Program Titles:
Your Greatest Place
Museum Educator:
Anthonette Carragill
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
4801 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, FL 33617-2099
Office 813-987-6333
Fax 813-987-6310
Program Overviews:
Your Greatest Place:
Actitivties:
Staff Paleontologist or a geographer from USF speak to School Groups,
for the 11:00 a.m.Imax show, 25 minutes prior to the beginning of the
Greatest Places Imax film three days per week. The
presentation will last 15 minutes and the Q & A take 10
minutes.
Teacher open house to view and understand the film.
Teacher workshops based on film themes using authentic
curriculum.
The Greatest Places themed camp-ins
Using Bioworks, students will identify The Greatest Places
biomes tying in a Central Florida connection, i.e., reading
the land.
Visiting students are given a passport to visit stations in the
museum displaying The Greatest Places . At each station
the students receive a stamp in their passport. When their passport
is filled with the appropriate number of stamps, they receive a gift
or trinket from the science store.
High and Middle School students (possibly IB and dropout prevention
teams) build an exhibit, to be displayed at MOSI, about The
Greatest Places .
Cultural Arts Festival at MOSI--developed by middle school
students.
Pre-K through second grade Greatest Places programs in
the Discovery Room.
Computer classes at MOSI using Geolinks and GIS.
Action Plan
page 2
Program Goals:
To provide a bridge to build a relationship between science and
geography for students.
To provide a bridge to build a relationship between MOSI and
geography teachers.
To provide a positive educational experience for school groups.
Program Dates:
September 1, 1998.
Time Needed:
For the run of the Imax movie.
Materials:
Maps, paper, pencils, rulers, globes, rubber stamps, passports,
scotch tape, assorted supplies.
Locations:
Hillsborough District Schools and MOSI.
Program Audience:
Pre-K through 8th grade.
Internal Contacts:
Anthonette Carragill
External Contacts:
Krista Wilson
Implementation Procedure:
Possible Financial Support:
Hillsborough District Schools, NSF grant, Swiftmud grant, local
cartographic company, travel agent, corporate sponsor,.
Date for The Greatest Places:
December 1998
Timetable for Planning and Implementation:
One Year
Teachers workshop--Summer '98
USF Geography Professor
Action Plan
page 3
Subjects:
Geolinks
Geography For Life
GIS
Greatest Places web page for resources and lessons plans
Lowry Park Zoo link--non-indigenous animals
Busch Gardens link-- " " "
Aquarium link-- " " fish
Local historical links
Museum as a resource
How to maximize your educational experience at MOSI
Other Resources
Minnesota Science Museum
Cecil Keen--Mankato State University
Evaluation:
Box office revenue