Outreach To Space -- Collaborative Models for Rural Community Engagement -- Active Science Learning In Informal Public Venues

科学技术公司将在5个州的220个场馆开发和提供10套12件便携互动展品和太空探索教育项目。该项目是建立在10个小型科学博物馆合作的基础上的：意象馆(安克雷奇，亚利桑那州)；蓝角意象馆(滑铁卢，亚利桑那州)；科学站(锡达拉皮兹，伊利诺伊州)；发现中心(罗克福德，伊利诺伊州)；湖景博物馆(皮奥里亚，伊利诺伊州)；科学技术(伊利诺伊州奥罗拉)；埃文斯维尔艺术和科学博物馆(埃文斯维尔，IN)；科学中心(韦恩堡，IN)；儿童科学博物馆(Terre Haute，IN)；科学作品(阿什兰，或阿什兰)。探索博物馆将建造展品，并为参与博物馆的工作人员开展职业发展常驻项目。这些展品和项目旨在接触到220个非传统目的地(集市、节日、图书馆、童子军和青年俱乐部)农村和低经济地区的约33万人。这些活动旨在增加对天文学和空间探索的兴趣和知识。此外，该项目还将为小型博物馆提供能力建设和专业发展，并为其他没有直接参与该项目的人提供一个可借鉴的模式。

SCITECH will develop and deliver ten sets of twelve portable interactive exhibits and educational programs on space exploration to 220 venues in five states. The project is based on a collaborative of ten small science museums: Imaginarium (Anchorage, AK); Bluedorn Imaginarium (Waterloo, IA); Science Station (Cedar Rapids, IA); Discovery Center (Rockford, IL); Lakeview Museum (Peoria, IL); SCITECH (Aurora, IL); Evansville Museum of Arts and Science (Evansville, IN); Science Central (Fort Wayne, IN); Children's Science Museum (Terre Haute, IN); Science Works (Ashland, OR). The Exploratorium will build the exhibits and conduct a residency program of professional development for staff from the participating museums.The exhibits and programs are intended to reach some 330,000 people in rural and lower-economic areas at 220 nontraditional destinations (fairs, festivals, libraries, scouts and youth clubs). These activities are designed to increase interest in and knowledge of astronomy and space exploration. In addition, this project will provide capacity building and professional development for the small museums, as well as a model that can be used by others not participating directly in this project.