Essential Question
How can students design an engaging and interactive activity for the Natural HistoryMuseum that children will find both fun and educational?
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Project Overview
In partnership with the San Diego Natural History Museum, Mrs. Carter’s sixth grade students will create interactive exhibition activities for theFossil Mysteries Exhibit and the Water: A California Story Exhibit. The activities will be geared toward families with children aged six to twelve years old and will be used to increase the “stay time” of the families at each exhibit. The Museum (aka “the client”) has recommended the activity use images instead of numbers or a scavenger hunt style game suitable to elementary school age children. Game boards must be professional, reflect the exhibits which are summarized below, and be in both English and Spanish. The activity boards will be available to families that enter the museum to help foster interaction with the exhibits. The client will be involved in all creative aspects of the project from start to finish, including a behind-the-scenes tour at the start of the project, a visit to HTMMA for a status check at the halfway point, and receipt of final deliverables at the end of the project.
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Student Products
* San Diego Natural History Museum Guide/Introductory Research
* Portfolio of 18 images with facts based on in-class lessons/labs/activities
* One final image with exhibit fact for class product (in pairs)
* Earth Science Journal (includes reflections, research, homework, lab/activity write-ups, etc.)
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Exhibition
Students will then exhibit their work at the museum in a “Night at the Museum” for HTMMA sixth grade families from 5-6pm on November 20th.
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Student Work
