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Rachael,
At www.informalscience.org you may find several things that are helpful.In particular, Type in "play" in the search box. Randi Korn & Associates has a research report with a good set of references that I think you will find useful and accessibily presented:
Audience Research:Understanding Visitors and TheirExperiences at Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall\
This includes a PDF you can download and several links to articles and reports on play.
Welcome to the list and how your project goes splendidly!
Best Regards,
Carey
Carey Tisdal
Tisdal Consulting
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From: "Rachel Byard" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: Science education through playful learning - ASTC 2011 session proposal
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> Hello everyone,
> I joined this list recently, and the post below prompted me to explain
> why I joined and ask you all for advice/assistance.
>
> I am beginning to put together a proposal to start a new science
> oriented play space in my community. We are lacking in indoor play
> spaces and have no science center/museum closer than an hour away.
> Right now we are in the beginning process of finding the right board
> members and envisioning what the discovery space should be like. I
> wish to emphasize the PLAY part of the science exploration partly
> because of the needs/sensitivities of the community and party because
> play is such an important aspect of learning. If anybody has any
> resources, websites, advice, etc that they would be willing too share
> with me, I would love to hear from you.
>
> Sincerely,
> Rachel Garcia
>
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> Knox County, OH
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>
> On Dec 16, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Adiel Fernandez wrote:
>
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>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> For the 2011 annual conference, The Sara Lee Schupf Family Center
>> for Play, Science and Technology Learning (SciPlay) at the New York
>> Hall of Science, along with our collaborators from Brooklyn College
>> and Tufts University, is looking to put together a session about
>> learning science in play-based environments. Playful learning refers
>> to student-directed learning experiences driven by the enjoyment of
>> engaging with the activity.
>>
>> How does your institution define play? Have you developed,
>> implemented or evaluated programming that uses play as the primary
>> driver for learning science? What are some design features that help
>> support play but at the same time learning?
>>
>> We would like to hear about your work and involve as many
>> institutions as we can.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Adiel Fernandez
>> Science Instructor
>> New York Hall of Science
>> 47-01 111th street
>> Corona, NY 11368
>> (718) 699-0005 Ext. 335
>>
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