I was very impressed with what The Works has to offer for children and adults of all ages. I was really impressed with how many family engineering nights they have. Overall I felt the museum was excellent.
This was one of my favorite signs from the museum. This sign caught my attention as soon as we walked into the museum. The only complaint I have about this sign is that it is not capitalized.
One thing that I noticed with multiple signs in the museum was the bold blue and white writing. There was also a "Try This!" , "What's Going On?", and "So What?". I felt this was great for children and adults. These little cues helped a child become involved with the exhibit.
Upstairs there was a huge room that was essentially devoted to engineering. Children were able to build skyscrapers and were able to apply them to the scale that is taped here on the wall. The sign on the top asks all guests to help keep the exhibit clean. I thought this was brilliant.
I took this picture because I felt that it was a great sign for children. Having an image for the children to identify with I felt was really beneficial. I also enjoyed the questions that prompted discovery.
This exhibit had multiple little booklets that children could use to discover this little bug. The children could then create their own pattern for the bug.
This was also one of my favorite sign. This sign I felt really grabbed the attention of visitors. The best part of the sign was that visitors could interact on the back side. Visitors were also able to see how the sign works as well.
Your captions suggest that you're drawn to non-print representations for communicating information. This is a useful awareness to have because you'll naturally find ways to reach all learners in your future classrooms, even those for whom print text is challenging to read and write. And some kids can read and write in traditional ways very well, but they would prefer other modes of communication (graphic novels, comic books, charts/diagrams, making illustrated notes in class, a visual glossary). In particular, in content areas, giving students opportunities (and options) to represent their thinking and learning in visual forms is a way to assess their understanding from a different angle. I'm suddenly connecting, too, to the fact that you chose to use a comic strip format for your RAFT. See--you really do tend toward visual learning when given a choice!
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