Research and Rolling Exhibits (RARE)

向公众报道当前科学的重要性现在比以往任何时候都更重要。 确保对科学热情支持的最佳方式是尽可能直接地让公众参与进来。与学校教育不同，在博物馆学习是自我激励、自我指导的，可以是终身的。哥伦比亚大学的MRSEC（材料研究科学与工程中心）和纽约科学馆之间的合作伙伴关系将以一种令人兴奋的方式通过开发创新的“滚动展品”（探索车）来实现这一目标，这些展品具有视觉吸引力，智力刺激和展示当前的研究。这个项目将联合一个充满活力的大学研究教师，专门的研究生，和高中教师从一个最大的和最知名的教师研究经验的计划在全国.纽约科学馆，在公共科学教育的专家，开发了展览，在过去的20年里，为学校和家庭团体参观者在生物，化学和物理.最近，霍尔开设了一个800英尺的生物化学发现实验室，其中有十个实验，教游客了解分子在日常生活中的作用。该实验室由一名讲解员提供便利，数百个家庭全年使用该实验室。所有的展览和节目都有严格的科学，在教育上没有威胁的环境中以引人入胜的方式呈现。 哥伦比亚大学是美国首屈一指的研究机构之一。哥伦比亚的MRSEC在纽约大都会地区从事多方面的教育推广活动，包括与哥伦比亚16年的RET计划建立密切的工作关系。这些机构共同参与公共教育活动，将使公众了解科学的最新进展。在MRSEC实验室工作的教师和研究生将协助将新的技能和想法带到博物馆规划和展览的发展中。教师们亲身经历了这两个研究项目，并有经验将研究转化为有意义的课堂活动，为他们的学生。研究生们与老师们一起工作，帮助他们使研究对高中生有意义。更广泛的影响：对于国家的学校来说，能够提高年轻人成功机会的高技能教育工作者就像黄金一样，这些学校正面临坚韧的责任标准的压力。 教师将在其职业生涯中影响超过1000名学生。霍尔的解释者是高中和大学年龄。这两个群体将在未来几年对我们的社会产生积极的影响。他们将从参与中受益，博物馆的数万名游客将了解尖端研究。

The importance of reporting current science to the general public is more important now than ever before. The best way to ensure enthusiastic support for science is to engage the general public as directly as possible. Unlike schooling, learning in a museum is self-motivated, self-directed, and can be lifelong. The partnership between Columbia University's MRSEC (Materials Research Science and Engineering Center) and the New York Hall of Science will do this in an exciting manner by development of innovative 'rolling exhibits' (Discovery Carts) that are visually attractive, intellectually stimulating and demonstrate current research. This project will unite a dynamic University research faculty, dedicated graduate students, and high school teachers from one of the largest and best known teacher research experience programs in the country.NY Hall of Science, specialists in public science education, have developed exhibitions, over the past 20 years, for school and family group visitors in biology, chemistry and physics. Most recently, the Hall opened an 800-foot biochemistry discovery lab featuring ten experiments that teach visitors about the role of molecules in everyday life. The lab is facilitated by an explainer, and hundreds of families use the lab throughout the year. All exhibits and programs have rigorous science presented in an engaging manner in an educationally non-threatening environment. Columbia University is one of the premier research institutions in the country. Columbia's MRSEC is engaged in multi-faceted educational outreach activities in the New York metropolitan area, including a close working relationship with Columbia's 16 year old RET program. Together these institutions are well situated to involve the research community in public education activities that will inform the public about the current advances in science.Teachers and graduate students who have worked in MRSEC labs will assist in bringing new skills and ideas to the development of museum programming and exhibits. The teachers have experienced both the research projects first-hand and have had the experience in translating the research into meaningful classroom activities for their students. The graduate students have worked alongside the teachers, assisting them in making the research meaningful to high school students.Broader Impact: Highly skilled educators who can improve a young person's chances for success are like gold for the nation's schools, which are under pressure for tough accountability standards. Teachers will influence over a thousand students during the course of their careers. The Hall's Explainers are of high school and college age. These two groups will have positive impacts on our society for years to come. They will benefit from participation, and the tens of thousands of visitors to the museum will learn about cutting edge research.