My favoite activity that we did at the museum was they had pieces of a dinasuar on a table the pieces fit together to look like a dinasuar. The real dinosaur was sitting next to the fake dinasaur to use a reference. I love puzzles and this one was kind of hard. Kids would like this activity because they would get to play with dinasaur bones and pretend to be an arcialogist. They would also get to talk with they parents or whoever brought them to the museum about what kind of dinosaur this was and why he looked like this.
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ReplyDeleteI wish I would of came upon this at the museum, I guess there was just too much to see. This is a really cool interactive exhibit and I think your right about how it gives the kids a chance to play with science both by using their imagination and by having a hands on activity. This would be a great idea to do in a class room with fossils of smaller animals (bugs or reptiles) and a tub of sand. They could dust away sand (find the fossils) then put them together from looking at a diagram or instructions. Very cool exhibit!!!
One of my favorite areas in the Science Museum is also the dinosaur floor. I agree with both you and Lisa that having an interactive puzzle of this kind is very educational for children. It allows them to get a hands-on experience that teaches them about the job of an archeologist. Also, that exhibit included many levels. The children could start by trying to piece together the dinosaur fossil, look at a real fossil model of the dinosaur, and then continue on in the exhibit to learn about its habitat and other facts about this specific dinosaur. I also like Lisa's idea of a sand tub/fossil finding activity for young children in a classroom. The children at the ECC did this in their outside sandbox and loved it! Anyway, nice work! Cool exhibit!
ReplyDelete*The children were able to see the dinosaur in a replica of its natural habitat as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat stands out for me is how highly interactive the exhibit is. Dana made this clear in her post (since she visited it too). When you create your earthquake exhibit, keep in mind how much you enjoyed being able to manipulate components of an installation.
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