TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
Dino Quest: A Dino Play Halloween in Centrio!
After its three-month run in The Mind Museum( TMM), the
Dino Play exhibition traveled to Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro City from October 25 to November 3, 2016, and it was a big success with the residents.
The exhibition culminated in a whole-day event on October 30. Titled Dino Quest Halloween, the event featured handson workshops, games, and talks delivered by the Mind Movers.
Once inside, the guests could attend one of two featured workshops. With Earthly Imprints, the guests learned about dinosaur fossils, and made their own cast fossil to bring home as a souvenir.
For Dino Egg Drop, the guests had to use physics to build a contraption that could house and protect a“ dino egg.” The egg was dropped from the second floor, and the device had to be properly engineered to keep the egg safe from any cracks! by Erin Mercado, Mind Mover
Next was the Dino Quiz, a game show where the guests competed against each other and answered several questions about dinosaurs to win prizes. Last was Dino Myths, a talk on the misconceptions we have about dinosaurs based on what we’ ve seen throughout the years from pop culture. For example, while we associate the mighty T. rex with its trademark roar in Jurassic Park, they may not have roared at all, and may have sounded much more like birds!
Aside from these activities, the guests also engaged in the different activity and game booths scattered around the event space.
Kids at the Design Your Own Dinosaur booth assembled pieces of different dinosaurs together and“ designed” their own dinosaur, which they colored with crayons, and took home. Guests also took photos of themselves in dinosaur costumes at the Photo Booth, and played at the Games Booth. The guests also explored the Dino Play exhibition at their leisure.
Guests also listened to three short, interactive talks from the Mind Movers. First was Dino 101, a primer on dinosaurs; for example, what makes a dinosaur different from other animals, and why did giant dinosaurs like the T. rex disappear?
While most of us think that all dinosaurs are extinct, that is not true. Birds evolved from dinosaurs during the Jurassic and are considered living dinosaurs!
Through Dino Play, the Museum has expanded its reach beyond Bonifacio Global City to communities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao with a complete mobile education experience as it has combined its award-winning traveling exhibitions with a uniquely TMM-fashioned educational program.
For more information about having our traveling exhibitions in your spaces, please email trixie. tacardon @ themindmuseum. org.
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MIND MOVING FORWARD
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MAKERSPACE PILIPINAS | Every other Saturday Play. Tinker. Make. Join themed tinkering workshops.
WILD CONVERSATIONS | Sundays, 10:30 a. m.- 11:30 a. m. Have a close encounter with wildlife.
AWESOME ASTRONOMY | Sundays, 5:00 p. m.- 6:00 p. m.
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