Merri, I have to agree with you. When I was little (K-3rd grade...don't remember exactly), my class went to a bakery and got to go back with they make all the stuff...it was really cool and i still remember that trip. Keni ----- Original Message ----- From: Merri Pemberton <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 2:03 pm Subject: Museum Education > > As a former teacher/assistant teacher to K-6th grade level > students, you > would be surprised at how interested children can be when it comes to > learning about how something works (e.g., museum operations, what > the museum > does, how the employees makes the museum interesting to the > public)..as long > as you make it fun. I took a class to a an art gallery and the public > library..they were excited about the hi-tech conveyer belt that > carried the > returned library books through the building and the ceiling and > finally to > the storage room, where you can see the books dropped by a robotic > arm into > their proper shelves. > > M erri C .Pemberton > > ===================================================== ==== > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain > detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one > line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of > the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).