Interactive Presentations as Accessories to Museum Exhibits
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2018-05
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The Ohio State University
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The announcement of the collaboration between the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) towards the creation of a permanent dinosaur exhibit gave rise for the opportunity to create a presentation that would help enhance the public's perception of topics not explicitly touched upon in the exhibit itself. Analysis of the exhibit outline before public release allowed for the selection of topics specifically related to paleontology and plate tectonics that would be effective in supplementing the information already on display. The presentation was designed through the use of textbooks, lecture materials, and online resources in order to gather recent, scientifically accurate information that could then be simplified for public reception. Public response to the inclusion of the presentation as an exhibit supplement was high, especially to the plate tectonics aspect. Continual revisions and enhancements to the presentation will allow for public engagement to remain high when interacting within the exhibit.
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Dinosaurs, Evolution, Interactive Exhibits, Education Enhancement, Museums