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resource evaluation Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits

Formative Evaluation of the Museum of Science, Boston: Live Animal Garden

The goal of this evaluation was to determine how museum visitors responded to the museum's existing live animal exhibits and identify recommendations for their new Live Animal Garden exhibit.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jordan Brick Claire Dorsett Yu Wen Wong Christine Reich Leigh Ann Mesiti
resource evaluation Public Programs

Forest Science Dialogues: Final Evaluation Report

RMC Research designed evaluation activities to provide formative and summative feedback to the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) on their NSF Pathways project, Forest Science Dialogues (FSD). FSD consists of a plan to engage with scientists at the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study and with the surrounding community using the Hubbard Brook Roundtable dialogue process in order to facilitate mutual learning. The purpose of this engagement was to increase public knowledge, understanding, and awareness of ecosystem science in the Northern Forest in order to enrich local dialogue surrounding
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TEAM MEMBERS: RMC Research Sarah Garlick
resource evaluation Planetarium and Science on a Sphere

Science on a Sphere Visitor Baseline Study Year 2

Visitor Baseline Study of Science on a Sphere at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. This resource includes the Research Assistant Protocol, Observation Protocol, and Visitor Questionnaire.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Andrea Giron
resource evaluation Media and Technology

Science on a Sphere Visitor Baseline Study Year 3

Visitor Baseline study for Science on a Sphere at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Resource includes Research Assistant Protocol and Visitor Questionnaire.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Andrea Giron Denver Museum of Nature & Science
resource evaluation Media and Technology

Science on a Sphere Visitor Baseline Study

Visitor Baseline study for Science on a Sphere at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The Sphere was installed in DMNS’ permanent space science gallery, Space Odyssey, in February 2010. Space Odyssey “Museum Galaxy Guides” (volunteer facilitators) were trained on Sphere operation and content in April 2010. The purpose of the Baseline Visitor Study was to establish a baseline of visitors’ length of stay, behavior, interactions, perceptions, and interest in the Sphere near the beginning of the grant period. These data and findings will serve a basis of comparison for future evaluations and
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TEAM MEMBERS: Andrea Giron Denver Museum of Nature & Science
resource evaluation Public Programs

Embedding NOAA in a Public Learning Laboratory: Environmental Scientists in Residence at the Exploratorium - Summative Evaluation Report

A NOAA scientist-­in­‐residence program at the Exploratorium was evaluated to determine impacts on front‐line staff (Explainers), visitors, and the scientists involved. A model for hosting scientists at a museum was developed to include a one‐week residency that helped scientists understand the museum followed by a two-­week residency during which scientists, working with the Explainers, interacted with visitors in a topic-­specific installation space. Data for the evaluation was collected using observations along with interviews and surveys with Exploratorium staff, scientists and visitors
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TEAM MEMBERS: Michelle Mileham