MOLECULES AND HEALTH:EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM

纽约科学馆与生物医学研究人员、教育工作者和科学技术中心协会合作，正计划开发、测试(第一阶段)和在全国传播(第二阶段)一个名为分子与健康的新展览。这次展览将使初中生和普通公众参与以探究为基础的学习，了解分子在健康、疾病和预防中的作用。拟议的项目将成为传达与健康相关的科学的分子基础的国家模型，这将在未来几十年成为研究和公众理解的核心。这次展览将以科学大厅的永久展览--神奇分子--生命的秘密为基础，并将包括一系列广泛的生物医学和健康相关展品。我们将制作访问前和访问后的材料，供教师使用，通过展览制作一份家庭指南，以及两个Explainer运行的演示，以及一个支持课堂学习的网站。这次展览将通过科学和技术中心协会的巡回计划在美国境内的科学中心巡回展出。我们预计，在为期四年的传播阶段，全国将有100万名科学博物馆参观者观看分子与健康展览。我们将分享我们的评估结果和将这个展览发展到科学教育领域的过程。

The New York Hall of Science, partnering with biomedical researchers, educators and the Association of Science-Technology Centers, is planning to develop, test, (Phase I) and nationally disseminate (Phase II) a new exhibition titled Molecules and Health. This exhibition will engage middle and high-school students and the general public in inquiry-based learning on the role of molecules in health illness and prevention. The proposed project will be a national model for conveying the molecular basis for health-related sciences, which will be increasing central to research and public understanding in the coming decades. The exhibition will be based upon Marvelous Molecules-the Secret of Life, a permanent exhibition at the Hall of Science, and will include an extensive array of biomedical and health-related exhibits. We will develop pre- and post-visit materials for teachers' use, a family guide through the exhibition, and two Explainer-run demonstrations, as well as a web site to support classroom learning. This exhibition will travel to science centers within the United States through the Association of Science and Technology Centers touring program. We anticipate that 1,000,000 science museum visitors throughout the country will see the Molecules and Health exhibition during the four year dissemination phase. We will share the results of our evaluation and the process of developing this exhibition to the science education field.