RIDE IN A LIVE-ACTION SNOWBOARD RACE, CONTROL A MARS ROVER, DESIGN AND PLAY YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME, CAPTURE YOUR IMAGE IN A 360 FREEZE-MOTION VIDEO. EXPERIENCE REAL MATH AT WORK IN SPORTS, NATURE, ROBOTICS, MUSIC, DANCING, MOVIE-MAKING AND MORE. 40 IMMERSIVE INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS. MATH HAS NEVER BEEN SO SWEET! AT A GLANCE • EXHIBIT SIZE: 5,000 SQUARE FEET (500 SQUARE METERS) • TARGET AUDIENCE: FAMILIES, STUDENTS GRADES K – 12 (FOCUS ON GRADES 3 – 8, AGES 7 – 14) • LENGTH OF VENUE: APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS SPRING, SUMMER, FALL • PREMIERED AT THE SMITHSONIAN No exhibition ever has better The institutional partners will be available to support host ONE OF THE MOST museums, with varying types of events, competitions and answered the age-old question: activities throughout the live schedule, helping host museums turn entire cities into ‘math towns’ with rich calendars of INTERACTIVE activities throughout the run of the exhibition. From special live competitions to STEM career events, the supplemental “Will I ever use all AND INSPIRING resources, media, materials, events and programming will EXHIBITIONS EXPLORING support museums in bringing math meaningfully and this math they’re effectively into their larger experience. This innovative exhibit responds to the national movement teaching us?” THE WORLD toward greater focus on STEM development and STEM career awareness, and inspiring kids to make math a priority, OF MATHEMATICS reaching them in that window of vulnerability when math gets more challenging and kids begin to lose interest. MathAlive! is designed to inspire, to spark the imagination, to reveal not only math at work, but the endless possibilities MathAlive! is produced by Evergreen Exhibitions and of math. Primarily designed for kids grades 3 and up, the developed in collaboration with National Aeronautics and exhibition brings to life the real math behind what kids Space Administration (NASA), National Council of Teachers love most – video games, sports, design, music, robotics of Mathematics, MATHCOUNTS, National Society of Pro- and more – and creates interactive and immersive fessional Engineers, Society of Women Engineers and Math- experiences that bring to life the math at work in each, MovesU. whether in design, application or use. Raytheon is the presenting sponsor for the tour. In this 5,000 square foot exhibition, visitors will ride in a live-action snowboard race, control a Mars rover, design and play their own video games, capture their image in a 360 freeze-motion video, jump into a binary dance party, even design a custom skateboard for “pop” — the quick, snapping motion that allows a board to do the best tricks. Through approximately 40 unique, interactive experiences, the exhibit takes math from its native form into the applied worlds of design, engineering, technology and science. They’ll operate simulations of NASA robotics, while exploring the technology behind the Robonaut 2 and the Curiosity Rover. Around a large-scale futuristic bridge they learn how engineers work to make a city hum while taking on different engineering roles to design a more sustainable infrastructure. Visitors are accompanied by fun and quirky virtual guides, and along the way they’ll meet and hear professionals, visionaries and inspiring personalities talk about math in their work across fields kids are most interested in exploring. The exhibit addresses all math strands and subjects for upper elementary and middle school, and neatly aligns with standards for educator planning. “Within the space of a few minutes, kids can program a robot, design a skateboard, control a satellite, shred down a mountain on a snowboard … The exhibit doesn’t shy away from advanced concepts such as the physics of a skateboard ollie, iPad app programming, and the binary number system …” – US News and World Report ROBOTICS AND SPACE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXHIBIT BY SECTION • On Target … NASA Robot Space Walk • Curiosity Rover • Robot Rally … Robot Artifact Display • Picture This … Hubble Telescope FUTURE STYLE … STYLE AND DESIGN • Featured Personalities: • Style Revolution … 360-degree Photo Shoot o Dennis Hong, robotics engineer • Make It Fit … Tessellations o Robin Murphy, robotics engineer • Nature’s Numbers … Nature’s Patterns o Kathryn Gray, student and • Shadow Play … Shadows supernova searcher • Featured Personalities o Robonaut 2 o Neri Oxman, architect and designer, MIT Media Lab o Theo Jansen, artist and designer OUTDOOR ACTION … ADVENTURE SPORTS • Boardercross … Snowboard Experience RESOURCE CENTER • Get a Grip … Rock Climbing • Play … Sum of All Thrills, MathMovesU.com • Measure Up ... Scatter Plot • It’s a Stretch ... Arm Span • Explore … Math Programs, Competitions, etc. 4.0 STYLE & DESIGN 7.0 ROBOTS SPACE 2.0 OUTDOOR ACTION • Connect … Local Events, Activities Center [FUTURE STYLE] • Ramp It Up … Build a Skateboard 8.0 RAYTHEON with POP RESOURCE CENTER • Pedal to the Peak ... Mountain 1.0 INTRO GALLERY Bike Challenge EXIT • Featured Personalities: 3.0 ENVIRONMENT o Eric “Tuma” Britton, professional 5.0/6.0 ENTERTAINMENT [BUILD YOUR WORLD] & GAMING [KICKIN' IT] skater/instructor o Liza Brooks, vibrations engineer and co-owner “True Snowboards” o Skip Garibaldi, mathematician ENTER and rock climber BUILD YOUR WORLD … ENVIRONMENT • Bridge to the Future … The Engineered City • Power Play … Energy • Test the Waters … Water • Easy on the Gas … Transportation • Going Viral … Communications • Featured Personalities: KICKIN’ IT … ENTERTAINMENT GAME PLAN … VIDEO GAMES o Rondi Davies, geologist and champion • Mix It Up … Giant Musical Instrument AND OTHER GAMES marathon swimmer • Flicker Fusion … Make a Movie • Game Developer o Tanya Martinez, energy engineer • Step Up ... Dance Motion • Crack the (Binary) Code o Christine Outram, urban informatics, city • Game Developer ... 3-D Mapping • Flip It … Probability strategist and mobilizer, MIT SENSEable City Lab o Daniel Ferguson, IMAX film director • Game Box Kids o Yemarshet Yemane, engineer and and screenwriter • Featured Personalities: business owner, Ethiopia o Ajay Kapur, musician and o Robin Hunicke, game developer o Francisca Rojas, communication/migration computer scientist o Michael Mateas, game developer specialist “This is going to be mobbed…” COLLABORATORS EDUCATION SUPPORT AND RESOURCES – Eva Pell, Undersecretary of Science, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Smithsonian Institution • Comprehensive Educational Package: NASA – In-classroom Resources National Society of Professional Engineers • Teachers activity guide MATHCOUNTS • Electronic activity guide Society of Women Engineers Katie Salen • Educator planner and comprehensive exhibit guide MathMovesU Game designer, Animator, Design Educator – Field trip support Professor of Design and Technology, and Director • Educational materials, media CONSULTANTS AND CONTRIBUTORS Center for Transformative Media • Field trip program Parsons the New School for Design – Online resources Janice Mokros, Ph.D. Executive Director (Former), Gamelab Institute of Play • Website educator’s center Executive Director – Family Guide to Math Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance Guy Hundere • Programming and On-site Attachments Formerly Director, TERC, Cambridge Computer Animator and Artist – Planning toolbox with developed materials Principle Researcher, Author Math Momentum in Science Centers Virtual Reality Video Game Designer – Special events with exhibit collaborators Barcelona, Spain – Access to engineers for career events Rondi Davies, Ph.D. – NASA educational math materials, Earth Scientist, Science Educator and Writer Lori Murach support, involvement Research Scientist and Sciences Research Fellow Mathematics Program Supervisor – Informal programming aligns with national standards Department of Earth and Planetary NE Independent School District • Fully supported by the national MathMovesU program American Museum of Natural History San Antonio, Texas – MathMovesU.com – MathMovesU University Sten Odenwald, Ph.D. Deborah Junk, Ph.D. – MathMovesU Scholarships and Grants NASA Astronomer Coordinator for Mathematics Initiatives – MathHeroes Creator of Astronomy Cafe Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching – Access to other partners tied to MathMovesU Education and Public Outreach, NASA-IMAGE Program, Center for Science and Mathematics Education NRL-Solar-B/EIS Program, and NASA-THEMIS/GEON Program College of Education Research Associate Department of Physics, Catholic University The University of Texas at Austin of America Skip Garibaldi, Ph.D. Bill Robertson, Ph.D. Research Mathematician Associate Professor in Science & Technology Education Winship Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Science University of Texas at El Paso Associate Professor [Recognized for applied mathematics education, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science ”Dr. Skateboard”] Emory University Vi Hart Paul Schmitt Composer/Conductor Design Educator Author, “Using Binary Numbers in Music” Founder, CreateASkate.org Univ. Scholars, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY [“Mathemusician”] Kumi Yamashita Artist Charles Liu, Ph.D. [Shadow art] Associate Professor of Astrophysics Director of the Verrazano School Ed Tannenbaum College of Staten Island, City University of New York Independent Media Artist “It was a really cool exhibit and it had a lot of Associate in Astrophysics, Department of Astrophysics and Hayden Planetarium, AMNH MathAlive! is presented by real-world math, and it makes math fun.” Neri Oxman, Ph.D. Architect “I would come here for