The Discovery Museum Energy Exhibit

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The Discovery Museum Energy Exhibit ECMB
Meeting August 26, 2009
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The Discovery Museum and Planetariums mission is
to educate, excite and engage visitors in the
exploration of science, technology and ideas
through interactive experiences that promote new
insights. The Discovery Museum welcomes 75,000
visitors each year.
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CURRENT EXHIBIT
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CURRENT EXHIBIT
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• Design Requests
• Explain creation of energy fossil fuels, hydro,
  wind, solar
• Follow energy path from source to home
• How a visitors carbon footprint changes with
  efficiency and clean energy choices
• History of electricity
• Cross-promotion with the SmartLiving Center
• Requirements
• Functional
• For a childrens museum exhibit hall
• Durable
• Large volumes of children/adults to explore.
• Minimal upkeep
• Must last 10 yrs
• Interactive
• Visitors will understand how various energy
  inputs get to our home as electricity.
• Visitors will understand impacts of nonrenewable
  vs. renewable
• Accurate
• Facts, figures, content accuracies.

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The CEEF Logo will be displayed on both entrances
to the exhibit and on the house.
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The CEEF Logo will be displayed in/on the house
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August 28 Completion of main structural
drawings September 25 Graphic layouts due for
ceiling banners, carpet, history begin initial
construction October 27 Rough structures
completed for home theatre, substation,
interactive stations, interactive carbon
footprint light-box, fossil fuel
light-box November 27 Finishing completed for
home theatre, substation, interactive stations,
interactive carbon footprint light box, fossil
fuel light-box, removal of existing walls from
current electricity exhibit. December
14 Installation of all exhibit components
completed