CRPA: How do We Learn the Fate of Tropical Forests under Climate Change? -- A Multimedia Exhibition of Photographic Art Portraying Scientists and Students at Work in Amazonia

该CRPA项目是关于亚马逊热带雨林气候变化影响的研究，并激励青年将科学作为职业目标。该项目是亚利桑那州生物圈2号的一个展览，其中保留了一片热带雨林，并将被用来扩大科学家进行研究的大型照片的展览。将特别关注女性科学家，以激励年轻女孩。生物圈2号和南亚利桑那州女童子军委员会将合作，通过免费入场日吸引女孩进入生物圈2号。这些大型照片将配备声音和视频，这样当参观者走近照片时，森林的声音以及研究人员(S饰)的声音都会被听到。在这一点上，照片中的研究人员将与参观者开始一段独白，解释科学家正在调查的是什么，以及其他工作人员是谁。在这个独白中，研究人员将解释他们具体在做什么，为什么他们要研究这个课题，以及他们计划作为科学结果得出什么。展览将包括50张非常大的照片(3x5英尺)，可以通过智能手机和耳机访问声音。此外，还将有现场设备和讲解员进行提问和讨论。该场馆每年接待约10万名参观者，主要是家庭、游客和俱乐部。通过这次展览，研究人员打算通过这次展览来激发年轻人对STEM主题的兴趣。女孩是主要的目标受众。对于家庭和游客来说，展览传达了这样的信息：科学如何被用来确定气候变化对热带雨林的影响，以及这将如何影响天气和全球环境的其他方面。

This CRPA project is about research on climate change impacts in the Amazonian rain forest and about motivating youth to consider science as a career objective. The project is an exhibit in Biosphere 2 in Arizona wherein a rain forest is maintained and will be used to augment the exhibit of large photos of scientists doing research. Particular attention will be paid to female scientists to motivate young girls. Biosphere 2 and the Girl Scout Council of Southern Arizona will collaborate to attract girls through free admission days to Biosphere 2.These large photos will be equipped with sound and video so that as a visitor approaches the photo, the sounds of the forest as well as the researcher(s) will be heard. At this point the researcher, in the photograph, will begin a monologue with the visitor explaining what scientists are investigating and who the other workers are. In this monologue, the researcher will explain what they are doing specifically, why they are investigating this subject, and what they plan to derive as a scientific result. The exhibit will consist of fifty very large photographs (3x5 feet) with sound access via smart phones and headsets. In addition, there will be hands on equipment and docents for questions and discussion. The venue receives about 100,000 visitors per year consisting mainly of families, tourists, and clubs.Through this exhibit, the researchers intend to motivate youth to develop interests in STEM topics. Girls are the main target audience. For families and tourists, the exhibit communicates the message of how science is being used to determine the effect of climate change on rain forests and how that would affect other aspects of weather and the global environment.