Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002aas...201.5316s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 201, #53.16; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 35, p.566
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
This poster will display the types of outreach mechanisms we are using to engage the public in the process of discovery within Explore the Universe, a new astronomy and cosmology exhibition at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In keeping with the Smithsonian Institution's educational mission, the gallery was designed to attract and inform, but the high level of complexity of the subject matter has proven intimidating for many visitors. The Museum's Space History and Education divisions have collaborated to develop a number of initiatives to help a diverse, multigenerational audience explore and understand the gallery's message that as humanity has invented new tools with which to study the cosmos, we have revealed new Universes.
Outreach initiatives underway and planned in Explore the Universe include mobile "Discovery Stations," updatable electronic kiosks, a lecture series, a college-level internship in the public interpretation of research, and an online astrophotography contest. These activities have helped a wide range of visitors make a memorable connection with a sophisticated subject area, while also eliciting a positive response from funders. The presentation will discuss program objectives, outline steps in developing each project, and review feedback received during the exhibition's first year.
Principal funding for the Explore the Universe gallery is from TRW and NSF. NSF as well as Jaylee and Gilbert Mead are supporting the outreach programs described here.
DeVorkin David
Stephenson Craig
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