MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY INC
4801 EAST FOWLER AVENUE, TAMPA, FL 33617 www.mosi.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SERVE THE PUBLIC AS A COMMUNITY-BASED INSTITUTION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE THAT IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING PUBLIC INTEREST, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY.

OPERATION OF A MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

MOSI CONTINUES TO BE A BEACON FOR STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS) LEARNING IN TAMPA BAY WITH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS REACHING MORE THAN 100,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS IS PART OF OUR CORE IDEOLOGY. MOSI CONTINUED TO LEAD COLLABORATION WITH A CORE GROUP OF PARTNERS (HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT, THE FLORIDA AQUARIUM, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AND SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANIES) AND SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT ONE OF ONLY 89 STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEM COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD. BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF PROGRAM FORMATS THAT INCLUDE (CONTINUES ON PAGE 33) FIELD TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, LABS, SHOWS, SIMULATIONS, CAMPS, OUTREACH EXPERIENCES, FIELD EXPEDITIONS, OVERNIGHTS, TEAM-BUILDINGS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, AND TRAINING WE EXPANDED THE STEAM KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR WORK WITH YOUTH, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, FAMILIES, MEMBERS, TEENS, CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, SCOUTS AND ADULTS. NEARLY 65,000 YOUTH VISITED MOSI IN EITHER SCHOOL GROUPS OR SCOUTING GROUPS. OVER 35,000 PEOPLE WERE IMPACTED BY OUTREACH PROGRAMMING. THE STEAM PROGRAMMING CONTINUES OVER THE SUMMER WHERE MORE THAN 1,200 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN MOSI SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS INCLUDING 52 WHO ATTENDED ON SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS. IN ADDITION, 28 HIGH-FUNCTIONING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATED IN MOSI'S INTEGRATED, SENSORY-FRIENDLY STEAM CAMPS; MANY MULTIPLE TIMES.IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FLORIDA AQUARIUM, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS, MOSI HOSTED A ROBOTICS CAMP FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGED GIRLS FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. MOSI PROVIDED A LEARNING LAB FOR FORTY-FIVE FEMALE STUDENTS WHO WORKED ALONGSIDE WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER, ERIKA BERGMAN, IN BUILDING AN UNDERWATER ROV AND FIELD TESTING IT IN TAMPA BAY.ADDITIONALLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, MOSI HOSTED THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TWO DAYS OF "SCIENCE OLYMPICS" WITH OVER 4,000 PARTICIPATING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR HILLSBOROUGH TEACHERS IN CODING, SEVERAL SCHOOLS-OUT SCIENCE BASED CAMPS DURING THE WEEKS OF THANKSGIVING, WINTER BREAK, AND SPRING BREAK; HOSTED THE APOLLO 11 50TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND FESTIVITIES UTILIZING ACTIVITIES FROM THE NISE FOUNDATION, AND A FAMILY STEAM NIGHT FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS TITLE I STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. MOSI PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS HILLSBOROUGH DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL, GASPARILLA CHILDREN'S DAY PARADE, TEMPLE TERRACE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE, GLAZER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FOR THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ROBOTICS COMPETITION, AND SERVED AS COMMUNITY JUDGES IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS STEM FAIR COMPETITION.

THE MOSI EXHIBIT PATH SAW SEVERAL ADDITIONS IN 2019. DINOVATIONS LAB, MOSI MIND MYSTERIES AND SPACE WALK WERE ALL PERMANENT ADDITIONS TO THE EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES WERE MADE TO MISSION: MOONBASE AS WELL AS THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA, THE SCIENCE PARK. DINOVATIONS LAB IS AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS FEATURING A 38' TALL DIPLODOCUS SKELETON THAT ALLOWS CRAWLING UNDERNEATH IT FOR A ONE OF A KIND EXPERIENCE. THE EXHIBIT ALSO FEATURES ACTUAL FOSSILS THAT GUESTS CAN TOUCH AND THEN LOOK AT UNDER A MICROSCOPE. GOING BEYOND ARTIFACTS, THE EXHIBIT ALSO EXPLAINS THE RELATIONSHIP OF ASTRONOMICAL EVENT THAT MAY HAVE LED TO EXTINCTION BY FEATURING A MASSIVE 350 POUND METEORITE FROM (CONTINUED ON PAGE 34) THE CHICXULUB, MEXICO IMPACT. MOSI MIND MYSTERIES FEATURES ILLUSIONS THAT SHOW US HOW WHAT WE SEE CAN BE INTERPRETED BY OUR BRAIN. INTENDED TO ENGAGE OUR ADULT VISITORS TO MAKE THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE AT MOSI "INCLUSIVE FOR ALL" OUR 18 AND UNDER GUESTS STILL ENJOY THE MYSTERIES OF THE MIND. TO CONTINUE ARE COMMITMENT TO ART, WE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE ART WORK BY MC ESCHER.SPACE WALK EXHIBIT HAS DOUBLE MEANING IN ITS NAME. TO PLAY OFF WHAT THE ASTRONAUTS DO IN SPACE AND THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) AND THEN, FOR WHAT GUEST WOULD DO AT MOSI WALKING THROUGH A SPACE THEMED EXHIBIT. HERE, GUESTS WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE TIME LINE OF SPACE TRAVEL AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT. STARTING WITH APOLLO ERA ROCKETS AND MISSIONS, THEN SPACE SHUTTLE, AND THEN ON TO SPACE X AND CURRENT MISSIONS TO ISS. THERE ARE ARTIFACTS INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO TOUCH AN ACTUAL MOON ROCK, GO THROUGH A LAUNCH SEQUENCE FOR AN APOLLO LAUNCH, EXPERIENCE THE SMELL OF THE ISS (YES IT SMELLS) AND THEN SEE SOME EVERYDAY ITEMS LIKE SHOES THAT USE TECHNOLOGY CREATED AND FOUND IN SPACE. FOR THOSE PAYING ATTENTION, GUESTS WILL NOTICE THAT IF THEY FOLLOW THE PATH CORRECTLY IN THE EXHIBIT, THEY LEAVE THE EXHIBIT WITH AN ARTISTIC RENDERING OF THE PICTURE VOYAGER TOOK OF EARTH LOOKING BACK AS IT LEFT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. THE FAMOUS PICTURE IS CALLED "PALE BLUE DOT" BY NASA AND OUR RENDERING ONCE AGAIN SHOWS HOW ART AND SCIENCE CONNECT. MOSI'S IDEA ZONE IS A "MAKERSPACE AND PROTOTYPING LAB WHERE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS CAN LEARN TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND PLAY WITH IDEAS MADE REAL IN A COLLABORATIVE SPACE. THIS HANDS-ON AREA PROMOTES THE "MAKER" CULTURE OF INNOVATION THROUGH STEAM-BASED PROJECTS. IDEA ZONE HOSTED A VARIETY OF SPECIAL EVENTS FOR FAMILIES INCLUDING SANTA'S WORKSHOP THAT TAUGHT CHILDREN TOY-MAKING SKILLS AND ALLOWED THEM TO MAKE AND TAKE GIFTS FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. FACILITATED BY EDUCATORS, ARTISTS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND ENGINEERS, IDEA ZONE PUTS ITS VISITORS IN CONTROL OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS LASER CUTTERS, 3D PRINTERS, AND OPEN-SOURCE MICROCONTROLLERS. IDEA ZONE SERVED MORE THAN 137,458 GUESTS PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF DAILY WORKSHOPS DURING THEIR VISIT TO MOSI.OUR MOSI ART WALL DELIVERED ON THE "A" IN STEAM. OUR FOCUS WITH THE ART WALL WAS COMMUNITY. THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR WE HAD EXHIBITIONS BY STUDENTS FROM BERKELEY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL. TWO OF THE PREMIER PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA. THE BERKELEY EXHIBIT WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENTS AT THE SCHOOL. INTERNALLY, THEY CHALLENGED THE STUDENTS TO WORK TOGETHER AND CREATE VISUAL AND EDUCATIONAL PIECES. THE RESULTS WERE AMAZING. THIS EVEN INCLUDED A PROJECT CALLED THE BUCCANEER BEE PROJECT, WHICH IS AN ACTUAL STUDENT BUSINESS AT THE SCHOOL SELLING HONEY FROM HIVES ON CAMPUS. THERE WERE DRAWINGS, SCULPTURES AND ACTUAL HONEY PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY ARTISTICALLY AND THAT TOLD THEY SCIENCE OF HOW BEES WORK FLYING AND POLLINATING. THE CARROLLWOOD EXHIBIT WAS EQUALLY AS IMPRESSIVE, FOCUSING ON JUST THE ART DEPARTMENT AT THE SCHOOL. THERE WERE SEVERAL MEDIUMS USED INCLUDING SCULPTURES THAT TOOK EVERYDAY ITEMS AND USED THEM TOGETHER IN DESIGN. THE EXHIBIT ALSO FEATURED ARTWORK BASED ON POPULAR GAMING, POLITICAL STATEMENTS AND OUR CULTURE IN GENERAL. AS ALWAYS, THE ART WALL ALSO FEATURED WORKS OF ART FROM THE AUTISM COMMUNITY DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL TO SHOWCASE THE TALENT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE CAUSE AND DELIVER ON OUR INCLUSION EFFORTS AS WELL AS BEING A SENSORY FRIENDLY VENUE, AS CERTIFIED BY CARD (CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISABILITIES) AT USF. MOSI ALSO ADDED NEW VIRTUAL REALITY RIDE/EXPERIENCES THAT FEATURED APOLLO MOON MISSIONS, WILD VIRTUAL RIDES THROUGH CHICAGO AND DEEPER EXPERIENCES INTO OUTER SPACE.PROGRAMS AT MOSI ALSO SAW THE EXPANSION OF OUR SKY WATCH SERIES. THIS FREE - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVENT IS HELD OCTOBER THRU MARCH ON PROPERTY AND ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO COME AND VIEW FEATURED CELESTIAL OBJECTS BASED ON THE SEASON. THESE PROGRAMS SAW UPWARDS OF 150 PEOPLE PER EVENT.THE 2019 SUMMER EXHIBIT WAS "ONE SMALL STEP". IMAGINED, DESIGNED AND EXECUTED ENTIRELY BY MOSI STAFF MEMBERS, THIS EXHIBIT CELEBRATED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO MOON MISSION AND WALK. AN INTERACTIVE AND HISTORICAL EXHIBIT, GUESTS HAD MANY HANDS ON EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS ARTIFACT DISPLAYS TO LEARN FROM. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXHIBIT FEATURED WHAT A LIVING ROOM WOULD LIKE FROM THE APOLLO ERA IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS PORTION OF THE EXHIBIT PROVED TO BE SOME OF THE MOST FUN FOR OUR YOUNGER GUESTS. MOSI ALSO COMPLETED THE RENOVATION OF OUR LEARNING CENTER. THIS IS THE BUILDING ON CAMPUS WHERE MOSI HOLDS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, AS WELL AS THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS SCIENCE OLYMPICS. THE RENOVATION SAW NEW FLOORS, PAINT AND BADLY NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO ELECTRICAL AND IT ELEMENTS. ADDITIONAL ADDITIONS ALSO INCLUDED FENCING INSIDE THE BUILDING TO CREATE A MORE SECURE AND SAFE BUILDING WITH THE ABILITY TO CONTROL OUTSIDE ACCESS.THE ART FACTORY AT MOSI CONTINUED TO ENGAGE GUESTS ON THE EXHIBIT PATH. WITH MORE "CREATURE CREATIONS" WITH SCHOOL GROUPS, WE SAW WELL OVER 25,000 CHILDREN ENGAGED WITH USING IMAGINATION TO CREATE PICTURES. ARTWORK PRODUCED FROM THE ART FACTORY ALSO SAW A DIFFERENT APPROACH IN HOW WE SUPPORTED OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. HERE, WE PRODUCED SEVERAL LARGE AND THEMED PAINTINGS FOR GROUPS LIKE THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, CATTLE BARONS BALL AND THE LIGHTNING FOUNDATION THAT WERE IN TURN ACTIONED OFF AS PART OF SILENT AUCTIONS FOR FUNDRAISING. MOSI ALSO COLLABORATED WITH OTHER VENUES, AND WAS THE LEAD IN HOSTING AUTISM AWARENESS DAYS (DAY OF DISCOVERY) EVENTS AT EACH VENUE. THE EVENTS WERE HELD IN APRIL (AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH) AND THEN AGAIN AROUND HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS. THESE EVENTS WERE CROSS PROMOTED BY EACH VENUE AS WELL AS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF C.A.R.D., AUTISM SPEAKS, OUTBACK RESTAURANTS, AMALIE OIL, AND FLORIDA BLUE. EXHIBITS AT MOSI WERE ALSO LABELED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH C.A.R.D. TO ALERT SENSORY SENSITIVE GUESTS TO LOUD NOISES AND FLASHING LIGHTS TO HELP MAKE THE EXPERIENCE INCLUSIVE FOR ALL. MOSI RECEIVED THE HONOR FOR ITS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER TO JOIN THE MAYOR'S ADVISORY BOARD ON AUTISM AND ADA POLICIES.

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