Name: _______________________

AP Psychology
Museum Exhibit Design Project 
The Connecticut Science Center is interested in creating a new exhibit that teaches people of all ages
about how we come to understand our worlds through our brain and our senses. Your class has been
identified as a potential group to design, create, and curate the exhibit. Before holding a test run of the
exhibit at Taft, you have been asked to craft a proposal detailing the design of your exhibit.

REFLECT

1. Describe a museum or exhibit you have been to that you did not consider to be very effective. What
do you think made it ineffective?

2. Describe a museum or exhibit you have been to that you consider to be “successful.” What do you
think made it successful?

DESIGN

3.​ ​Who will your audience be? What background are they likely to have?

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4. What information or demos did you find most interesting or surprising in this unit? What did you want
to learn more about?

5. As a class, we decided that the big theme/message we want people to take away from our exhibit is:

6. What information/demos from part 4 will be most relevant in helping communicate the theme you
identified in part 5?

6. Which exhibit will YOU be in charge of designing?

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 Name: ____________________
PREPARATION

What do you ​KNOW​ about your What do you ​WONDER ​about What have you ​LEARNED​ about
topic already? your topic? your topic after further
research?

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THE PROPOSAL

Your final proposal submission should contain the following elements:

● A ​sketch​ of what the exhibit would look like. Imagine that all the the necessary materials will be
funded; let your imagination run wild! The sketch should be labeled if anything is unclear.

● Any ​text​ that would be a part of your display/exhibit. This would include any instructions for
visitors, any accompanying explanatory text, etc. Make sure the level of your writing is
appropriate for your audience (i.e. museum visitors)!

● A ​designer’s note​ that includes the following:

○ An explanation of your sketch (talk me through the design of your exhibit)

○ An explanation of how your exhibit helps communicate the theme the class decided
upon

○ *This part should be written as if you are speaking to an expert in the field, not a visitor
to the museum.

● A catchy ​title​ for your exhibit. This can be part of the sketch and/or the designer’s note.

● The chart from page 3 of this packet

● A list of sources cited (if any) during this process