编制供教师使用的参观前和参观后材料、一份参观家庭指南、两份由讲解员主持的演示，以及一个支持课堂学习的网站。本次展览将通过美国科学技术中心协会的巡回项目在美国各地的科学中心巡回展出。我们预计，在为期四年的传播阶段，全国将有100万名科学博物馆游客参观“分子与健康”展览。我们将在科学教育领域分享我们的评价结果和发展这个展览的过程。”

The New York Hall of Science, partnering with biomedical researchers, educators and the Association of Science-Technology Centers, is planning to develop, test, (Phase I) and nationally disseminate (Phase II) a new exhibition titled Molecules and Health. This exhibition will engage middle and high-school students and the general public in inquiry-based learning on the role of molecules in health illness and prevention. The proposed project will be a national model for conveying the molecular basis for health-related sciences, which will be increasing central to research and public understanding in the coming decades. The exhibition will be based upon Marvelous Molecules-the Secret of Life, a permanent exhibition at the Hall of Science, and will include an extensive array of biomedical and health-related exhibits. We will develop pre- and post-visit materials for teachers' use, a family guide through the exhibition, and two Explainer-run demonstrations, as well as a web site to support classroom learning. This exhibition will travel to science centers within the United States through the Association of Science and Technology Centers touring program. We anticipate that 1,000,000 science museum visitors throughout the country will see the Molecules and Health exhibition during the four year dissemination phase. We will share the results of our evaluation and the process of developing this exhibition to the science education field.