Contextual Informal Science Learning through the Design and Construction of a New Building

纽约科学馆正在设计和建造一个5万平方英尺的展览馆。扩建设施。这个项目，也可以被称为项目BUILD：正在进行的建筑非正式学习设计，将利用在真实、实时的环境中发现的科学和工程领域固有的教学机会。一个便携式的展览单元，仿照一个带有窥视孔的建筑工地围栏，将突出建筑行业和建筑中发现的技术、数学、工程和材料科学的各个方面。每个窥视孔将为参观者展示一个人工制品、文本、图像或互动，并在展览的开发过程中定义特定的学习成果。相关的节目，以讲解演示、研讨会、讲座、建筑行业职业日、设计和安全帽之旅的形式，将为三个不同的受众——家庭、11-14岁的青少年（中学）和15-18岁的年轻人（高中）——创建。展览和项目将随着变化的时间表和建筑的性质而发展和修改。最后，一本关于“如何”复制这些学习经验，为其他场地建造展览围栏，以及与建筑师和商人合作的指导手册将提供给更广泛的博物馆和非正式学习社区。

9903498HAMMERThe New York Hall of Science is in the process of designing and constructing a 50,000 sq. ft. facility addition. This project, which could also be called project BUILD: Building Underway-Informal Learning Design, will take advantage of the inherent teaching and learning opportunities in science and engineering found in an authentic, real-time setting. A portable exhibit unit, fashioned after a construction-site fence with peepholes, will highlight aspects of technology, math, engineering, and materials sciences found in the building trades and architecture. Each peephole will display an artifact, text, image or interactive for the visitor and have specific learning outcomes defined during the development of the exhibit.Associated programing, in the form of Explainer demostrations, workshops, lectures, building trades career days, design, and hard hat tours will be created for three distinct audiences -- families, adolescents 11-14 (middle-school) and young adults 15-18 (high school). The exhibit and programs will evolve and amend themselves in tandem with the changeable timetables and nature of construction. Finally, a guidebook written on "how to" replicate these learning experiences, construct the exhibit fence for other venues, and partner with architects and tradespeople will be available to the wider museum and informal learning community.