Can a demo show teach as well as entertain?  Can theater be used to  communicate accurate, conceptual, and data-driven science?  Can a  chemical education outreach event provide the audience with an authentic  investigative experience?  The answer is �yes� on every count, and the  proof is the Science Concept Investigation Show (SCI Show), a chemical  outreach model developed by Fusion Science Theater. This presentation  will explain how and why the elements and structure of theater can be  used to redesign traditional demonstration shows, and how SCI Shows  promote concept learning by providing the audience with an interactive  investigative experience. The presentation will also describe the  dissemination of SCI Show scripts to the public, and the Performance  Training Program currently being developed to train ACS Undergraduate  groups to perform the shows in their own communities.  Fusion Science  Theater is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Redesigning the chemical demonstration show to promote investigation, interaction, and concept learning

244th National Meeting (2012)

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