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"Hidden Power: Energy, Electricity, and Efficiency"

Call for Applications

The Franklin Institute, in partnership with the Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science and through funding by the National Science Foundation, is offering a free set of floor demonstrations to interested museums that will be selected to participate upon review of application (application form can be downloaded from http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/museum/fourth/).

What is the program?

The program includes 8 cart-based, interactive, visitor-tested demonstrations with a focus on applications of materials science relevant to energy, electricity, and efficiency. Descriptions of each demonstration can be found at http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/museum/fourth/. Topics include:

   * Sources of Power
   * Turbines
   * Batteries
   * Solar Power
   * Piezoelectricity
   * Thermoelectricity
   * Light Bulb Efficiency
   * Light Emitting Diodes

An educator from each selected museum will be invited to attend a one-day training session at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA in October 2011. All reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed by the program. Participants will receive all supplies to perform the program for one year for approximately 7 hours per week. After one year, museums are responsible for supplying all consumable materials if they wish to continue the program.

How are museums selected to receive the program?

Once all applications are received, the members of the partnership will review the applications and choose approximately 15 museums to receive the program.  Criteria for selection include interest, commitment, museum size (past programs have included approximately equal numbers of small, medium and large museums), and museum location.

What does your museum need to provide for the program?

A completed application (download from http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/museum/fourth/) must be returned by July 22, 2011. Your museum must agree to present the program for a minimum of 7 hours per week for one year after receiving the program. Participating museums must conduct quarterly surveys with pictures. These will be used to evaluate and improve the program. The program requires a location that has a table or cart with nearby electrical outlet.

Please email Jayatri Das or call her at 215-448-1193 with any questions.

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Jayatri Das, Ph.D.
Senior Exhibit and Program Developer
The Franklin Institute
222 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-448-1193 (phone)
215-448-1188 (fax)

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