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National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) 2016.5.13

Let’s think together how 10 billion people can live happily on Earth.

「TSUNAGARI」Project

Picture Happiness on Earth Project Outline

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Goal This project aims to provide a place where young people from Japan and the Asia Pacific region can cultivate their scientific thinking through STEM education. As part of the “TSUNAGARI Project” this long term activity will take place two cycles in the course of 3 years (1.5 year X 2 cycles). It will be conducted simultaneously in Japan and in several countries of the Asia Pacific region and by sharing various ways to view and understand the Earth, it will become possible to create opportunities to think about global issues from different perspectives. The results of this 3 yearlong activity, may be presented to science centers from all over the world, in the SCWS (the Science Centre World Summit) 2017 which will be held in Miraikan.

＊Definition of STEM education. STEM comes from the initials of the words Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. It aims at creating people who give birth to innovation by integrating and systemizing conventional science and technology education. The EU, the U.S.A. as well as several Asian countries have set STEM education promotion as a top-priority issue.

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Geo-Cosmos “ Feel the Earth” The symbol exhibit of Miraikan, with a diameter of 6meters, produces a rendition of our Earth shining brightly in space with a super high precision exceeding 10 million pixels. It is the world’s first "Globe-like display" using organic. It has more than 80 contents.

Geo-Scope“ Search for the Earth” This interactive board allows you to access various Earth observation data collected from domestic and international scientists and research institutes. Thirteen boards in different sizes are aligned on the exhibition floor. You can see more than 40 different contents.

Geo-Palette “ Portray the Earth” This online service allows you to draw your own world map based on a host of information related to the countries and regions of the world. You can uncover many aspects of the Earth‘s environment and human activities. Hundreds of data is available.

-This workshop will be executed as part of Miraikan’s “TSUNAGARI Project”- Through collaboration between researchers and artists within and outside Japan, the TSUNAGARI project involves collecting scientific information about the Earth, presenting and communicating the information in a visual manner that appeals to the senses. The mission of this project is to deepen our knowledge about the Earth and ourselves, consider what to do in order to connect today’s Earth to future generations, and create a vision for the future, with people around the world.

「TSUNAGARI」Project

Theme：Picture Happiness on Earth

・Concept We, the human race, have always pursued wealth and happiness. This pursue became possible thanks to the progress of science and technology and contributed greatly to the development of our societies. But, on the other hand with issues like the climate change and the energy problem the limitations of the Earth have started becoming visible. What do we need, what is required for 10 billion people to live happily on Earth in the future? Now is the time that is deemed necessary to think a new about everyone’s happiness on Earth. By using the data that the “TSUNAGARI Project” provides we can start thinking about this happiness. ・Goal To know the diversity of the different happiness values and to promote mutual understanding. Starting from the happiness of your country, to think about happiness on a universal scale and about the global issues that we are facing.

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 During phase 1 the six educators from the Asia Pacific region and Japan will participate in a 3-day workshop in order to create a scenario using the “TSUNAGARI Tools”. 【When】Sep. 2016 【Where】Miraikan 【Who】The 6 educators （1 from each science center） 【What】Explanation of the long-term workshop. Creation of a scenario about “Happiness"

After the 3-day workshop in Miraikan, the educators will be responsible for holding a workshop at their own science center in order to create new scenarios using the “TSUNAGARI Tools”. The scenario that will represent each science center will be selected by online voting. 【When】To be deterimined 【Where】At the 6 participating science centers. 【Who】100 junior high school and high school students. 【What】Execution of workshops in order to create scenarios. Selection of scenarios.

Based on the selected scenarios, Japanese young artists and female junior-high and high-school students will make new contents for the Geo-Cosmos. These new contents will be presented to the public. 【When】To be deterimined 【Where】Miraikan 【Who】90 Japanese female junior high school and high school students and young creators. 【What】Turn the scenario into a visual content for the Geo-Cosmos. Presentation.

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【Theme】“Happiness on Earth”

Workshop Outline This is a program where junior-high and high-school students from the Asia-Pacific region and Japanese female junior-high and high-school students will collaborate in order to create contents for the Geo-Cosmos about “Happiness”. The program is divided in 3 phases and those 3 phases make up 1 cycle (1 year and a half). In total there will be 2 cycles (3 years). In the second cycle different science centers will be selected.

【Process】

Day1 Learn Day2 Think Day3 Convey Explanation about the workshop’s goal, self-introduction and discussion about each country’s problems. Selection of a topic for the scenario and polishing up of the concept. 【What】 ・ Self-Introduction ／ Miraikan’s Introduction ・Discussion about the scenario’s topic. ・Experience the “TSUNAGARI Tools” ・Create a “Happiness Diagram”. ・Think the scenario’s concept.

Understand the contents of the “TSUNAGARI Tools” and create a map. By experiencing how a map can be shown on the Geo-Cosmos the participants will be able to get a concrete idea about how the scenarios will be visualized. 【What】 ・ Explanation of all the Geo-Cosmos data. ・Introduction of the Geo-Simulator. ・Screening of the Geo-Cosmos data. ・Scenario creation.

Each of the participants will present his scenario. By giving each other feedback, it will become possible to understand the problems of each other’s country. Discussion about how the actual workshops that will be held at each participating science center can be improved. 【What】 ・Scenario presentation and feedback ・Feedback about Geo-Palette’s UI ・Details about the schedule and the flow of the workshop. ・Create a sample video to introduce the scenarios.

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【Phase 1】Workshop for educators 【Goal】 ・ To understand and utilize the contents of the “TSUNAGARI Tools” that help us think about global issues. ・ To convey a specific image of the output of the workshops that will be held at each participating science center for the junior-high and high-school students. ・ To become able to conduct a workshop autonomously using the “TSUNAGARI Tools”. 【Who】The 6 educators from the participating Science Centers.

【Phase 2】 Scenario Workshop in each Science Museum

【Goal】 ・To think about each country’s and the World’s “Happiness” by using the Geo-Scope and the Geo-Palette. 【Who】Junior high school students. 【Where】In each participating science center. 【What】 ・Place all the elements that consist happiness in the diagram that will be provided. Discussion ・Create data with the Geo-Palette ・Decide the topic and the title. ・Write the outline of the scenario in the Storyboard. ・Make a video-introduction for each scenario, to be uploaded to the internet.

Storyboard

happiness in the diagram

Expanding happiness from me to Community and country

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【Phase 2】 Scenario Workshop in each Science Museum

・Create data with the Geo-Palette ・Write the outline of the scenario in the Storyboard.

Make a video-introduction for each scenario

to be uploaded to the internet.

・Place all the elements that consist happiness in the diagram that will be provided. Discussion

・Decide the topic and the title.

Voting and Select the best Scenario

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【Phase 3】 Geo-Cosmos contents Workshop in Miraikan

Step1 Storyboard Creation

Step2 Visuals and Music Production

Step3 Presentation

For the creation of the storyboard of each scenario, the participants will be divided into teams of 10 people (6~8 in charge of the visuals, 2~3 people in charge of the music). Try out the software. 【What】 ・Creation of the teams. ・Assign scenarios to the teams. ・Brainstorming in order to decide the tone and manner of the visuals and the music. ・Creation of the storyboard proposal. ・Skype meetings in order to exchange ideas with the people that wrote the scenario.

Create materials with the software. Bring together all the materials in order to check them on the Geo-Cosmos for necessary brushing-up. 【What】 ・Creation of the visuals. ・Display the visuals on the Geo-Cosmos and re-evaluation. ・Check the synchronization of the visuals with the music. ・Skype meeting with the people who wrote the scenario in order to exchange ideas. ・Creation of sequential files.

Show the complete content on the Geo-Cosmos and make a presentation during the “Earth Camp”. 【What】 ・Skype meeting in order to check the presentation. ・Presentation lecture by BloombergL.P. staff. ・Presentation at the “Earth Camp”.

【Goal】 ・ Based on the selected scenarios, contents for the Geo-Cosmos are created through STEM education. ・ Through cultural exchange, to get to know global issues from the point of view of many countries. ・ To offer Geo-Cosmos as a platform for young creators. 【Who】Female Japanese junior-high and high-school students: 6 teams consisting of 10 people, young Japanese artists: 6~12.

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Schedule Outline

1st Round

2015.Sep-Oct Lecture of Workshop at Miraikan

2015.Dec-2016.Jun Workshop to make scenarios at each science center

2016.Jul Selection of scenarios on online forum

2016.Aug-Oct Visualization with Japanese students

2nd Round

2016.Sep Lecture of Workshop at Miraikan

2016.Dec-2017.Mar Workshop to make scenarios at each science center

2017.Apr Selection of scenarios on online forum

2017.Jul-Aug Visualization with Japanese students

Final Goal 2017.Nov Report at SCWS2017

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Schedule of 2nd round

[Notes] (1) Regional data (local data, visualized global observing data, if any) from each country can be added to the application. (2) Attending all the workshop lectures is required for the participants.

Action item Participating Institutes MiraikanEnd of May Confirm participanting institutes Express interest of participating.End of JulyEarly July Select 1 educator. Arrange the schedule of the travels for Japan.Jul - Aug Preparation by Skype meetings

Sep Training for workshop at Miraikan(3 days assumed)

Educator from each institute comes to Japan. (one person / country)

Arrange and support workshop training.

Preparation for scenario writingworkshop

Decide dates, recuruite local students, and plan for theworkshop.

Provide institutes with manual (text and movie) for workshopoperation.

Apr Select scenarios *upload to the website?

Select a senario & a presenter per institute. Support activities of each institute.

Jul- Aug Preparation for visualizing the content

NovFinal presentation event (Presentation of contents based onselected scenarios)

2016

2017

Dec - Mar Scenario writing workshops in eachinstitute

Conclude contract with Japan science and technology agency (JST), the parent organization of Miraikan.

Conduct workshop. Prepare for the workshop at Miraikan. *start recruiting workshop participants and creators

Skype meetings. (several times)

Presenter(s) from each institute (one person/country) give presentations at Miraikan with Japanese high school students.

Skype meetings between the presenters and Japanese high school students. (several times)

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Action itemParticipating InstitutesMiraikan

2016End of MayConfirm participanting institutesExpress interest of participating.

End of JulyConclude contract with Japan science and technology agency (JST), the parent organization of Miraikan.

Early JulySelect 1 educator.Arrange the schedule of the travels for Japan.

Jul - AugPreparation by Skype meetingsSkype meetings. (several times)

Sep Training for workshop at Miraikan(3 days assumed)Educator from each institute comes to Japan. (one person / country)Arrange and support workshop training.

Preparation for scenario writing workshopDecide dates, recuruite local students, and plan for the workshop.Provide institutes with manual (text and movie) for workshop operation.

Dec - MarScenario writing workshops in each instituteConduct workshop.Prepare for the workshop at Miraikan. *start recruiting workshop participants and creators

2017

AprSelect scenarios *upload to the website?Select a senario & a presenter per institute.Support activities of each institute.

Jul- AugPreparation for visualizing the contentSkype meetings between the presenters and Japanese high school students. (several times)

NovFinal presentation event (Presentation of contents based on selected scenarios)Presenter(s) from each institute (one person/country) give presentations at Miraikan with Japanese high school students.

If you are interested in joining this project, we would like your understanding concerning the following items.

• You must be able to conclude a contract with JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency), the parent organization of Miraikan .

• You must be able to provide a plan (schedule/program) by the time the contract is signed, and a completion report when the contract is over.

• The participants of the workshop hosted by your institute should be more than 100. (People participating online by viewing the scenarios or voting for them etc. should exceed 1500.)

• For Phase 1 (September 19th~21st, 2016), 1 person from your institute who will be in charge of the workshop will be invited to Miraikan. (Travel expenses, accommodation expenses and food expenses will be covered). This person must be able to participate all the days of Phase 1.

• After Phase 2 (September 2016 ~ March 2017) some support may be needed from the staff of your institute to the participant of the workshop who will be coming to Japan. (Help with the preparations for the trip, brush up the selected scenario)

• In November 2017, 1 participant of the workshop whose team’s scenario was selected will be invited to come to Miraikan along with 1 companion/guardian. (Travel expenses, accommodation expenses and food expenses will be covered)

• The maximum amount that Miraikan will provide to your institute concerning this project is 1 million (1.000.000) Japanese Yen (tax included).

The ways in which this amount can be used will be specified in another document.

※Based on the plan that will be submitted to Miraikan, from the total cost of the project Miraikan will cover up to 1 million yen. ※Parties interested in participating in this project will receive detailed documents about the agreement procedure.

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