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The Minnesota Children's Museum has backpacks they call "Science
Storypacks," which can be checked out by parents and educators. (The
check out process is handled at the front desk/box office.) You can read
about the program online at:

http://www.mcm.org/edparentresources.shtml

Joan Freese
DragonflyTV

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Anyone interested might want to check out the Strong Museum in
Rochester,
NY, where they are a branch library.  You can check out books there and
return them at any branch.  Perhaps you could arrange with your local
library for the kits to be a collection and then they could handle
cataloging and tracking, etc.  Perhaps you could also circulate science
books as part of the deal.

Dave Smith
Da Vinci Science Center

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> Hello Jeannine,
> We've considered doing this ourselves, but wondered how successful of
a
> program it would be in terms of the kits actually returning to the
> museum?..how long should the loan period be?..Should we create
multiple kits
> of a program? etc. Please share thoughts on line.
> Thanks,
> Regina Hall
> Director, Exhibit Programs
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> Greetings,
>
> Several years ago, my colleagues at Liberty Science Center and I
discussed
> the idea of putting together kits of hands-on?items that would be
checked
> out to an individual or family in order to enhance their visit to the
> center. The idea was to give them "new eyes" to see and use exhibits
in
> different ways.
>
> Does anyone out there do this? I'm thinking of kits based around
> magnifiers, prisms, etc for use in the museum or at home. I know about
> kits/trunks prepared for teachers but I'm more interested in
experiences
> with kids or parents.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeannine Finton
> Education Consultant
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