Sorry, in German they are Evertebraten. Never thought about it. Even after years one doesn't stop learning: INvertebrates.
thanks
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> Datum: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:04:36 -0000
> Von: Ian Simmons <[log in to unmask]>
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> Betreff: Re: [PSCI-COM] What would you put into a science museum?
> Are evertebrates inside out?
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> Hi Mico,
>
> I agree on Susan's opinion about evertebrates being underrated. As for
> many years I trained and tested snails and insects, I can highly recommend
> them. They are excellent learners with success rates of 80-100%. We used
> them for open days ourselves and visitors could come and train them their
> selves, induce short or long term memory, they work on rewards rather than
> punishment, it is easy, cheap, reliable, I do not know where to stop praising
> them.
>
> Just let me know if you would want any more information.
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> Anke
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> > Datum: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:34:48 -0000
> > Von: Susan Burr <[log in to unmask]>
> > An: [log in to unmask]
> > Betreff: Re: [PSCI-COM] What would you put into a science museum?
>
> > Mico
> >
> > I don't know if you would be able to have some living things,
> > invertebrates
> > are always underated but could link into your climate theme some
> possible
> > examples could be worms and their role in the soil, also native
> > butterflies
> > and their life cycle this could be linked encouraging people to grow
> > suitable plants in their gardens or school grounds. Bees are always
> > interesting and maybe you have local bee keepers who could set up an
> > observation hive . This does need specialist help and might depend on
> who
> > you employed. If you are on a University campus maybe staff there might
> > have the necessary expertise and interest.
> >
> > What about water activities, better done in an outside space but you
> can
> > show power generation,(again linked to climate theme) simple science
> like
> > floating and sinking, boat design, sailing . All children, old and
> young,
> > always enjoy this!!
> >
> > Susie
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of mico tatalovic
> > Sent: 02 December 2008 18:09
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [PSCI-COM] What would you put into a science museum?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks to everyone for their very helpful input about science museum
> > content
> > ideas so far.
> >
> > The planned museum is mainly for education and popularization purposes
> > (rather than preservation) and it will be housed in a rather small space
> > with tight budget. It will be based at the new university campus in
> Rijeka
> > as part of the science and technology park:
> > http://www.uniri.hr/step-ri/en/Homepage.html
> >
> > The ideas our team came up with so far were mainly about global warming
> > and
> > interactive robotics.
> >
> > Any further ideas are welcome :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mico
> >
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:53:28 +0000
> > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] What would you put into a science museum?
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Mico.
> > >
> > > Do you know Miha Kos, the director of House of Experiments, Ljubljana,
> > > Slovenia? If not, contact him immediately! Here is his email address:
> > > [log in to unmask] He is friendly and helpful, understands the local
> > public,
> > > has a great sense of humour and knows as much as anybody about the
> > > challenges of setting up a small science centre, making best use of
> > > available resources.
> > >
> > > You say "museum". Is the main aim of your project (1) to preserve and
> > > display historical objects, or (2) to engage people with science? Is
> > your
> > > team agreed on the relative priority of these two aims?
> > >
> > > To achieve the second of these aims, the first thing to search for is
> > not
> > > objects or even interactive exhibits: it is to recruit the right
> people
> > into
> > > your team. People who care passionately about this aim. Not just
> > academic
> > > teachers and arm-waving explainers, but people who can really
> 'connect'
> > and
> > > communicate with the widest possible spectrum of your target audience.
> > >
> > > And don't waste money on companies like mine who may try to sell you
> > fancy
> > > interactive exhibits! Develop the skills within your team to conceive,
> > > design and produce them yourselves. There is no quick way to do this,
> > and
> > > failures will be part of the learning process. But you will finish
> with
> > a
> > > skilled, highly motivated team, well able to maintain more complex
> > exhibits
> > > as your project grows.
> > >
> > > If you are careful to invest in motivated staff as well as in
> > 'hardware',
> > > evaluation studies are likely to show that your visitors attitudes
> > towards
> > > science are more influenced by your staff than by your exhibits.
> > >
> > > I am sure Miha Kos will say all the same things to you. Do contact
> him.
> > >
> > >
> > > Promoting public engagement with science
> > > through a contagious delight in phenomena
> > > *
> > > [log in to unmask] * http://www.interactives.co.uk
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> > > Give people facts and you feed their minds for an hour.
> > > Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime.
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> > > Ian Russell
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >
> > > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of mico tatalovic
> > > Sent: 01 December 2008 23:03
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: [PSCI-COM] What would you put into a science museum?
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > I am involved with a small new science museum in Croatia that is
> > > just starting up. They are currently brainstorming some ideas about
> > content
> > > and this made me wonder what other people think should go into such a
> > > museum. So, if you were a curator of a science museum what would you
> put
> > in
> > > it (and why)?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Mico
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