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I had a popular activity table for teens once, using nothing but a pile of paper from the recycle bins and various books to investigate. I rotated the subjects of the books. Paper airplanes and origami were popular.
Susannah Hamm
Science & Technology Specialist
>Cuyahoga County Public Library
>Parma-South Branch
>7335 Ridge Road / Parma, OH 44129-6602
>p 440.885.5362 / f 440.885.2105
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http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/scienceexpert.aspx
http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/technologyexpert.aspx
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From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Daniels, Alissa
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:35 PM
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Subject: unstaffed and safe
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we have a counter where we do science activities, but when we're short-staffed we try to have simple activities on the counter that visitors can figure out themselves. I'm looking for new ideas. They need to be a)simple and self-explanatory b) free of scissors, markers, crayons or other things with which our visitors could damage the building or themselves c)cheap and easily restockable (since visitors will take anything that's not nailed down)
successful stuff in the past:
building towers with cups
making shapes with pencils
using cardboard tubes to listen to various sounds
thanks very much for all your fabulous ideas! (see? I know they'll be fabulous)
AD
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Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager/Senior Educator
Boston Children's Museum
617 426 6500 .342
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..." " --Isaac Asimov
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