Nature Exchange
The Nature Exchange is a specialized learning environment that encourages people to explore nature and actively observe, collect, study and share the world around them. It is a turn-key exhibit, now used in nature-based institutions around North America. Developed by Science North and AldrichPears Associates, the Nature Exchange is an interactive forum where visitors trade ethically collected natural objects and information about them to learn and engage with the natural world. Visitors earn points for each trade, based on criteria such as quality, rarity and their knowledge of the item.[1] Science centers, nature centers and zoos use Nature Exchanges to raise awareness of key issues in the natural world, and, through personal interaction, changes attitudes and behavior.[2]
Locations
- Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell, Georgia [3]
- BC Wildlife Park, Kamloops, British Columbia [4]
- Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Nevada [5]
- Zoomazium, Woodland Park Zoo – Seattle, Washington [6]
- Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa, Oklahoma [7]
- Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena, California [8]
- Exploration Place – Prince George, British Columbia [9]
- Lacerte Children's Zoo, Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas[10]
- Science North, Sudbury, Ontario [11]
References
- ^ Nature Exchange
- ^ S. Errington, S. Stocklmayer, B. Honeyman, eds. "The Learning Experience in the Nature Exchange", Using Museums to Popularize Science and Technology, 2001
- ^ Chattahoochee Nature Center Nature Exchange
- ^ BC Wildlife Park Nature Exchange
- ^ Las Vegas Springs Preserve Nature Exchange
- ^ Zoomazium Nature Exchange
- ^ Tulsa Zoo Nature Exchange
- ^ Kidspace Nature Exchange
- ^ Exploration Place Nature Exchange
- ^ Dallas Zoo Nature Exchange
- ^ Science North Nature Exchange