Public Education About Biodiversity

9453023泰勒美国自然历史博物馆正在开发一个10,000平方英尺的建筑。英国《金融时报》生物多样性馆将解释生物多样性，它是什么，为什么它对人类重要，为什么它受到威胁，以及可以做些什么来缓解目前的灭绝模式。展厅将有以下部分：a)危机中心，将作为展览的定位场所，并将在那里解释展览的核心原则；b)四个描述主要生态系统的互动栖息地模型；c)生命的光谱，其中标本、模型、照片和互动多媒体将并列在一起，并将作为地球上一系列动植物的实地指导；d)致力于教育活动的资源中心，以及e)剧院/教室空间。展览的目标观众是各个年龄段和学习风格的人。展览将阐明科学在我们日常生活中的关键作用，并将促进成人和儿童的科学素养。除了主要的展览外，还将有一个广泛的补充方案菜单，包括展览的巡回版本、教师资源指南和教师培训机构。展览和补充活动将与纽约州的州系统倡议计划进行协调。

9453023 Taylor The American Museum of Natural History is developing a 10,000 sq. ft. Hall of Life's Diversity that will interpret biodiversity, what it is, why it matters to humans, why it is under threat, and what can be done to mitigate the current pattern of extinctions. The hall will have the following sections: a) the Crisis Center that will serve as the orientation place for the exhibit and where the core principles of the exhibit will be interpreted, b) four interactive habitat models that depict major ecosystems, c) the Spectrum of Life, in which specimens, models, photographs, and interactive multimedia will be juxtaposed and will serve as a field guide to the array of animal and plant life on the planet, d) a Resource Center that is devoted to educational activities, and e) a theater/classroom space. The intended audience for the exhibit is people of all ages and learning styles. The exhibit will illuminate the crucial role that science plays in our everyday lives and will promote science literacy among adults and children. In addition to the main exhibit, there will be a broad menu of complementary programming including traveling versions of the exhibit, a teacher resource guide, and a teacher-training institute. The exhibit and complementary activities are to be coordinated with New York State's State Systemic Initiative program.