NanoDays Report: Program - NISE Kit, Discovey Place Children's Museum
About the NanoDays event(s)
Description:We held a NanoDays weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) where the NISE kit demostrations were showcased throughout the museum.
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Program - NISE Kit
What worked well with NanoDays:The demonstrations on making liquid crystals - the kids loved them! All of the demos were so easy to read.
What wasn't as successful:Some of the demos broke in shipping and could not be used.
What would be done differently next year:A "family day" where kids and adults work together might be fun.
Changes made to what NISE provided for NanoDays to better fit the institution:Some of the kit descriptions did not provide enough background material to answer the questions "how/why does it do that?"
What the NISE network could have done to make NanoDays more of a success:Maybe have some sort of generic marketing flyer pre-made that could be downloaded and printed for use.
Photos
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Dates
- NanoDays - April 5, 2008
Location: Charlotte, NC
Contact person: Jessica Murphy
Title: Lead Teacher for In-House Education
Department: Learning Expereinces
Professional Category: education outreach
Organization: Discovey Place Children's Museum
Type of organization: Museum
Event organizers and participants:
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Other collaborators:n/a
Featured presenters or speakers:
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Marketing:
It was promoted through word of mouth to museum visitors
Audience
Type of public served
- General Public
| Type of audience | Numbers of participants (approximate) |
|---|---|
| Total number of participants | It was designed to have people walk-up so we saw about 50 - 100 people on each day |
| Adults | No information available |
| Children | No information available |
| Persons with disabilities | No information available |
Additional information about audience: No information available
General comments about audience: This was the first time we attempted something like this, in the future we would like to do more.