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Tech Facts

“New Tech” opened in October 1998• $113M in funding • 422 businesses contributed

Size: 132,000 SF• 6 core exhibit areas; > 120 interactive displays• IMAX & other presentation theaters

Annual attendance: 529,000, including 120K students• 3rd largest science museum in Northern CA

Membership: 15,000 total; 5.5K are teachers

Rental Events: 250+ per year

Staff: 70 employees + 400 volunteers

Web Site Hits: 1M a year; 823K unique visitors• Tech Tag: Home Links• “Ask an expert” program

Economic impact: $25M+ annual benefit to City

Our Mission – Educate & Inspire

EducationEngage visitors in exploring technologies that affect their lives.

Excite students about studying math, science & engineering.

InspirationInspire the innovator in everyone through hands-on experiences, education and information.

Tech Challenge

Free FieldTrips & Title 1

Program

IMAX & Presentation

Theaters

Online Resources& Tech Tag

Labs &Floor

Experiments

TeacherInvolvement &

Training

After School& SummerPrograms

Gallery Bookmarks& Exhibit Guides

The Tech

Educational Opportunities

Field Trips: Free Admission – Students/Teachers• As many as 2,200 students per day• Galleries & live stage presentations• Floor programs/experiments in galleries

Science Labs: > 2,000 students per month• 7 unique offerings, weekday & weekend• 2 wet labs; 3 other• Free for Title 1 schools

Summer Camp: > 2,000 kids; 16 classes

After School Program: 45-minutes of science

Tech Challenge: 23 years; 925 local students

Teacher Program – reaches 15,000• Meets CA curriculum standards• Classroom guides for school use• “Bookmarks” for home use• Tech classrooms• Advisory Council

Math Works: 6-week program for Latino students and families

IMAX: 9 educational films

Potential Educational Reach11 Counties

168,502

625

6,619

9,000

18,921

4,683

24,464

4,562

25,759

18,178

16,666

39,025

# of K-12 school children enrolled –

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

1,475,1281,306,626TOTAL

12,29911,674San Benito

35,12528,506Marin

140,769131,769San Joaquin

254,190235,269Sacramento

78,54173,858Monterey

83,87859,414San Francisco

43,70239,140Santa Cruz

242,581216,822Alameda

184,280166,102Contra Costa

105,01688,350San Mateo

294,747255,722Santa Clara

TOTAL# of K-12 school children enrolled – PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

County

The Tech’s Reach: 2008-2009 = 179K

Science Curriculum Standards

LifeSciences

PhysicalSciences

Earth Sciences

Tech programs are aligned with California’s guidelines.

Earth Science - Grades 2/3/6(Exploration Gallery)

• Earth, Moon & Other Planets

• Telescopes

• Plate Tectonics

• Oceans, Currents& Weather Conditions

• Environmental Interconnectedness

Physical Science - Grades 4/5/8(Green by Design & Innovation Galleries)

• Electricity• Circuits• Energy• Forces• Principles & Laws

Life Science - Grades 7/HS(Life Tech Gallery)

• DNA and Genetics

• The Human Body

• Adaptation & Extinction

• Interconnectednessof the Species

Science Labs

Seven 90-minute labs for grades 2-10: 64 labs/week15% of all students participate in a lab; half = Title One Credentialed teachers, professional lab facilities

Physics of RollercoastersDNA & Genetic TraitsSimplicity of ElectricityEarth Science & the Solar SystemChemical PropertiesBuilding for the Big OneGreen by Design

New for ‘08-’09: 2 weekend labs

Experiential Learning

Cross Discipline Learning

• Mathematical Reasoning• Critical Thinking• Social Studies• Computer Science• History• Engineering

“The Tech inspired me to try different approaches to teaching and learning. One day, I overheard a

student say, ‘I wish math was always this fun!’Now that brought an

enormous smile to my face.”

7th-8th Grade Teacher, Morgan Hill

Educational IMAX Films

295 seats; 10 movies; 33% of students see a film, 60% = Title One students• Everest• Adventures in Wild California• Forces of Nature• Coral Reef Adventure• Blue Planet• Grand Canyon• Lewis and Clark• The Human Body• Sea Monsters

> 250K viewers/year

Free Student Field TripsFree Teacher Membership

“The students had a great time, asked a lot of questions, and were

exposed to technology they'd never seen before. This is especially

important to me because my studentslive and go to school in East Palo Alto.

The Tech gave them a chanceto see what opportunities

exist beyond their hometown.”

Viviana Montoya-HernandezCo Director, Aim High

Special Exhibits

Leonardo &Renaissance Engineers

100 Years of Nobel

286K Visitors – Body Worlds171K Visitors - Leonardo

Shared Benefit with City($18M “Body Worlds”)

The Tech Museum

Tech Challenge

The TechAwards

The Tech Virtual:Second Life

Special Programs

The Tech is as virtual as it is physical …we touch people around the world.

2121stst Tech Challenge Tech Challenge (Grades 5(Grades 5--12)12)

• Focus: Technology that solves real life problems

• 925 student participants: 66% male, 34% female; 10% Title 1

• 230 Teams: 71 High Schools & 159 Middle Schools; 25 “Title One” teams

• Geographic reach: 9 local counties & New York (web cast)

• 16 corporate sponsors

• Skills learned: Creative problem solving, trial & error, teamwork, written & oral presentation

The Tech Awards“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” - Gandhi

• Program founded in 2000- > 4,000 nominations from 100+ countries- 200 projects recognized - Experts/scholars from Santa Clara Univ. = judges

• Goal: Create awareness of how science & technology solveglobal challenges:

- Humanitarian Award- 5 categories: Health, Education, Environment,

Economic Development & Equality

• 25 laureates honored annually; $50K winner in each category- $2M in prize money awarded since 2001

• > 1500 attendees at November Awards Gala

• Permanent Tech Awards exhibit opens in mid 2009

Tech Virtual: Second Life

Open source platform used by 10 million:

• Virtual museum filled by online content developers • Tech Theme: Art, Film & Music

- 86 contributions, from 207 people• Replicated 7 virtual exhibits in “real world” Tech• Potential to change the way museums develop,

prototype and test new exhibits- Significant cost reduction and faster implementation

• Tech program → global outreach- MIT partnership

Net Planet

Exploration Green byDesign

Innovation

Life Tech

Idea House

Today’s Six Core Galleries

2009 Tech AwardsTechnology benefiting humanity

2010 Art, Film, and MusicLearning and entertaining

2010/11 EnergyAlternative Energy Sources

2010/11 Tech ChallengeInspiring the innovator in everyone

2011/12 Health & BiotechUnderstanding & staying healthy

2012/13 The Spirit of Silicon Valley (core exhibition)People and technology changing the world

“You shouldn’t gloat about anything you’ve done; you ought to keep going and try to find something better to do.” - David Packard

TomorrowTomorrow’’s Galleriess Galleries

“An abiding curiosity and an insatiable desire to learn how and why things work are the hallmarks of innovation.”

- William Hewlett

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