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Museum‐Based PhUn Week 2014: Reflections from the Third Year
Author(s) -
Poteracki J,
Wehrwein E
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.lb756
Subject(s) - attendance , event (particle physics) , psychology , medicine , medical education , demography , sociology , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , economic growth
Michigan State University (MSU) Dept of Physiology partnered with Impression 5 Science Center (I5) in Lansing, MI for the APS PhUN week for our third consecutive year. Using many of the same successful 14 activities as previous years, we had an attendance of 813 children and adults at this museum event, with the target audience being K‐5 children. We met this goal, with most of our child attendees (53.3%) between the ages of 5 and 11, with an additional 37.1% under age 5. Every exit survey had positive overall free‐response feedback about the event. Almost every station was specifically mentioned as a favorite on the exit surveys, with some of the top favorites being DNA Extraction (38%, n=29), the Skeleton Puzzle (9.2%, n=7), How Your Brain Works (n=8, 10.5%), and Exploring Histology and Microscopy (n=7, 9.2%). Many of the attendees were walk‐ins (39%, n=28), exemplifying the need for better advertising in future years. Our 82 volunteers were comprised of Physiology graduate and undergraduate students, as well as a few faculty members. Each station used 3‐6 volunteers. Volunteers also counted visitors and handed out surveys at the entrance and exit, respectively. Consistent with last year's event, 2‐3 months of planning time was needed. We received approximately one exit survey per family or group of children (n=67). As with past years, our large‐scale museum event was well attended and received.