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>ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
>Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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>In the fall of 2005, I sent a message to the list describing my
>project, Science in the City. I am a chemist working with Flandrau
>Science Center and local high school students to build travelling
>exhibits on a topic of the students' choosing. Because I am in the
>chemistry department at University of Arizona, I also help the
>students to see the chemistry that is related to their project and
>to understand how chemistry relates to their lives.
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>This summer I would like to present a paper at the Biennial
>Conference on Chemical Education, which gathers high school and
>college educators from throughout the country, about chemistry in
>informal settings and how high school chemistry teachers can take
>advantage of exhibits at science centers to teach chemistry.
>Therefore, I'd like to hear about how chemistry is represented in
>programs and exhibits at your centers. Please send the answers to
>the following questions and any other comments you may have off-list
>to Rachel Morgan Theall at [log in to unmask]:
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>1. How is chemistry represented in exhibits at your establishment?
We have an exhibition called Marvelous Molecules which is about the
shared chemistry of living things.
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>2. Do you have any school programs dedicated to chemistry?
School groups use our Biochemistry Discovery Lab (along with families).
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>3. What percentage of your exhibit space addresses topics related
>to chemistry (estimation is acceptable)?
BDL is 1,000 sq ft and MM is 3,200 sq ft
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>4. Would your science center be interested in creating more
>programs/exhibits about chemistry?
Yes, we are working on a project called Molecules and Health and an
astrobiology discoery lab about chemistry of the universe
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>5. What center are you associated with and may I contact you for
>more information?
Martin Weiss, VP, Science, New York Hall of Science. [log in to unmask]
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>The abstract has to be submitted today for the conference. I will
>word it generally but would like those who are willing to answer the
>questions as soon as it is convenient.
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>Thanks!
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>Dr. Rachel Morgan Theall
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>University of Arizona
>Koffler 115
>520-626-0544
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>PI Science in the City, empowering students to bring science to life
>http://scienceinthecity.arizona.edu
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>"You do not really understand something until you can explain it to
>your grandmother." Albert Einstein
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Martin Weiss, Ph.D
Vice President, Science
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111 th Street
Corona, New York 11368
718 699 0005 x 356
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