More than 100 exhibits and accompanying demonstrations, classes, and activities will help to address these questions. Almost one third of the Arizona Science Center's exhibit space will be devoted to "All About You," which will include the Psychology Exhibition and a biology exhibit. The two exhibits complement each other in many important respects. While the Psychology Exhibition examines such aspects as the brain, social interactions, language and communication, and childhood development, Human Biology will explore the body, heart and blood, body defenses, and heredity. This arrangement underscores the interdependence of psychology and other sciences.
Completing "All About You" is a demonstration theater in which Science Center staff will regularly present demonstrations on topics suggested by the various exhibits including the Psychology Exhibition. Staff hope that this dynamic approach to learning will engage visitors in conversation. Scientists and medical personnel from the community will participate from time to time, sharing insights from their latest research. Annual attendance is anticipated at 500,000. Psychology Exhibition staff and the APA Education Directorate plan to conduct a high school teacher workshop in Phoenix this fall.
The Psychology Exhibition 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, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Annenberg/CPB Project. The Exhibition's tour was managed by the Association of Science-Technology Centers.
You can visit versions of the Psychology Exhibition at the following locations:
Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, (602) 716-2000
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, (202) 326-6670
Ontario Science Centre, Don Mills, Ontario, (416) 429-4100.