NSF Award Abstract - #0337243| NSF Award Abstract - #0337243 |
| NSF Org | ESI |
| Latest Amendment Date | January 9, 2004 |
| Award Number | 0337243 |
| Award Instrument | Continuing grant |
| Program Manager |
Julie I. Johnson ESI Division of Elementary, Secondary & Informal Education EHR Directorate for Education & Human Resources |
| Start Date | January 1, 2004 |
| Expires | December 31, 2004 (Estimated) |
| Awarded Amount to Date | $610560 |
| Investigator(s) | Jeremy Sabloff jsabloff@ccat.sas.upenn.edu (Principal Investigator) |
| Sponsor |
University of Pennsylvania Research Services Philadelphia, PA 19104 215/898-7293 |
| NSF Program(s) | INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION |
| Field Application(s) | 0000099 Other Applications NEC |
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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will work over three years to design, develop and fabricate "Survivor, the Place of Humans in the Natural World," a 3,000 sq. ft. traveling exhibition for audiences ages nine and older which explores the process and consequences of human evolution in the context of its implications for our daily lives. Using hands-on interactive devices, flexible exhibit designs with multimedia capabilities, and interactive "Web-chats" with an open community of scholars, UPM will engage visitors with the discovery of the place of humans on the planet Earth. The exhibition, along with ancillary educational materials and programs, is scheduled to open in 2006, then subsequently travel for three years to nine widely distributed institutions, ultimately serving a national audience of several million viewers.