This week I finished my curriculum guide and began reading some of the exhibit guides to learn more about the museum I will be working in all summer. This way, if a camper asks me something about an exhibit, there's a better chance that I can answer it. I am enjoying this too because this was one of the reasons I was excited to work at a museum this summer...to learn a lot about things I did not previously know about.
I also spent a little bit of time cleaning up the Discovery Room at the museum. This is a fun, hands-on room where kids can explore and play with an array of scientific objects and "toys." It contains things like shells, a fossil digging section, a wind-tunnel, and a lot more. Amanda (my supervisor) said that when I am not directly helping with the camps one of my jobs will be to hang out in the Discovery Room to make sure everything is running smoothly and to interact with the kids who are exploring. I am very excited about doing this, because I thoroughly enjoy working with kids in situations like that where they are playing and learning and having a good time. This will also be good practice for informal science teaching.
Hey Max!
ReplyDeleteWhen I started working at the museum last summer, the educator's guides definitely helped me learn a TON about the museum! I know just working in the Butterfly and Moth Exhibit taught me so much than I would have ever wanted to know.
I would totally be excited about the Discovery Room too. Working with little kids is fun in itself, so showing them all the cool things in the Discovery Room is sure to be awesome!
Have fun!
I just finished my Curriculum Guide today, so hopefully I will get to start reading about the different exhibits soon too!
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