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Please post to list.  I would be interested in this information as well.

Sarah Fisk
Director of Education and Museum Experience
The Children's Museum of Science and Technology
250 Jordan Road
Troy, NY 12180
www.cmost.com
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518-235-2120 ext. 209

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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrea Stark
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:41 PM
To: childmus; Informal Science Education Network
Subject: [CHILDMUS] Science lab as exhibit

Maine Discovery Museum is Maine's largest children's museum, and our target
audience is childen from birth to age 12 and their accompanying adults.
We're beginning to discuss possible collaborations with a genetics research
lab in our area, and I've been following recent postings about genetics
exhibits with some interest. Does anyone know of an exhibit/area in a
science or children's museum, other than an actual classroom or lab, that
gives visitors a role-playing/hands-on experience of working in a science
lab?

Ideally, this would be a room or area that could be used by children without
staff facilitation, though the space and activities could be "opened up" and
augmented when staff or volunteers were available and there could be access
to running water.

Thank you,

Andrea Stark
Executive Director
Maine Discovery Museum
74 Main St.
Bangor, ME 04401
207-262-7200
www.mainediscoverymuseum.org

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