The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis has paleontology and archaeology labs with real scientists doing research, restoration work, etc., which you can watch them doing, and also making themselves available for questions from anyone, children or adults.
They didn’t have that when I went there as a kid, but they do now. I think it’s so incredible.
That’s a great resource, but good god I can’t imagine a worse environment for me to work in than one where I’m constantly being questioned by children.
Sorry, I don’t think I explained it very well. I don’t mean that every archaeologist working there is available for questions at the same time. I meant that there are archaeologists (and paleontologists) available to answer questions any time while others are doing scientific work.
Yeah, when I was there, there was a window to watch what they were doing and one of them at an open part at the end to answer questions. But I’m guessing that the ones working wouldn’t mind answering the occasional question from a kid pointing and asking what’s up with what they’re doing. I doubt they would be working there if they weren’t interested in science education. And I’m really glad there are enough archaeologists and paleontologists interested in science education to do things like that while still being able to do work in their field.
I found a couple of pictures of their paleo lab to show what I mean:
The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis has paleontology and archaeology labs with real scientists doing research, restoration work, etc., which you can watch them doing, and also making themselves available for questions from anyone, children or adults.
They didn’t have that when I went there as a kid, but they do now. I think it’s so incredible.
That’s a great resource, but good god I can’t imagine a worse environment for me to work in than one where I’m constantly being questioned by children.
Sorry, I don’t think I explained it very well. I don’t mean that every archaeologist working there is available for questions at the same time. I meant that there are archaeologists (and paleontologists) available to answer questions any time while others are doing scientific work.
Ah, that makes more sense!
Yeah, when I was there, there was a window to watch what they were doing and one of them at an open part at the end to answer questions. But I’m guessing that the ones working wouldn’t mind answering the occasional question from a kid pointing and asking what’s up with what they’re doing. I doubt they would be working there if they weren’t interested in science education. And I’m really glad there are enough archaeologists and paleontologists interested in science education to do things like that while still being able to do work in their field.
I found a couple of pictures of their paleo lab to show what I mean:
Why?