America is not like a blanket - one piece of unbroken cloth, the same cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. Quilts became a sub-theme for their museum. Students use math skills as they design and create original quilts. A sixth grade docent explains how different kinds of batting are used in a quilt. Museum visitors examine the batting under a microscope to see its composition and density.
Students design and create math and science related board games for museum visitors to play.
We made rules to go with the game and planned how to play. The games are educational and contain math and science questions. As visitors tour the museum student docents explain how one small group of students used geometric shapes to create a mural depicting a Revolutionary War battle. Students use computers to create slide shows and HyperStudio stacks to present information they have learned. At left, student docents explain details of the Revolutionary War to museum visitors as they click the mouse to make the appropriate screen appear.