1. Assessment and Evaluation Activities To Date  Group interviews with practicing teachers.  Knowledge test, pre-post Little Shop of Physics visits.  Observing kids at Little Shop of Physics.  Group interviews with practicing teachers.  Knowledge test, pre-post Little Shop of Physics visits.  Observing kids at Little Shop of Physics.

2. Focus Group Interviews with Teachers Experiences and problems with science teaching? What do they need/want from us? Future: Estimate and enhance distribution of LSOP materials?

3. Knowledge Effects of Little Shop of Physics Visits Pupil-directed, minimally didactic. Diverse physical science content implicit. Study: Knowledge t ests pre-post to classes experiencing Little Shop of Physics visits. Open-ended questions, scored 1-5 Pupil-directed, minimally didactic. Diverse physical science content implicit. Study: Knowledge t ests pre-post to classes experiencing Little Shop of Physics visits. Open-ended questions, scored 1-5

5. Future Refine outcome measures Vary the intervention: Effect of more didactic “scaffolding” Before? After?

6. Systematic Observation at Little Shop of Physics  How do kids interact with exhibits? -On task? Inquisitive? Physical objects? -Individual? Social? Query/Answer?  Design: Sample slices of kid/exhibit time.  How do kids interact with exhibits? -On task? Inquisitive? Physical objects? -Individual? Social? Query/Answer?  Design: Sample slices of kid/exhibit time.

7. Example of Pilot Results Handle exhibit as “physical object?” 70% Males: 77%Females: 61% Handle exhibit as “object of inquiry?” 53% Males: 61%Females: 44% Other questions: Passive/Active? Ethnicity? Handle exhibit as “physical object?” 70% Males: 77%Females: 61% Handle exhibit as “object of inquiry?” 53% Males: 61%Females: 44% Other questions: Passive/Active? Ethnicity?

8. Future  Obtain approval for formal study  Refine outcome measures  Systematically sample exhibits  Gender/ethnic differences?  Can “desirable behaviors” be enhanced?  Obtain approval for formal study  Refine outcome measures  Systematically sample exhibits  Gender/ethnic differences?  Can “desirable behaviors” be enhanced?