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Sorry - that email was meant to go directly to Emily!


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From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pobiner, Briana
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 3:36 PM
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Subject: Re: Sculpting material for potsherds activity

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Hey Emily,

I've posted this to my facebook account to see if any of my archy friends/colleagues have ideas. Someone said "The Fernbank Museum of Natural History outside Atlanta has a very cool interactive for kids with broken pottery pieces, but not the sculpting aspect. Might be a cool thing to "build" upon though." Another person (who works for the Smithsonian) asked what the age of the intended audience/user is?

I'll send you any more suggestions/questions. Seems like you've gotten quite a few responses already, very cool!

Briana



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From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stein, Emily
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 11:44 AM
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Subject: Sculpting material for potsherds activity

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Hello all -

I work in education at the Smithsonian NMNH. I am developing a hands-on activity centered on reconstructing a piece of pottery from potsherds. Visitors will analyze the shape and size of fragments, then try to recreate the pot with a sculpting material, such as clay, to better visualize what the pot looked like. Has anyone had experience with a similar type of activity? What materials did visitors use to sculpt their pot? I thought that a non-drying modeling clay like Plasticine would work well. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for materials.

Thank you!

Emily Stein
Office of Education and Outreach
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Tel: (202) 633-1704
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