Wide Variety of Public Programs Accompany Psychology Exhibition in Boston
An impressive array of public programs will accompany the Traveling
Psychology Exhibition (TPE) while on view at the Museum of Science
in Boston from February 7 through April 28, 1995. The following are
among the programs:
A Lunchtime Film Series
A brown-bag lunch film series based on the 'Discovering Psychology'
video programs will be shown at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, March 1-April
26. Each of the 9 1-hour programs will include a 30-minute video,
a related museum demonstration, and a discussion hosted by a local
psychologist who is an expert on the topic. Subjects include aging,
memory, sensation and perception, and decision making. The programs
will take place in a classroom adjacent to the exhibition. By
scheduling the series on Wednesday afternoons, when admission to
the Museum is free, program planners hope to attract people who can
attend the films on their lunch hour. 'Discovering Psychology' was
produced by WGBH Boston in association with APA. Major funding was
provided by the Annenberg/CPB Project.
Adult-Teen Program
Educators at the Museum have sought and received funding for a
limited number of two-for-one admission vouchers with a special
activity guide to encourage adult-teen attendance at the
exhibition. All the public programs have been planned by Museum of
Science staff working with an advisory committee of local
psychologists and community health care providers. Support was
provided by the Harvard Community Health Plan Foundation. For
further information on the film series and the adult-teen program,
contact the Museum at (617) 723-2500.
High School Teacher Workshop
On April 1, 1995, from 9 a.m.-12 noon, a special TPE workshop for
high school teachers will be held at the Museum of Science. Planned
to coincide with the meeting of the Eastern Psychological
Association (EPA) in Boston, the workshop is co-sponsored by TPE,
the APA High School Teacher Affiliate Program, EPA, and the Museum
of Science. Teachers will have an opportunity to explore the
exhibition and will receive a variety of materials that will help
them adapt the active-learning approach of the exhibition to their
class-rooms. For information on fees and preregistration, call the
APA High School Teacher Affiliate Program at (202) 336-5963.
TPE was developed and produced by APA and the Ontario Science
Centre, with support from the National Science Foundation, the
William T. Grant Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,
Harvard University, and the National Institute of Mental Health.
The Exhibition tour is managed by the Association of
Science-Technology Centers.
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