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> plan we have is to use interpretive maps which are tactile
> or otherwise interactive. I have seen pictures of the maps
> used in the Chicago Field Museum. Does anyone else know of
> great maps out there?
Can you tell us what is special about the maps at the Chicago Field Museum?
I haven't seen or heard anything about them.
Some engaging map methods I know of follow:
1) At Science Museum of Minnesota they have a map of the state studded
with small lens viewers that show you slide images of the birds you would
find in particular areas. I think these were made of simple slide viewers
which are fairly inexpensive and then a large light table behind the whole
thing. You could also push a button (adjacent to the viewing eyepiece I
think) to hear the bird call.
2) A number of science centers have a globe-of-the-world switchboard for
languages of the world. You can plug in or pick up a head set to hear the
language spoken in that part of the world. Usually along the lines of
"Hello. My name is ______.. . " Plug into France and you hear "Bonjour! Je
m'appelle Bernard. . . "
This may be relevant to your project because of all the different languages
spoken in Africa.
3) I have heard of another auditory technique where you place small chip
recorded devices and speakers directly behind a hard laminated map. They
run constantly emitting their sounds over and over again but at low volume.
The visitor game is to find the sounds with aid of a cup shaped device
that will amplify enough so they can hear it. Sorry my understanding of
this is a bit vague so it would require a little prototyping.
Claire Pillsbury
Exhibit Developer
Tech Museum of Innovation; San Jose, CA 95113
PH 408-279-7136, FAX 408-279-7197
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