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Engaging Visitors in Nanotechnology & Society
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Day 2 Agenda (up to the break)
“Questions” improv exercise
Intro to team-based inquiry
Tools for reflecting on visitor interactions
Practice observing and collecting data
“Flying Cars” activity
Big idea 3: Technologies work because they’re part of systems
“Light Switch” discussion
“Speed Bump” video
Practice “Flying Cars”
Improv Exercise
Questions
What skills are we practicing in this activity?
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Scientific Inquiry
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Professional Inquiry
Team-Based Inquiry
Team-based inquiry allows us to gather and use the information we need, when we need it, in order to improve our educational products and practices.
“Horton Hears a Who”
Data collection•Observations of participants•Surveys with caregivers and parents•Debrief with program developers
Lessons learned•Program works best for ages 3-5•Prompt participation during the story
Does the program engage young children? How could it be improved?
NanoDays 2012 Posters
Data collection•Interviews with 30 visitors at three museums•Informal observations by team•Debrief with educators
Lessons learned•Visitors liked the graphics and suggested improvements•Educators felt graphics attracted attention and defined space
Are educational posters worth including in the NanoDays 2012 kit?
Nano and Society TBI
1. What strategies support engagement and learning?
1. What strategies support engagement and learning?
2. Use the conversation log to document interactions.
2. Use the conversation log to document interactions.
3. Review the logs with others and identify patterns.
3. Review the logs with others and identify patterns.
4. Identify successful strategies and develop new techniques.
4. Identify successful strategies and develop new techniques.
Conversations
Conversation Log
Data Reflection Resources
Practice TBI
Exploring Nano & Society—You Decide
Nano & Society Big Ideas
1. Values shape technologies.2. Technologies affect social relationships.3. Technologies work because they’re part of systems.
Systems
Technologies work because they’re part of larger systems.
Systems
Technologies work because they’re part of larger systems.
Conversations about Systems
Exploring Nano & Society—Flying Cars
Day 2 Agenda (after the break)
“Alien Scientist” improv exercise
“Decisions in Innovation Systems” discussion
“Tippy Table” activity
“Decisions in Personal Lives” video
Improv Exercise
Alien Scientist
What skills are we practicing in this activity?
Nano & Society Big Ideas
1. Values shape technologies.2. Technologies affect social relationships.3. Technologies work because they’re part of systems.
Decisions in Innovation Systems
Decisions in Personal Lives
Conversations about Decisions
Exploring Nano & Society—Tippy Table
This presentation is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Nos. 0940143 and 0937591.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.