Before entering the museum, students are given a list of 5 to 10 exhibits to visit and investigate. Students are told to really play and learn something from their interactions with each exhibit.

Students are informed that when back at school, they will be given a short quiz or test. The quiz will consist of one or two questions about the exhibits they visited. The questions will be easy, but can only be answered by a person that truly interacted with the exhibits.
They should take notes at each exhibit and the quiz will be open note.

Example of Exhibits to visit list:

Theme: Electricity	Theme: Magnetism	Theme: Biology
Charge and Carry Circles of Magnetism I Eddy Currents Electrical Fleas Electroscope Hand Battery Magnetic Pendulums Magnetic Suction Motor Effect Short Circuit Stripped Down Motor	Magnetic Sand Stripped Down Motor Circles of Magnetism Eddy Currents Strange Attractor Curie Point Magnetic domains Giant Meter Magnetic Suction Daisy Dyno	Blind Spot Bubble Suspension Disappearing Act Peripheral Vision Persistence of Vision Seeing Your Retina Bird in Cage

An example of a quiz question:

What color was the glow of the discharge in the exhibit Quiet Lightning?	Where did the magnetic sand come from in the exhibit Magnetic Sand?	If you stared at a green bird, what color would the after image of it be?
Answer: Purplish	Answer: the Beach	Answer: Magenta

To find available themes or more exhibits at the Exploratorium, visit our Exhibit Cross-reference web site.