The goal of this project was to create a portable, hands-on STEM water exhibit and educational kits for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum (SFCM) to promote water conservation and understanding of the water system in Santa Fe. The project aligns with the SFCM’s mission of fostering learning, play, and community, specifically addressing water supply and usage issues in the city of Santa Fe. Through a mixed methods approach, the team evaluated the design elements for effective water exhibits, clarified the educational goals and exhibit design criteria, and developed, tested, and refined prototype exhibit elements and educational kits. We assembled 140 kits for the SFCM to distribute and recommended how the museum could further evaluate and improve the kits and exhibit in the future.

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Creator

• O'Connell, Piper
• Bushika, Jenna
• Martin, Adelynn
• Volcy, Savoy

Subject

• Culture
• Community
• Project-Based Learning
• Sustainability
• Innovation
• Learning
• Environment
• Inclusion
• Water
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 115202
• E-project-121423-163233

Advisor

• Golding, Dominic
• Solomon, Jeffrey S.

Year

• 2023

Center

• Santa Fe, New Mexico Project Center - IQP

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13 - Climate Action
• 14 - Life Below Water
• 15 - Life On Land
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2023-12-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121423-163233

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-07