Play Panel - CDM Case Study
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Transcript of Play Panel - CDM Case Study
Enriching Exhibition Planning
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
A Case Study: Mammoth Discovery
Courtesy Karen Carr
Project Overview • 2,500 sq. ft. Exhibition• Content Partnership & Web Site - UCMP• Audience Research Partnership - UCSC
- Front end- Formative/Prototyping Labs - 3- Summative
• State of the Field Survey - RK&A• Professional Development - Project Cohorts
Research• Three Prototype Labs• Labs 1 & 2 - start with “Proof of Concept”
and basic engineering• Modify throughout the lab (as possible)• Each lab builds off the others
A Community of Learners
• As cohort museums we share our process• Open up a dialog about our challenges• Offer a forum on research partnerships• Explore the value of real and authentic experiences in
which engage children and families with evidence
Evidence-based science activities
Femur
Lupe’s Skull
Four findings: Parents’ talk in museums…
n Varies depending on gender of children (and on content of exhibit)
n Scaffolds children to go beyond their initial unfocused observations
n Guides children to attend to evidence
n Varies depending on parents’ background
• Continuing to explore and expand our community of learners and research questions around early childhood and science play
• Investigating means of engaging adults as learners in CM settings
• Practicing a playful approach and serious science e.g. Wild Zones and 01SJ’s Imagination Playground
What’s next?
For children, play is as natural as breathing – and as necessary.
— Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld