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Hi there,
One thing to remember as people chime in here is that "curriculum"
doesn't consist only of symbolic language (graphic panels, written or
audio guides, etc.).
An exhibit that provides students with a wide variety of variables to
manipulate while investigating a concept listed in a state's science
standards relates directly to a teacher's curriculum on its own--and,
I'd argue, is the part the teacher most needs, as he/she probably has
all the needed written info back in the classroom. We can best serve our
audience of teachers by helping them provide students with opportunities
to directly manipulate physical materials in order to make important,
observable discoveries about the scientific phenomena described in their
district's and state's science standards.
Kristin
Kristin Leigh
Educational Services Director
Explora
Albuquerque, NM
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Hello,
Like many other science centres, the majority of our visitors M-F
September to June are students visiting with their teachers. The
teachers' motivation to visit and our key selling feature to them is the
way in which we link our offerings to the Science & Technology
curriculum. We fulfill this by offering curriculum-linked programs and
by having some paper-based teacher guides that link these
programs to some on-floor exhibits. However, we have not developed new
exhibits with the intent of integrating concepts from the curriculum
within them.
In order to better serve our education audience, we are now considering
ways in which we will integrate curriculum into select new and existing
exhibits. We believe that different exhibits could lend themselves to
different methods of doing so, such as technology (tablets, smart
phones); design; graphic panels; exhibit guides; audio guides; etc etc.
I'm interested in if other centres have incorporated the formal science
curriculum into exhibits, and if so, what has been the most successful
and effective way of doing so. Many thanks in advance for your
responses.
Catherine
ps. it is 99 degrees in Toronto today. Who says Canada is cold?!
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Catherine Paisley
Vice-President, Science Education
Ontario Science Centre
Toronto, ON
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www.ontariosciencecentre.ca
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