Well, I am not sure whether you would consider this as a novelty, but it did get attention, particularly from younger children.
In 1983, I created a chick-hatching [and, occasionally, duckling-hatching] exhibit for Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science. It quickly became one of the most popular exhibits in the building, particularly for young children. Seeing, feeding, petting, and holding the young birds was a way to get children interested in, and learn a little more about, the Life Sciences.
You can read more about this exhibit at this link:
< http://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/biocorner/historybiocorner.html >
gaw
Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
Friends of the Zeiss < http://friendsofthezeiss.org >
Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] >
SPACE & SCIENCE NEWS, ASTRONOMICAL CALENDAR:
< http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/#news >
Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh:
< http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago:
< http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Astronomer, Educator, Optician John A. Brashear:
< http://johnbrashear.tripod.com >
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries:
< http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com >
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh:
< http://incline.pghfree.net >
* Public Transit:
< http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com/transit >
--- On Mon, 8/18/08, Jes Koepfler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Jes Koepfler <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Looking for examples of "Novelty" used in exhibitions
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 3:47 PM
> Hi there,
>
>
>
> I am working on a chapter for a book about the use of
> "novelty" in
> exhibitions where novelty is defined as an attention
> getter, or
> new/flashy item/sound that draws a visitor into the
> learning experience.
> We are looking for examples of how those attention getters
> help draw the
> visitor in to the main idea (or conversely does a poor job
> of that), or
> how it aids in the learning process through behavioral
> modifications
> (i.e. every time you get the right answer a celebratory
> sound goes off
> like a slot machine, etc.), or navigates you through the
> exhibition with
> a purpose (such as the passport/ID card concept used at the
> Holocaust
> Museum, Spy Museum, Titanic travelling exhibition, and
> others.) We're
> also happy to have examples of novelty/attention getters
> that contribute
> in other ways.
>
>
>
> The chapter is for a book on how an understanding of
> techniques used in
> museum exhibitions and other free-choice learning
> environments can
> benefit educators in a formal setting when they evaluate
> materials to
> augment their curriculum - particularly digital materials.
> We do not
> want to limit the examples presented in the book to our
> personal
> experiences alone, so we are soliciting examples from
> primarily science,
> natural science, and technology institutions big and small
> (although it
> is not necessarily limited to those settings). If your
> example is used
> we can discuss recognition in the book that you feel is
> most
> appropriate.
>
>
>
> Please reply off-list to [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
>
> Jes Koepfler | Research Associate
>
> Institute for Learning Innovation
>
> 410.956.5144 x134
>
>
>
> ILI: Understanding, fostering, and promoting lifelong
> learning
>
> Find out more at www.ilinet.org
> <http://www.ilinet.org/>
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