ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (www.dmns.org/main/en/) has/had an elaborate & effective cratering exhibit as part of their Mars exhibit. The exhibits staff there invested several years of prototyping & testing. Someone there may still recall earlier versions & lessons learned. Quoting Tamara Schwarz <[log in to unmask]>: > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers > Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related > institutions. > ***************************************************************************** > > I'm trying to come up with a good, simple approach for a cratering exhibit > that doesn't involve an open sandbox. If you've seen any cratering exhibits > that worked well, I'm looking for ideas (type of powdery materials used for > the landscape, mechanism for launching & retrieving the projectiles, etc). > Or if you have experience with an approach that didn't work so well, I'll > take cautionary advice as well! > > Thanks, > Tamara > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Tamara Schwarz, Exhibits Manager > Chabot Space & Science Center > 10000 Skyline Blvd. > Oakland, CA 94619 > phone: (510) 336-7349 > fax: (510) 336-7491 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.chabotspace.org > > *********************************************************************** > More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the > Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at > http://www.astc.org. > To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the > message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to > [log in to unmask] > *********************************************************************** More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]