Seasons of Change: Signs of Climate Change in New England and North Carolina

布朗大学是由72名成员组成的新英格兰科学中心合作组织(NESCC)的创始成员之一，正在领导一个名为Seasons of Change的旅游展览开发项目，该项目涉及NESCC成员以及由31名成员组成的北卡罗来纳州草根科学博物馆合作组织。展览的关键概念是区域标志性的“先驱者”如何与气候变化相关--例如，气候变化对新英格兰枫糖浆产业的影响，以及北卡罗来纳州鸟类迁徙模式的变化。正在为中小型场馆制作一个约900平方英尺的关于气候变化对当地影响的展览的两个可定制和模块化版本。该项目预计将为这两个地区约150万游客提供服务，并被定位为该国其他地区的创新模式。TERC的工作人员将为那些有户外场地的参与中心制定公民科学计划。展览由Jeff Kennedy Associates和MegaFun模拟软件设计师设计。NESCC还在开发一个项目网站。Goodman Research Associates正在对访客学习和项目的协作过程进行形成性和终结性评估。科学技术中心协会将管理这两次旅行。

Brown University, a founding member of the 72-member New England Science Center Collaborative (NESCC), is leading Seasons of Change, a traveling exhibit development project involving members of NESCC as well as the 31-member North Carolina Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative. The key concept of the exhibit is how regional iconic "harbingers" are related to climate change - for example, the impacts of a changing climate on the maple syrup industry in New England and shifts in bird migration patterns in North Carolina. Two customizable and modularized versions of an approximately 900 square foot exhibit on local impacts of climate change are being produced for small and medium-sized venues. The project expects to serve approximately 1.5 million visitors in the two regions and is positioned as an innovative model for other regions of the country. A citizen science program will be developed by staff at TERC for those participating centers with outdoor venues. The exhibit is being designed by Jeff Kennedy Associates and MegaFun simulation software designers. NESCC is also developing a project Web site. Goodman Research Associates is conducting both formative and summative evaluation processes on visitor learning and on the project's collaborative process. The Association of Science-Technology Centers will manage the two tours.