See the world's largest children's museum

Young scientists to carefully consider a scanner, trying to determine exactly who is buried in the ancient Egyptian tomb – the longer, deeper and more flowers in the famous Valley of the Kings.

Another group investigating a bunch of "gun" found the wreck of Captain Kidd The Merchant of Cara, sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic – the only pirate shipwreck ever discovered in the Caribbean. A third group is working to rebuild the shattered life-size warriors – such as the Terracotta Army commanded by the first emperor of China to guard his tomb, where he was buried over 2,000 years.

Did I mention that these scientists are mostly under the age of 10? Welcome to the new "Treasures of the Earth" exhibition here at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, has launched in partnership with the National Geographic Society and world-renowned archaeologists, in the largest children's museum in the country, which attracts well over a million visitors annually.

The museum focuses on using science, history and artifacts to encourage family learning and offers hands-on innovative activities, which by all accounts, works great.

Virtual journey "We are not in the middle of Indiana," said Rose Gilbert 12 years, visiting his family in Louisville. "It's like we have traveled to these places, it is like a child designed it;. It is so perfect that I love my little sister and he loves my father and love him.. "

"I learn as much as children," said Angela Newberry, who painted the Chinese Terra Cotta Warriors on a computer with her children.

That's the idea, said Jeffrey Patchen, president and CEO of the sprawling museum, which boasts some of the 120,000 artifacts in its collection – one of the museums of three, in fact, that collects artifacts. "We are looking for translators for families," he explains.

Sure children learn the mummy with the scanner is not real, nor the giant warriors, they are the assembly or stack of "submarine" guns are more climbing. But the lessons they learn about archeology and what we learn on the study of past cultures are certainly real – as are the archaeologists who work here who are on hand to answer questions.

It is also important to note that each of the major archaeological sites – China, Egypt and the Caribbean – are still being actively excavated, said Susan Norton, director of the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC She says she hopes visitors here Indianapolis to feel as if they are not only playing an active role in investigating the findings, but also engage in an international adventure.

Authentic artifacts What struck me – in addition to seeing children and parents so something to learn while having fun together new – is the number of real artifacts in the museum – the cup of Pharaoh Seti I (which is his grave), the barrel of Shipping Captain Kidd Cara be carefully preserved in the liquid and clean – only brought the gun to the surface of a pirate ship in the Caribbean, parts of Spain and a lintel a beautiful piece of limestone from the 13th century where children can press a replica of the hieroglyphs for a description of what each drawing.

There are also juvenile dinosaurs in Dinosphere, held in the classic Barbie "Barbie Fashion Experience," a reconstruction of the chamber of Ryan White in "The Power of Children" exhibition and a rare copy of the diary of Anne Frank . This focus on powerful have three children who fought discrimination and prejudice in their own way, tell the story of Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, one of the first African-American children to attend a white school in the South in 1960, Ryan White, who fought to go to school in Kokomo, Indiana, after his AIDS diagnosis became public in 1984.

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Below, families sitting on a sofa watching rotation "Fireworks of Glass," artist Dale Chihuly more permanent installation – 43 feet high. Nearby, children create their own glass sculptures resembling forms all the parents and children the art of glass blowing virtual touch-screen computers.

As if the artifacts and hands-on areas (design your outfit for Barbie, a costume as a dinosaur and "protect" your nest, "dig" for old discoveries, including a special "wall dig" area for children in wheelchairs stock) are not sufficient to engage the children, there are also professional theater to interpret the material. We decline that Miep Gies, the woman who risked her life to help Anne Frank, her family and friends of the Family more hiding from the Nazis during World War II, warned to stay out of sight and to be quiet at all times. The young actress in costume apologized for not providing better nutrition and asks, "Could you help a friend, what happens? "

Learning fun "This is what my son learns in real time in school," says Heather Wilson, here with his 8-year-old son, Ryan, who made a beeline for these live performances every time he visit. "It's more fun than other museums," he said.

Fortunately, parents will get a visit as much as their children Jeffrey Patchen said. You will see fewer workstations and the ability to share an experience – from designing Barbie clothes or to decipher the symbols drawn on the wall of the Egyptian tomb. "We will educate entire families on what the world was like in the 17th century and tells us that life today," said Charles Becker, the underwater archaeologist, including Indiana University team found the Merchant of Cara. It works with the Museum on this exhibition.

Unfortunately, museums have only one minute and 45 seconds to capture the attention of young children, "said Barbara Wolf, who oversees the family of museum learning and doing research about what works and what does not .

Children stay more interested and learn more when parents are involved. "Parents need to realize that they play a vital role in making the experience all it can be," said Wolf.

But that does not rush to present exposure – even a children's museum. "Choose two or three things that really engage your children," suggested Dr. Wolf. "And then relax. You do not need to see it all."

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