The World We Create

September 15th, 1996 - August 31st, 1999 | PROJECT

The Louisville Science Center will develop "The World We Create", a 13,000 sq. ft. exhibit which will transform their second floor to an active learning environment where visitors can explore the simplest element of the creative process to the most sophisticated networks available to our society. The activities will be organized into five core exhibit areas: New Way Tunnel, Think Tank, Inventor's Garage, Chemistry Kitchen, and Tech World and will reinforce educational reform activities in math, science, problem- solving, team cooperation, and decision making. In addition to the large number of interactives, there is a substantial technology/telecommunications component known as the Tech Forum. This will serve at the home site for the Kentucky TeleLinking Network (KTLN). The educational objectives of the exhibit were developed under the guidance of prominent formal educators in the state and they address both the education reform goals of the state and national science and math standards. The exhibit has also been developed with direct participation of a number of private sector partners. It is an impressive community effort. The exhibit is scheduled to open in March, 1997.

Project Website(s)

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Team Members

Theresa Mattei, Principal Investigator, Louisville Science Center
Gail Becker, Co-Principal Investigator, Louisville Science Center
Amy Lowen, Co-Principal Investigator, Louisville Science Center

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 9627085
Funding Amount: 795688

Tags

Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Chemistry | Computing and information science | Education and learning science | General STEM | Mathematics | Nature of science | Technology
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Resource Centers and Networks