Tag Archives: games
Learning the Ollie
I’m in Los Angeles for a workshop and had a bit of free time before it began. Of course, being a desert dweller, I headed straight for the Pacific Ocean to feel sand and cold water between my toes and a cool breeze on my skin. Walking from the bus stop to the beach, a [...]
Archaeologists Help Kids Save the Future
Our guest blogger today is Dr. Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman. She shares how curious and resourceful 10-14 year olds can be when trying to save humankind and the crucial role archaeologists played. Dr. Pavao-Zuckerman is Associate Curator of Zooarchaeology at Arizona State Museum and Associate Professor in the University of Arizona’s School of Anthropology. “Finally, an archaeologist.” [...]
Vanished! Help Needed! (not an April Fool’s joke!)
A mystery is brewing at the Smithsonian Institution and the scientists there need the help of youth ages 10 ½ to 14 to solve it. This challenge provides a grand opportunity to play an online science-fiction interactive mystery game, VANISHED, that leads to discovering the truth about an environmental disaster on Planet Earth. Do you [...]
Stories about Stories
Today’s blog is from guest blogger, Martin Kim, who manages the Native Goods store at ASM. Martin is well known for entrancing visitors, museum staff, and students with engaging stories related to the objects for sale in the shop. When you purchase an object, you also go home with its story. More about the museum [...]
