We want you to rave about NanoDays, but first please provide 1-2 sentence descriptions of each of your events.:
We held a NanoDays weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) where the NISE kit demostrations were showcased throughout the museum.
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What worked well with your events?:
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 you do differently next year?:
A "family day" where kids and adults work together might be fun.
What changes did you make to what NISE provided to fit your institution?:
Some of the kit descriptions did not provide enough background material to answer the questions "how/why does it do that?"
Tell us if there is anything that the NISE network could have done to make your NanoDays more of a success:
Maybe have some sort of generic marketing flyer pre-made that could be downloaded and printed for use.
Type of Event:
Program - NISE Kit
Event Dates:
City:
Charlotte
State / Province:
NC
Owning institution:
Institution:
Discovery Place Children's Museum Who are you?:
Who else in your institution helped organize and participated in this event?:
n/a
Who did you collaborate with from <em>outside</em> your institution? (Please note if this relationship began with NanoDays):
n/a
Please list any featured presenters or speakers (if any):
n/a
Please tell us how your NanoDays were marketed.:
It was promoted through word of mouth to museum visitors
Type of public served:
General Public
Tell us anything else you would like about your audience:
This was the first time we attempted something like this, in the future we would like to do more.
Approximately how many people participated (NOT including event leaders):
It was designed to have people walk-up so we saw about 50 - 100 people on each day
