Museum Educators
Planning for The Greatest Places
Planning Programs for The Greatest Places in your
institution
Program Title(s): The Greatest Places Omnimax
Preshow
Museum Educator: Garth Wiens
Educator Information (museum name, address, phone, fax,
e-mail):
Science World British Columbia
1455 Quebec Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6A 3Z7 CANADA
ph (604) 443-7440
fax (604) 682-2923
email [email protected]
Program Overview(s): A college/university professor/graduate
student uses a slide presentation to link the locations in The
Greatest Places to local areas demonstrating for example similarities
and differences between the two.f
Program Goals: To provide a comparison between locations in
the film and locations in the Province of British
Columbia
Program Dates: During period of film showing at theater
Time Needed: 15 - 20 minute presentation and 10 - 15 minute question
and answer.
Materials: slide projector with remote comtrol, laser pointer,
microphone
Location: Omnimax Theater
Program Audience: Grades 7 and up
Internal Contacts: Omnimax Theater personell, Group/School
sales
External Contacts: Professor/graduate student from
college/university
Possible Financial Support: Honorarium for presenter(s)
Venue Dates for The Greatest Places :
Fall 1998
Timeline for Planning and Implementation: During school year
previous to film showing (idealy) contact post-secondary institution.
Allow presenter(s) to see a preview some considerable time before
first presentation.
Implementation Procedure:
Step 1: Contact post-secondary institution presenter(s)
Step 2: Upon confirmation of presenter have Group/School sales start
marketing and selling the program
Step 3: Procure slide projector with a powerful enough lamp to shine
slides on theater screen (recommendation: use a wide angle lense to
help with focusing on a domed screen).
Step 4: Ensure laser pointer and microphone (headset preferred or
mike stand available) are available for use.
Step 5: Make sure presenter(s) are able to view film some time before
beginning presentations>
Evaluation: Contact teachers who used the presentation as to
whether they felt it was worthwhile. Ask random classes of students
who viewed presentation what they thought of it.