Alice is a traveling exhibition based on Lewis Carroll's beloved classic Alice in Wonderland. Alice will open in early 2001, first in San Jose and subsequently at mid-size children's museums and science centers across the country. It is projected that over the four years of traveling this exhibition around the United States, a target audience of more than two million people will view the project. The target audience for the exhibition is young children age 3-8 years old, with an emphasis on attracting girls and minorities, populations traditionally underserved in science and mathematics, together with their parents and teachers.

Alice takes the link between curiosity and explanation as its rationale, using its eponymous heroine's dream-adventure as a framework for activities that will help children and adults build a shared foundation for mathematics and science literacy.

The designer for the project will be Koem Liem, a recognized exhibit developer.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Application #
9815004
Program Officer
Barry A. Van Deman
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1999-09-01
Budget End
2002-06-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
$596,501
Indirect Cost
Name
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
San Jose
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
95110