| Bulletin
1 (Four to six weeks in
advance of event) Introduction and detailed information about the event. Includes info on being an exhibitor and on being support staff. Describes how credit is earned and what the commitments are. |
| Exploratorium
Science Snackbook: Exhibit Recipes by the Exploratorium
Teacher Institute Instructions on how to prepare dozens of low-cost versions of Exploratorium exhibits. Student exhibit teams use these "recipes" to prepare their demonstrations. |
| ExploratoRio Science Snackbook: Exhibit recipes
by Dean Baird I've written several "recipe"-style snacks for my students to use. Some involve use of commercial apparatus we have obtained at Rio. |
| Exhibitor
Team Application Students must secure permission from their teachers to be out of class on the day of ExploratoRio so they can demonstrate their exhibit to students (big and small) during the school day. This form allows them to get those permissions before adopting an exhibit. |
| Support
Staff Position Descriptions These are "recipes" for support staff positions, describing the tasks and when they need to be performed. |
| Support
Staff Application Students must secure permission from their teachers to be out of class on the day of ExploratoRio so they can demonstrate their exhibit to students (big and small) during the school day. This form allows them to get those permissions before adopting an exhibit. |
| Elementary
Class Host Invitation Letter and Info This is a communication link that students bring to elementary teachers so that time slots can be reserved. The teachers record their information and indicate their preferred time slot. The teachers keep the top portion with info on the event itself. |
| Bulletin
2 (One week in advance of event) Reminders and last-minute details as the event approaches. |
| ExploratoRio Photo Albums + More
Albums + Video 2018 +
Video 2001 Photos of ExploratoRios Past. |
| Notes
to the Future for Exploratorium Snacks - by Rio
Physics Students This is a very important part of the program. Exhibitors write notes to future exhibitors about the exhibit itself. What needs modification? What worked and what didn't? How do you deal with elementary students and how do you deal with grown-ups? Bubble Solution Info |