Goal: To inspire the interest of 5-10 year olds

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The MoleculariumSM - Where Little People Learn
Big Things About Small Things
Goal To inspire the interest of 5-10 year olds
in the molecular scale world utilizing a
Planetarium theater, much the way that they have
been learning about the wonders of the Universe
and Solar System.

• Technical Innovation
• The first use of molecular simulation in
• animation, i.e. scientifically correct
• animation!
• The development of a single fish eye
• shader (software)
• Unique rendering production pipeline
• for digital dome theater
• (from rendering to viewing directly)

• Interdisciplinary Approach
• Engineers, Scientists
• Entertainment Professionals, Animators
• Students, Professors, Professionals
• Museum, University, Business
• Computation, Animation, Education

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The MoleculariumSM - Where Children Learn About
Molecules

• Educational Approach
• Characters Carbone, Oxy, Hydro, Hydra take
  the children on an adventure.
• The kids learn that Everything is made of atoms
  and molecules.
• As mandated in State Curriculums the students
  learn about states of matter.
• The kids ride on a fantastical ship and zoom to
  the nanoscale.
• There are hands on fun activities.
• We have developed educational material
• (www.molecularium.com - under development)
• We assessed the learning for the pilot show and
  will continue.
• The average rubric score increased form 4.5 to
  11 out of 20.

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