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hi Eric,

If you haven't looked already, search around in Exhibit Files and maybe even
informalscience.org for reviews/evaluation data regarding these type of
manipulative experiences. Explora! also is a great resource, however, I'm
not sure how much formalized evaluation data they have.

Also, the pros at Creative Machines in Tucson and/or Gyroscope would be
valuable to talk to. They've designed a number of these kind of experiences.

Ben

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 4:59 AM, Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Hello, all:
>
> I am looking for research on workbench/lunch counter type activities, where
> visitors gather at a table of "loose parts" and engage with them.  We are
> curious about facilitation, operational aspects, visitor engagement,
> duration of participation, oh, and [can of worms alert] "learning" too.
>  Also different degrees of open ended-ness, from a table full of zoobs to an
> earthquake table to a circuit building table...
>
> I know about the APE report, and the PIE activities/web site, both of which
> are very useful (anyone not familiar with either of these, I recommend
> checking them out at the explo site).  Any other actual research would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Also, if people have particularly cool versions of these types of
> activities, or anecdotes about successes/failures I'd be glad to know about
> them.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric Siegel
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