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Tech City Exhibition

July 1, 1998 - June 30, 2002 | Exhibitions
The Sciencenter will develop Tech City Exhibition, a 2500 sq. ft. traveling exhibit that will promote awareness of engineering as a process and a career. The exhibit will consist of a set of twelve interactive exhibit stations presenting design tasks from various fields of engineering related to the human needs of a hypothetical community called "Tech City." The tasks will use engineering as an iterative process to meet design goals (e.g. building a structure strong enough to withstand an earthquake) while faced with constraints (e.g. a limited budget.) The primary audience will be youth in their late elementary and middle school years with a specific emphasis on women and other groups traditionally underrepresented in engineering. A broad menu of complementary activities will be developed that includes a hands-on program for visiting school groups, a teacher training technology unit, career speakers' bureau, "Engineering Day at the Mall" program, and activities especially created for families. The Association of Science and Technology Centers will manage the national tour of the exhibit. It is schedule to circulate for three years and reach an estimated one million individuals.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 9725605
Funding Amount: 639543

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Charles Trautmann
    Principal Investigator
    Sciencenter
  • Anthony Ingraffea
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Cornell University
  • Catherine McCarthy headshot 2017   Ethan Kruszka for NISE Network MED RES sq crop
    Contributor
    Sciencenter
  • Discipline: Engineering | Nature of science
    Audience: Families | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits
    Access and Inclusion: Women and Girls

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