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General Description:
Cued interviews took place with 119 visitors on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at the Science Museum of Minnesota during the NISE Exhibits and Programs Workshop. Visitors were recruited to come into Discovery Hall, try out one of the 12 NISE exhibit prototypes, and provide their feedback.
Major Findings:
The overall evaluation of the initial exhibits shows that four fifth of visitors were interested in and enjoyed the exhibits as a whole. Of the 119 visitors interviewed, few (16%) used the actual word “nano” to describe what the exhibit they looked at was about. This raises the question whether or not it is important for visitors to walk away knowing the word “nano.” Overall, 69% of visitors felt the exhibit they tried out was easy to figure out, and those that mentioned difficulties most frequently mentioned having trouble figuring out what to do at the exhibit.
