Museum Educators
Planning for The Greatest Places
Planning Programs for The Greatest Places in your
institution
Program Title(s): Whazzit and wherezzit
from?
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 giwiens@hotmail.com
Program Overview(s): Participants explore different objects
and attempt to guess what they are and where they come
from.
Program Goals: To provide participants with an idea of a
variety of objects from around the world, specifically from the
Greatest Places . To promote imagination and problem
solving with regards to an object that the participant is able to use
all senses on.
Program Dates: Anytime
Time Needed: For an organized school program 30 to 40 minutes. For
public it would be a walk-in program.
Materials: Objects from Greatest Places museum trunk.
One from each of the seven locations. One table for each of the seven
locations
Location: Education lab or classroom, or tables in exhibits
areas.
Program Audience: Anyone.
Internal Contacts: Floor staff, Museum school program
presenters, Marketing department, Group/school sales for reserved
programs
External Contacts:
Possible Financial Support:
Venue Dates for The Greatest Places :
Fall 1998
Timeline for Planning and Implementation:
Implimentation requires setting up tables and placing objects on the
tables. Placing a sheet of paper where people write down what they
think the object is and where it is from. On a side wall visible only
when people are leaving the area have a list with the
answers.
Evaluation: Get peoples opinions for public wise. Use
regular school program evaluation for reserved groups.