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Re: Science Center Display

Thanks for the info.  I'll keep you informed.  Rhonda


Donivan Porterfield, LANL NMT-1 wrote:
> 
> The Bradbury Science Museum (http://www.lanl.gov/external/museum/)
> here at LANL has some exhibits that are interactive and hands-on
> related to common sources (e.g. fiesta ware and lantern mantles)
> and as I recall one on the difference in distance that alpha, beta,
> and gamma travel.
> 
> With regards to other Science Museums I've visited the only exhibit
> that stands out in my memory is a continuously running cloud chamber
> at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.  It wasn't of the interactive
> or hands-on nature and seemed to have been shoved into a nook.  But
> having tried and tried to get one to work many years ago it was
> nice to see a large one with many tracks appearing before one's eyes
> on a continuous basis.  I thought it would have been nice to be able
> to move a beta source up to it and see an increase in tracks being
> formed.
> 
> A while back I looked at trying to get some internal or Dept of Ed
> funding for setting up an interactive 'radiation' theme demo over the
> Internet but got little response other than no dinero or we don't fund
> DOE National Labs.  Let me know if want information on that line.
> 
> >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:49:56 -0400
> >From: Rhonda Rawls <rawlsr@cfcc.cc.fl.us>
> >Subject: Science Center Display
> >
> >We are updating the radiation display at our Discovery Science Center in
> >Ocala, Florida.
> >
> >Any suggestions on interactive & hands-on displays for 4th grade - 12th
> >grade students?
> >
> >Rhonda Rawls
> >rawlsr@cfcc.cc.fl.us
> 
> Donivan Porterfield              (505) 667-4710
> Los Alamos National Laboratory   (505) 665-4737 fax
> MS G740, NMT-1 (Analytical Chemistry)
> Los Alamos, NM  87545             dporterfield@lanl.gov
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