Life specimen in science centres

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LIFE SPECIMEN IN SCIENCE CENTRES

INTRODUCTION
QUIZ
SCIENCE ZOO CHALLENGE
MINIZOO
FUNGI
PLANTS
LARGE
ANIMALS
ALGAE
INSECTS AND
THE LIKE
MICRO-
ORGANISMS
UNDERWATER
ANIMALS
REPTILES
DOMESTIC
ANIMALS
BIRDS
KELP
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CHRISTEL LE DELLIOU - LE VAISSEAU
CHRISTIAN SICHAU - EXPERIMENTA
JENNIFER CHOW - AMNH
STEVEN SCHAEKEN - NORTHERNLIGHT

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INTRODUCTION
NORTHERNLIGHT
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INTRODUCTION
LE VAISSEAU
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INTRODUCTION
EXPERIMENTA
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QUIZ
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EXPERIMENTA

INTRODUCTION
AMNH
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QUIZ
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AUDIENCE
WHICH OF THESE ANIMALS ARE MONOGAMOUS (PAIR ONCE AND FOR
LIFE)?
QUIZ
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ANSWER
ALL, EXCEPT WE CAN BE SURE ABOUT HUMANS
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QUIZ
AUDIENCE
HOW MANY LIFE FORMS ARE YOU CARRYING RIGHT NOW?
HOW MANY MICROORGANISMS ARE ON YOU YOU?
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ANSWER
EACH OF US OFFERS AROUND 2 SQUARE METERS OF SKIN AND A LOT OF SPACE INSIDE OUR BODIES TO AROUND
40 TRILLION MICROORGANISMS, - 10 000 SPECIES - WHICH IS 6000 TIMES THE HUMAN POPULATION OF
EARTH.A LITTLE BIT LESS RIGHT AFTER THE SHOWER.
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QUESTIONS
EXPERIMENTA
HOW TO PRESENT THE COMPLEXITY OF LIFE
WITHIN THE SCIENCE CENTER?

QUIZ
HOW TO PRESENT THE COMPLEXITY OF LIFE WITHIN THE SCIENCE CENTER?
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QUESTIONS
AMNH
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE CONSIDERATIONS
ON WHAT ANIMALS TO DISPLAY?

QUIZ
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE CONSIDERATIONS ON WHAT ANIMALS TO DISPLAY?
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QUESTIONS
LE VAISSEAU
WHAT WORKS WITH KIDS?
AND WHY?

QUIZ
WHAT WORKS WITH KIDS?
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ANSWER
AND WHY?
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QUIZ
AUDIENCE
CAN THESE CREATURES BE SMARTER THAN THE HUMANS?
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NO - IN A TRADITIONAL SENSE; BUT THEY CAN FAR SURPASS US IN SOME
OF THE TASKS. FOR EXAMPLE:
ANSWER
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CHIMPANZEE — THE MEMORY TESTS:
THEY CAN MEMORISE A SERIES OF
NUMBERS ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY,
AND RECREATE NUMBER SEQUENCES
MUCH BETTER THAN THE HUMAN

ANSWER
NO - IN A TRADITIONAL SENSE; BUT THEY CAN FAR SURPASS US IN SOME OF THE TASKS. FOR EXAMPLE:
PIGEON — NAVIGATION: RELEASED HUNDREDS OF KM FROM HOME, AT A PLACE IT HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE,
A PIGEON CAN FIND ITS HOME BACK
CHIMPANZEE — THE MEMORY TESTS: THEY CAN MEMORISE A SERIES OF NUMBERS ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY,
AND RECREATE NUMBER SEQUENCES MUCH BETTER THAN THE HUMANS
SEA LIONS — LONG-TERM MEMORY: THEY REMEMBERED A TRICK THEY HAVE LEARNED 10 YEARS AGO
SLIME — MOLD NAVIGATIONS MAZE
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QUESTIONS
EXPERIMENTA
WHAT IS YOUR BEST APPROACH TO INTEGRATE THE THEME OF LIFE
AND THE LIVING ORGANISMS IN THE OVERALL NARRATIVE IN YOUR
INSTITUTIONS?

QUIZ
WHAT IS YOUR BEST APPROACH TO INTEGRATE THE THEME OF LIFE AND
THE LIVING ORGANISMS IN THE OVERALL NARRATIVE IN YOUR INSTITUTIONS?
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QUESTIONS
AMNH
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES RELATED TO
LIVING SPECIMENS?

QUIZ
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES RELATED TO LIVING SPECIMENS?
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QUESTIONS
LE VAISSEAU
WHAT ARE REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE LIFE?

QUIZ
WHAT ARE REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE LIFE IN A MUSEUM?
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ANSWER
GARDENER / OFFICIAL EXPERT / A GERAT TEAM
ANTS: EVERY 2 DAYS
BEES: EVERY 10 DAYS
GARDEN: EVERY DAY
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QUIZ
AUDIENCE
WHAT IS THE HEAVIEST ANIMAL KINGDOM?
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ANSWER
PLANTS AND BACTERIA SHARE THE FIRST PLACE AT — 500 BILLION TONNES.
FOR COMPARISON, HUMANS COMPRISE — 100 MILLION TONNES — AROUND 0.02 % OF THAT NUMBER.
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QUESTIONS
EXPERIMENTA
HOW CAN LIVING EXHIBITS BE MADE INTERACTIVE?
CAN IT BE DIFFERENT KIND OF INTERACTIVITY?

QUIZ
HOW CAN LIVING EXHIBITS BE MADE INTERACTIVE?
CAN IT BE DIFFERENT KIND OF INTERACTIVITY?
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QUESTIONS
LE VAISSEAU
THESE ANIMALS YOU ALREADY HAVE…
WHAT LIFE WOULD YOU HAVE WANTED AS NEXT?

QUIZ
THESE ANIMALS YOU ALREADY HAVE…
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QUIZ
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QUIZ
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ANSWER
… OR AN ANOTHER ANIMAL?
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QUESTIONS
AMNH
IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, WHICH ORGANISMS ARE THE
MOST ENGAGING FOR THE VISITORS?
WHICH ARE THE VISITOR'S TAKE-AWAYS FROM
INTERACTING WITH THEM?

QUIZ
IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, WHICH ORGANISMS ARE THE MOST ENGAGING FOR THE VISITORS?
WHICH ARE THE VISITOR'S TAKE-AWAYS FROM INTERACTING WITH THEM?
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QUIZ
AUDIENCE
IDENTIFY A CREATURE BY THE EYE
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ANSWER
PARROT AND CRAY FISH
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SCIENCE ZOO
CHALLENGE
OUR FAVOURITE LIVE ORGANISMS

Cool to see it change
colours and experiment
with that

They eat too much!

CARDS
LIST OF LIFE FORMS
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ESCHERICHIA COLI
The most famous bacteria
EPULOPISCIUM
Bacteria that can be seen
with a naked eye
ANTS
Live in self-sustained
colonies with complex
hierarchy
RHINOCEROS
COCKROACH
Can provoke strong
emotional response
EMPEROR
SCORPION
Fascinating, scary
and endangered
WATER BEAR
Real animal, one of the most
resilient creatures on Earth
TRICHOPHYTON
RUBRUM
The best-known skin
fungus, can be found
between the toes
MUSHROOMS
(Often) Edible fruit
bodies of the fungi
YEAST
Domesticated thousands
of years ago
MICROORGANISMSINSECTSANDTHELIKEFUNGI
KELP
Represents large and
abundant ecosystem
DIATOM
Tiny creatures that are
among the key producers
of oxygen on Earth
HAMSTER
Very “interactive”
RABBIT
Has a track record of
causing environmental
problems, thanks to
human intervention
SQUIRREL
Can get used to people,
but are very hard to domesticate
DINOFLAGELLATES
Tiny microalgae that cause
red tides and can survivive
for a 100 years
KIWI
One of the most
unusual birds
HUMMINGBIRDS
The smallest birds on earth
OSTRICH
Can be domesticated.
Capable of killing a
human with a kick.
ALGAEMINIZOOBIRDS

CARDS
CATEGORISATION
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MINIZOO
FUNGI
PLANTS
LARGE
ANIMALS
ALGAE
INSECTS AND
THE LIKE
MICRO-
ORGANISMS
UNDERWATER
ANIMALS
REPTILES
DOMESTIC
ANIMALS
BIRDS

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