The AirWorks for Kids Project

January 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 | Public Programs, Exhibitions, Informal/Formal Connections

Through a collaboration of the DuPage Children's Museum, Argonne National Laboratory, and National-Louis University, a three-element project is being conducted focusing on the following: 1) a research component that studies children's naive perceptions of the phenomena of air and wind energy, 2) an exhibition component that uses the project research to design, develop, and construct a 3- 4,000 square foot "process" oriented exhibition with a 2-story exhibit tower and 12-15 replicable exploratory workstations, 3) a program component that offers explorations for children adapted for museums, preschools and elementary school classrooms. Target audiences include young children and their parents, pre- and in- service early childhood teachers, and museum professionals interested in reaching very young children.

Funders

NSF

Funding Program: ISE/AISL

Award Number: 9614633

Funding Amount: 375959

TEAM MEMBERS

Rebecca Lindsay

Principal Investigator

DuPage Children's Museum

Discipline: Education and learning science | Nature of science | Physics

Audience: Parents/Caregivers | Pre-K Children (0-5) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Museum and Science Center Programs | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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