> Please forgive any cross-postings! > > Join Wendy and Iggy for mysterious adventures and remarkable games at the > University of Alberta Museums KidZone! > > KidZone is a new interactive web site for kids between the ages of nine > and twelve. The web site can be visited at > www.museums.ualberta.ca/kidzone/ and through the Virtual Museum of Canada > gateway at www.virtualmuseum.ca. > > Map Madness, Fossil Follies and Bugs for Dinner are just a few of the > games and puzzles that kids can play to solve mysteries found in the > University of Alberta Museums. KidZone is hosted by the characters Wendy > and Iggy, two friends who begin all their adventures in a clubhouse built > in a backyard tree. By exploring the site, children can gain a better > understanding of what research entails and how it relates to our daily > lives, and become familiar with museums in a university context. The > learning experiences at KidZone, while based on Alberta Learning's K-12 > curriculum, are informal, and fully bilingual in English and French. > > The University of Alberta's Department of Museums and Collections Services > led the creation of KidZone with the assistance of the KidZone Advisory > Committee. The Committee consisted of eleven children who guided the > development of the site. > > The University gratefully acknowledges the financial investment by the > Department of Canadian Heritage in the creation of this on-line > presentation for the Virtual Museum of Canada. Financial support was also > provided by the following sponsors whose support was essential to the > successful creation of the KidZone web site. They include: > * Edmonton Community Lottery Board > * Friends of the University of Alberta Museums > * Museums Alberta > * University of Alberta > > KidZone is a new addition to the University of Alberta Virtual Museum, > which provides access to the University's 20 million artifacts, specimens > and works of art. > > For additional information contact: > > > Frannie Blondheim > Manager, Communication Program > Museums and Collections Services > Ring House #1 > University of Alberta > Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E1 > (780)492-2642 T > (780)492-6185 F > > The journey from wonder to wisdom begins at www.museums.ualberta.ca! > ========================================================= 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).