Hi Lesley, May I suggest "Picnic Day" at UC Davis as an inspiration. Check out http://picnicday.ucdavis.edu/ for more info and the program. The exhibits and activities are centered on biology, ecology, agriculture, and conservation and feature real crowd pleasers like doxie races and maggot art (believe it or not!) and all you could ever want to learn about soils, native wildflowers, biotechnology, etc. The wonderful conservatory there has tours of their amazing plant collection, so if you've got a greenhouse on your campus you already have an exhibit ready to go!
John Cozza Florida International University > Hello folks, > I'm reaching out to the Ecology/Evolution community to ask for a little > inspiration. Every year, universities around Canada host a science > festival called "Science Rendezvous". At Ryerson, this has historically > involved a primarily chemistry and/or physics -focused event, with big > explosions and cool mist (dry ice) for instance. This appeals to the > large crowds (literally thousands of people, primarily families) that > pass through our downtown venue. This year I'd like to introduce an > ecological or evolutionary aspect to the festival. Does anyone have a > suggestion of an outreach display or activity that has worked well at > this type of experience? > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! > BEST wishes, > Lesley >
