ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Hi Jennifer, Mindbender Mansion, a new traveling exhibit by OMSI, features five full-body games/group activities. We built all of them in-house, and they were on the floor at OMSI for 3 months, and are now in Richmond, VA- where they have been since January, without any major maintenance concerns. Here are some descriptions. Also, feel free to contact me off-list if you'd like to see photos of these activities (the listserv doesn't allow photo attachments). 1. Spelling Fever In this large-scale, full-body activity, teamwork is necessary to successfully meet the challenge: to correctly spell answers to trivia questions within a limited amount of time by hopping on letter squares. Start the game by touching the small screen at one end of the dance floor. Instructions are given on a large screen above the floor and the game begins when a randomly generated question appears on the large screen. The challenge is to think of the answer to the question (with help from anyone nearby) and spell it out by plotting a course down the floor and hopping on the correct letters. Visitors must land at the far end of the floor to submit their answer. If the answer is correct, they score points and then hurry back to the starting point to spell another word, or a team member can start spelling the next answer to save time and increase total points. 2. Feeding Frenzy In this large-scale activity, teamwork is necessary to successfully meet the challenge: to fill a minimum number of T.V. dinner trays (with five kinds of food) on a moving conveyer belt within the specified amount of time. Visitors can select a level of play (slow, medium, or fast) which determines the speed of the conveyer belt. Points are given for each TV dinner tray successfully filled but no points are given for trays partially filled. 3. Move and Match In this large-scale, full-body activity, teamwork is necessary to successfully meet the challenge: to maneuver dining room chairs into a correct pattern within the specified amount of time by pushing off of other players and the pen walls. Four players each sit in a different colored chair in an enclosed pen. A pattern is revealed on-screen and the four teammates work together to maneuver their chairs into the correct pattern by using their arms to push off of one another and the pen walls. There is a second pen, so if there are eight players each pen can play against the clock and also the other pen. 4. Flying Machine In this large-scale activity, teamwork is necessary to successfully meet the challenge: to move a mechanical "flying machine" around a large game board hitting six targets in sequence within a specified amount of time. Four players work together to move the flying machine to land on the six targets. If a target is successfully hit, it lights up and the next target in the sequence begins to flash. 5. Amazing Maze In this large-scale activity, up to four visitors work together to tilt a table in different directions, guiding a ball into several holes as quickly as possible in the allotted time. A scoreboard keeps tally and counts down the remaining time left in the game. Let me know if you have any questions or are interested in any of these big exhibits (: Kari Jensen Exhibit Developer/Evaluation Assistant Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (503) 797-4658 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jenn Barlup Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 7:58 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: "Oversized" or "big" exhibits ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ************************************************************************ ***** We are looking into creating some programming/activities around "big" games. Does your museum have an extra large "checkers set" or some other big games? We'd love to hear about them! Feel free to send pictures if you have them. Did you build them in-house? Out source? Buy off the shelf? How long have you used them? Had any problems? Thanks Jennifer Barlup Associate Exhibition Producer 614/228-2674 ext 2415 Spring into action at COSI Open 7 days a week March 18-April 19, 2009 Please consider the environment before printing this email Groupwise powered by Time Warner Cable Business Class For more information about STEM education in Ohio, visit www.osln.org *********************************************************************** For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org. The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L-Soft. To learn more, visit http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html. 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