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Hi Jane,

There are several exhibits out there that have used balls to represent water
(e.g. Native Waters @ http://www.nativewaters.org/ and My Home Planet Earth
from the Children's Museum of Houston www.cmhouston.org)  You'd have to find
out from them how well the balls "read" to visitors.  OMSI recently opened
their Animal Secrets exhibit with a waterless river.  Visitors engage in
some very sophisticated imaginative play around the themes of animal homes.

Good luck with your project!

Sara



Sara DeAngelis
Project Manager/Lead Exhibit Developer
Brooklyn Children¹s Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11213

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> Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 15:42:33 -0400
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> Subject: water-less exhibits about water?
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> Our museum is developing an exhibit related to our neighboring river and we
> are looking for ways to represent the river in a hands-on way without using
> water.  Has anyone ever seen an exhibit that uses another material to
> effectively take the place of water in showing a flow pattern?
> Thanks!
> Jane
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> Director of Education
> The Children's Museum of Portsmouth
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