Today was my first official day working for Dr. Ellis with "Math in the Museum". I didn't know what to expect coming into work today as my tasks were vaguely described to me before I left for vacation. Now that I'm back and actually able to see what it is we're creating, the picture is becoming a bit more clear.
There are two exhibits coming to the Florida Museum of Natural History relatively soon, "The Megalodon" and "A Dinosaur Named Sue". I was under the impression that Taylor and I would be creating tours for these exhibits but now I see we are doing so much more. We are actually creating museum guides that include lesson plans, Power Point presentations, student activities, and tours for the exhibit in the museum. We will be making guides for grades K-8 so this task could take a lot longer than I thought.
I'm taking on the "A Dinosaur Named Sue" and finding lessons that relate to the exhibit is incredibly challenging. The exhibit is current at the Field Museum in Chicago and they have provided guides online that cater to grades 3-8 however there is little to no math present in those activities.
Soooo, if anyone has any suggestions of lessons with dinosaurs and math (preferably younger grades) please send them my way! Hopefully I'll find a groove soon, because if not I'll be working past summer to get these guides done.
See ya'll in class this week!
Awesome to have you back! Sounds like you are doing a lot of stuff. I am also doing lesson plan like activites, called Curriculm guides for the summer camp at the Museum, they can be a lot of work! Hopefully I will see you around the Museum.
ReplyDeleteAshhhhhh girllllll I'm pretty sure that Megalodon mouth is coming from my facility! Pretty crazy. Sounds like you guys have a lot to do... I'm actually kind of jealous. I have only been trained at one station so far, so all I did today was stand there (yes, stand) and man that one area. At least you get some variety!
ReplyDeleteWelcome Home! it sounds like you have a lot of things to do for such a short summer. I know your graduating but do you plan to continue working for the museum even after the internship? I only ask because it sounds like a lot of work. Those exhibits sound very interesting id love to go see them once they're up. Hope you have an exciting week (:
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