NanoDays Report: Program - NISE Kit, Bootheel Youth Museum
Type of Event
Event Dates
City
State / Province
Who are you?
Who else in your institution helped organize and participated in this event?
All are staff.
Who did you collaborate with from <em>outside</em> your institution? (Please note if this relationship began with NanoDays)
We offered to the locale schools and library’s but had no takers.
Please tell us how your NanoDays were marketed.
Newspaper, TV adds, fliers, postcards and word of mouth.
We want you to rave about NanoDays, but first please provide 1-2 sentence descriptions of each of your events.
The Bootheel Youth Museum Nano days were a great success. We first went to the local high school and talked to the students about NISEnet and Nano days. Then we worked with the students with the Nano days kits and some things we added. Ninety percent of the students like it and left knowing a lot more about Nano, the Nano scale and Nano technology and how it is effecting the world now. The other 10% were trying to act to good to lesson to us but you could tell they were intrigued but didn’t want their friends to see they were. Then we had a week at the museum dedicated to Nano days. We have several teachers that want us back next year and two teachers that wanted to add Nano days in to their curriculum. All in all, it was a good experience and it helps open mines young and old alike in this small area of the world.
What worked well with your events?
The kit worked great we added some other things.
What wasn't as successful?
We scheduled are Nano days to coincide with the nation wide Nano days but dint know that was the same week as spring break for the schools in are area.
What would you do differently next year?
We have talked with some of the local teachers and they would add Nano days in to their curriculum so the students could add to Nano days.
What changes did you make to what NISE provided to fit your institution?
We cleared out some exhibits and tables to make room for the kit.
Type of public served
Approximately how many people participated (NOT including event leaders)
Who's online
NISE Net
SECTIONS
Grant No.
ESI-0532536