https://brainpopcorn.com/2017/12/08/this-weeks-reads-communicating-about-science/2017-12-08T17:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/08/18/museums-be-brave-spaces/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2083.jpgIMG_20832017-08-18T19:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/06/01/webinar-recording-recharge-reimagine-and-write/2017-06-01T15:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/05/18/write-with-me-creative-writing-for-museum-professionals/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wild-mind.jpgwild mind2017-05-18T15:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/04/06/poetry-constructions-2/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/museum-book-spine-poetry-by-meg.jpgThe Convivial Museum: Art is Every Day, Shapes & Sizes & more Surprises, The Intelligent Eye Made to Play!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/haiku-calculator.jpgHaiku calculator by Eugene Parnell, sample text by me.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/i-carry-your-heart.jpgee cummings 'i carry your heart' as laid out in Festisitehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/poetry-pebbles-stones.jpgPoetry Pebbles from Kitchen Counter Chronicles2017-04-06T12:44:05+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/03/15/calling-museum-educators-share-your-brains/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0674.jpgIMG_0674MERfolk at Museums Advocacy Day 2017: member Lotte Lent, board president Brooke DiGiovanni Evans, and myself.2017-03-15T14:38:27+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/03/15/48-uses-of-dragons-blood/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/komodo-dragon.jpgFeatured Image -- 2174https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/komodo-dragon1.jpg2017-03-15T13:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/03/13/experiencing-museum-sage/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/little-dancer-2.jpglittle dancer 2https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2023.jpgimg_2023https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0583.jpgIMG_05832017-03-14T02:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/02/17/museums-using-megaphones/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mad2017square.pngmad2017square2017-02-17T18:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/01/31/you-too-can-be-a-space-archaeologist/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/screen-shot-2017-01-30-at-5-07-04-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-01-30-at-5-07-04-pmhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/space-archaeo.jpgFeatured Image -- 1989https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/machu-picchu.jpgYeah … no. Even Hiram Bingham’s actual expedition to Machu Picchu probably wasn’t as cool as this romantic image. Illustration by Thomas Blackshear, National Geographic2017-01-31T18:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2017/01/25/this-weeks-reads-we-are-tomorrows-history/2017-01-25T20:23:34+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/10/04/ideabox-seeds-2/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seeds-lorax-pot.jpgCreating planting pots with a Lorax theme! This link leads to a whole Lorax-themed party post, but a number of the ideas there could translate to the classroom/art studio/museum. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seeds-pallotta.jpgGood for young readers and as a read-aloud to the littlest listeners, this book about seed dispersal has beautiful images to accompany the fairly simple text. Click for Powell's link.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seeds-miss-maple.jpgA nature fantasy about a seed guardian who shepherds her charges through the winter and safely out into the world to sprout in spring. Very sweet book by Eliza Wheeler. Click for Powell's link.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seeds-up-close.jpgseeds - up closehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seeds-chestnut-figures.jpgCreating seed and nut sculptures (click for source, warning, it's in Dutch!)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seeds-identification-kit.jpgSeed identification kit from Nature Watch. Also great for observational sketching! Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tangle.jpg"Tangle" by Beth Galston, featuring thousands of acorn caps. Now on view at the Peabody Essex Museum.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ideabox-seeds.jpgideabox seeds2016-10-04T19:21:59+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/08/22/this-weeks-reads-school-with-a-twist/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/carle-butterfly-crop.jpgcarle butterfly crop2016-08-22T18:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/08/01/in-a-stunning-show-of-bipartisan-support-the-states-arts-funding-is-fully-restored/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/6254306770_d7dfc02f43_z.jpgFeatured Image -- 1932https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/6254306770_d7dfc02f43_z1.jpg2016-08-01T19:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/07/26/this-weeks-reads-peering-into-the-future/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rowling-quote.jpgrowling quote2016-07-26T13:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/07/15/this-weeks-inspiring-reads-why-we-collect/2016-07-15T15:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/06/16/imagining-museum-education-in-2040/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/heterodontosaurus.jpgheterodontosaurus2016-06-16T14:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/03/23/creative-spaces-historic-literary-sites/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lowe.jpgDr. Hilary Iris Lowehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/windows-authors-meg-winikates.pngwindows authors meg winikateshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/marla-lit-house-network.pngmarla lit house networkhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/seth-bruggeman-keynote.pngseth bruggeman keynote2016-05-02T18:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/05/03/i-am-not-a-zombie-but-i-do-love-brains/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/j_sayuri_animal_brains_polar_bear__880.jpgJ_Sayuri_Animal_Brains_Polar_Bear__880https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mybrainhastoomanytabsopen_1024x1024.jpgmybrainhastoomanytabsopen_1024x1024Somewhere, the Enterprise NCC-1701 computer is saying "Working..."https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brain-bookends.jpgbrain bookendsBrain bookends on Uncommon Goods, link above.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crochet-brain.jpgcrochet brainDownloadable crochet pattern from CandyPopCreations on Etsy, link above.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brainmap-site.pngbrainmap-siteThis 3D interactive lets you explore the 'neighborhoods' where certain word associations live. 2016-05-02T12:41:43+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/04/25/steampunk-to-starships-workshop-summary/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_20160413_130758079.jpgIMG_20160413_130758079Emily Robertson talks about bringing hovercraft, droids, and hyperspace to real life at the Museum of Science.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_20160413_140048506.jpgIMG_20160413_140048506Workshop participants test their Coat Hanger Catapults (because everyone needs a good catapult activity, it ties in to so many themes!)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_20160413_125508124.jpgIMG_20160413_125508124The bike path along the Charles River in Waltham runs right along the front of CRMII2016-04-25T18:49:12+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/04/01/sound-out-your-city/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-03-30-at-3-20-39-pm1.pngBoston’s Emerald Necklace is apparent in this verdant soundscape.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-03-30-at-3-20-39-pm.pngFeatured Image -- 16592016-04-01T14:48:17+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/03/14/a-dose-of-wonder-from-dcs-museums/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_105440314.jpgIMG_20160224_105440314https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_105332754_hdr.jpgIMG_20160224_105332754_HDRhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_105233796_hdr.jpgIMG_20160224_105233796_HDRhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_104848888_hdr.jpgIMG_20160224_104848888_HDRhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_104732600_hdr.jpgIMG_20160224_104732600_HDRhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_104653540_hdr.jpgIMG_20160224_104653540_HDRhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_104519806_hdr.jpgIMG_20160224_104519806_HDRhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_104511517_hdr.jpgIMG_20160224_104511517_HDRhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_104230515.jpgIMG_20160224_104230515https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_20160224_103523019_hdr.jpgIMG_20160224_103523019_HDR2016-03-14T21:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2016/03/03/media-literacy-election-years-and-museums/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160223_105437-2.jpg20160223_105437 (2)The Massachusetts museum advocates outside Senator Warren's officehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mad2016_loc.jpgMAD2016_LOCMeg in the Library of Congress, Museums Advocacy Day 20162016-03-03T03:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/resources/2016-01-07T17:28:05+00:00weekly0.6https://brainpopcorn.com/2015/12/16/this-weeks-museum-reads-multi-sensory-activation/2015-12-15T18:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/12/14/the-force-is-with-us-always/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wookie31120124.pngwookie31120124"Wookie the Chew," by artist James Hance (http://www.jameshance.com)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/deathstarlamp.jpgdeathstarlampFrom IKEAhackers (http://www.ikeahackers.net/2014/05/ikea-ps-lamp-goes-exploding-death-star-4.html)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/r2planet.jpgr2planetR2D2's projector (not quite holographic, but still cool) by HomeStar Planetarium (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-R2D2-Home-Planetarium/dp/B00564ZFZ0)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/metatshirts.pngmetatshirtsPuns and t-shirts by Poetry Alive (http://www.poetryalive.com/products/metatshirts.html)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/carolingyoda.jpgcarolingyodaShoebox card by Brian. (Also an excellent kickoff for a holiday-themed grammar lesson.)2015-12-14T16:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/12/09/new-discovery-solves-a-mystery-of-stonehenge/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-08-at-8-17-22-am.pngTake a look at the second bookmark on today’s MapMaker Interactive map to see one of archaeologists’ best guesses about how the bluestones got from Wales to Stonehenge.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stonehenge-copy1.jpgThe large sandstone sarsens dominate this gorgeous image of Stonehenge at sunset. Photograph by Kenneth Geiger, National Geographichttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stonehenge_plan.jpgThis lovely diagram of Stonehenge shows the central circular bluestone configuration in blue. Illustration by Adamsan, courtesy Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-3.0https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stonehenge.jpgUse today’s MapMaker Interactive map to see where Stonehenge’s bluestones went from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, to Salisbury Plain, England.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stonehenge-copy.jpgFeatured Image -- 14222015-12-09T16:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/09/01/authority-authorship-and-storytelling-in-museums/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_20150611_130503.jpgIMG_20150611_130503What catches your imagination? Detail image of a dressing table, RISD museum. Photo by Meg Winikates, 2015. https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_20150612_185543.jpgIMG_20150612_185543Steampunked Dr. Seuss: a transformative work found at the Springfield Museums, MA. Photo by Meg Winikates, 2015.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_20150320_223511.jpgIMG_20150320_223511From the library at the Crane Estate, Ipswich. Photo by Meg Winikates, 2015.2015-09-01T16:05:41+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/08/25/exhibit-review-the-science-of-pixar-at-the-museum-of-science-boston/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_121713670_hdr.jpgIMG_20150823_121713670_HDRWe did not enter at 12:20. We entered at 9:20, and this is when we were leaving.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_121115822.jpgIMG_20150823_121115822This station allowed you to play with camera angles from several different cameras, and also allowed you to physically climb underneath for a literal bug's eye view of the constructed set. Simple, effective, great presentation value, and a nice way to tie in both the research Pixar did ahead of A Bug's Life and the directorial choices available when all your cameras are virtual.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_121102260.jpgIMG_20150823_121102260A recreation of the paper house that Pixar lighting designers created to test lighting of Carl's house for Up. Behind this were digital interactives that let you play with the virtual lights the same way one could play with physical ones here. There was lots of cool context about the vocabulary of lighting design (ie 'temperature,' etc.) as well as the purpose (emotional effect, helping to pick out the main character in a scene, indicating transitions).https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_121047226.jpgIMG_20150823_121047226This was the low-tech version of mapping a surface onto a wireframe object. There was a very simple (frustratingly so, for adults) virtual interactive that allowed you to 'paint' a car hood with different projections, but I actually liked this better, for any number of reasons including the fact that different surfaces on the same shape create very different objects, and because it showed at least a little what kinds of deformations and folds you need to make in a surface texture when putting it on a 3D object.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_121032652.jpgIMG_20150823_121032652This animation station was one of the few where it helped to have paid attention earlier in the exhibit, to the 'rigging' section. It focused more on speed and range of motion, but was also influenced by the rules of how the character's arm moved, based on the virtual bones and flexibility it had already been given.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_121015150.jpgIMG_20150823_121015150I loved this. It required teamwork, it had enough variability that even though the arc of the jumping lamp was prescribed, the attitudes and 'energy' of the lamp were all adaptable, and it led to a lot of discussion (albeit also some frustration from impatient parents). The replay function was also very satisfying, as your 'movie' was over very fast!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_120959342_hdr.jpgIMG_20150823_120959342_HDRThis circular exhibit element allowed you to track the evolution of a scene through the elements of the design and implementation process, but while visually engrossing was a little short on the 'concept and storyboarding' section.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_120940542.jpgIMG_20150823_120940542This was one of the interactives where I thought the handles for controlling the interactive were more interesting than the activity itself. Each handle was the same shape as the line on the screen which one rotated to make a 3D shape. Very clever!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_120930760.jpgIMG_20150823_120930760A simple and very familiar interactive (assemble magnetic body parts, this time for robots) with new context; using a certain number of base parts, Pixar designers could generate X number of unique robot combinations (and therefore how many can you?) Context is everything, and some good ideas stay good, even if they feel like they've been done to death.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150823_120920612.jpgIMG_20150823_1209206122015-08-28T15:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/07/31/meet-me-on-the-holodeck/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/surfacelowres.pngSurfaceLowResFree air sensations can be delivered to a user that map to a wide range of textures. Here a user can control a virtual character moving over textures such as water and grass. (Photo and caption credit Disney Research, see link above)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/holodeck-blog-image-2.jpegHolodeck-Blog-Image-2Because when you're an interplanetary starship captain, all you really want is to be a city-streets private eye.2015-07-31T19:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/07/21/selfieds-speed-dating-and-museum-ethics/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/program-goals.pngprogram goals2015-09-03T11:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/about/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/funthingsinfographic.pngFunThingsinfographichttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mcgonagall_frame.jpgmcgonagall_frameA visiting professor of Muggle Studies at the Discovery Wizards: Science of Harry Potter Festivalhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/scuba_frame.jpgscuba_frameMeg leading "What would it be like to be a Scuba Diver" at Children's Discovery building2015-05-29T18:08:25+00:00weekly0.6https://brainpopcorn.com/2015/05/22/the-modern-life-of-a-bronze-age-woman/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-21-at-3-28-37-pm.pngThis map of Germany and Denmark depicts the patterns of inter-chief alliances during the Bronze Age,. The map shows the distribution of characteristic octagonal-hilted swords from the Bronze Age (black dots) combined with homelands of local elite groups/polities (circles) and with intermarriage patterns with foreign women (arrows pointing to the respective women’s origin). The red star marks the Egtved site. Map courtesy Karin Margarita Frei, Ulla Mannering, Kristian Kristiansen, Morten E. Allentoft, Andrew S. Wilson, Irene Skals, Silvana Tridico, Marie-Louise Nosch, Eske Willerslev, Leon Clarke, and Robert Freihttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/srep10431-f3.jpgThis fantastic drawing depicts the sampling strategy used to reconstruct the life-mobility of Egtved Girl. Scientists sampled tooth enamel to reconstruct the first years of her life, segments of scalp hair to reconstruct, at least, the 23 final months of her life, and segments of one of her fingernails to reconstruct the final approximately 6 month of her life. Drawing by Marie Louise Andersson, with kind permission of the National Museum of Denmark. CC BY SA 4.0https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/egtvedpigen_01.jpgThe Egtved Girl was carefully buried in a barrow, or burial mound, like this one in Egtved, Denmark. Photograph by Einsamer Schütze, courtesy Wikimedia. CC BY SA 3.0https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/srep10431-f2.jpgThe Egtved Girl was buried in a coffin—the carefully hollowed-out trunk of a large oak tree. She was covered with a woolen blanket and lying on a cowhide sheet. A yarrow flower was placed on the coffin at the time of its burial—revealing that the Egtved Girl was buried in summertime. An analysis of the coffin using dendrochronology (study of tree rings) was used to date the remains. Only the girl's hair, brain, teeth, nails and little skin were preserved. The cremated remains of a 5- or 6-year-old child were also buried with Egtved Girl. Given Egtved Girl’s age, the child was almost certainly not her’s. Photograph by Roberto Fortuna, with kind permission of the National Museum of Denmarkhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/egtvedgirl.jpgClick here to appreciate the travels of Egtved Girl, and experiment with layers to discuss Bronze Age travel, land-use, and climate.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/egtvedpiken.jpgStill a teenager when she died, the remarkably fashionable Egtved Girl was laid to rest about 3,500 years ago. She was buried dressed in a cropped wool bodice with flowing sleeves, a short skirt, and bronze bracelets and earrings. The large bronze disc on her woolen belt probably represented the sun. The Egtved Girl was buried with a birch-bark box containing an awl, bronze pins, and a hairnet. A bark bucket in her coffin revealed traces of Bronze Age beer—made with wheat, bog myrtle, berries, and honey. Illustration by FinnWikiNo, courtesy Wikimedia. CC BY SA 3.0https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/srep10431-f2-a.jpgFeatured Image -- 13362015-05-22T16:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/05/13/michelle-obama-activism-and-museum-employment-part-i/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/michelle_obama_at_whitney1.jpgmichelle_obama_at_whitneyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/michelle_obama_at_whitney.jpgFeatured Image -- 13332015-05-13T14:56:17+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/05/12/this-weeks-museum-reads-curiosity/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/that-gift-would-be-curiosity-eleanor-roosevelt.pngThat gift would be curiosity-Eleanor RooseveltGraphic made by Meg Winikates on Canva.com2015-05-07T15:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/05/04/this-weeks-museum-reads-empathy-engagement/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/museum-reads-header-image.pngMuseum Reads header image2015-05-04T16:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/04/15/happy-national-library-week/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bookfortperilouspaperetsy.jpgbookfortperilouspaperetsyBy Perilous Paper on Etsy. Click for prints of this and more adorable book-loving arthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/einsteinlibrary.jpgeinsteinlibraryClick for source.2015-04-14T19:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/03/10/trendswatch-and-open-data-you-can-use/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gapminderenergyuse.jpggapminderenergyuseVisualizing a timeline/map of electricity use per person, 1700's until the present day, using Gapminderhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/apollopeepsnasa.jpgapollopeepsnasaThe future is bright, and full of sugar. Image courtesy of NASA's image galleries, see link below.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/openfs.jpgopenfsThe Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler galleries have all their collections online, with images you can use in any non-commercial form, for free.2015-03-10T20:57:22+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/01/29/nema-wrap-up-3/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mac-oral-history-group.jpgMAC oral history groupPEM's "Museum Action Corps" intern program was a paid internship that targeted students from underserved communities, and featured a collaborative project each semester. This one, from 2007, was an oral history video on the changing face of Salem.2015-01-29T22:00:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/01/23/interview-with-joan-backes/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150005_2622.jpgStory Trails - Gravity. All subjects Model Releases on FileThough I say a fond farewell to PEM, there's a whole world of interdisciplinary adventures yet to be had! (Mega Mega Planet by Josh Simpson, photo by Allison White)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0185_backes_bangkokthailand-hanging-leaves300dpi-3.jpgIMG_0185_Backes_Bangkok,Thailand Hanging.Leaves300dpi-32015-01-23T20:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/01/23/nema-wrap-up-2/2015-01-23T18:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/01/14/nema-wrap-up-1/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_195523888.jpgIMG_20141120_195523888https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_185227465.jpgIMG_20141120_185227465https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_184715859_hdr.jpgIMG_20141120_184715859_HDRhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_103911234.jpgIMG_20141120_103911234https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_155504.jpgIMG_20141120_155504https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_155455.jpgIMG_20141120_155455https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_155451.jpgIMG_20141120_155451https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_153355.jpgIMG_20141120_153355https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141120_151753.jpgIMG_20141120_151753https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141119_103456675.jpgIMG_20141119_1034566752015-01-13T21:46:32+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/01/12/poetry-at-work-day/2015-01-12T21:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/01/09/star-wars-ice-and-scientific-mermaid-song-exploring-sound/2015-01-09T20:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2015/01/07/how-will-you-experience-2015/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fuller-craft-rocks.jpgfuller craft rocksWhat will your guiding words for this year be? Photo of sculpture from outside the Fuller Craft Museum, photograph by Meg Winikates.2015-01-07T20:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/11/18/ideabox-seeds/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ideabox-seeds.jpgideabox seedshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/seeds-up-close.jpgseeds - up closehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/seeds-miss-maple.jpgseeds - miss mapleA nature fantasy about a seed guardian who shepherds her charges through the winter and safely out into the world to sprout in spring. Very sweet book by Eliza Wheeler. Click for Powell's link.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/seeds-pallotta.jpgseeds - pallottaGood for young readers and as a read-aloud to the littlest listeners, this book about seed dispersal has beautiful images to accompany the fairly simple text. Click for Powell's link.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/seeds-lorax-pot.jpgseeds - lorax potCreating planting pots with a Lorax theme! This link leads to a whole Lorax-themed party post, but a number of the ideas there could translate to the classroom/art studio/museum. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/seeds-identification-kit.jpgseeds - identification kitSeed identification kit from Nature Watch. Also great for observational sketching! Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/seeds-chestnut-figures.jpgseeds - chestnut figuresCreating seed and nut sculptures (click for source, warning, it's in Dutch!)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/tangle.jpgTangle"Tangle" by Beth Galston, featuring thousands of acorn caps. Now on view at the Peabody Essex Museum.2016-10-04T19:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/11/13/are-you-a-curiosity-addict/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lc3a9on_richet_woman_looking_over_a_fence.jpgLéon_Richet_Woman_looking_over_a_fenceWoman Looking Over a Fence by Leon Richet. (public domain, image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)2014-11-13T18:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/10/24/museum-review-fuller-craft/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_133507429.jpgIMG_20141019_133507429https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_132125886.jpgIMG_20141019_132125886https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_125959957.jpgIMG_20141019_125959957https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_125039078.jpgIMG_20141019_125039078https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_123829816.jpgIMG_20141019_123829816Susan Maffei, "The Golden Silkworm"https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_123554862.jpgIMG_20141019_123554862Dawn Walden, "Random Order XIV"https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_123139563.jpgIMG_20141019_123139563Polly Adams Sutton, "Bambino"https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_122319314.jpgIMG_20141019_122319314"Distant Forest" detailhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_122304253_hdr.jpgIMG_20141019_122304253_HDRLesley Richmond, "Distant Forest"https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_122148377.jpgIMG_20141019_122148377"Summer Meadow" detail2014-10-24T17:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/10/16/cool-and-creepy-archaeology-in-october-2/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/arc_poster_10.jpghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/louis_xvi_-_execution.jpghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pasta-skeleton-post.jpg2014-10-16T13:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/10/25/cool-and-creepy-archaeology-in-october/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/louis_xvi_-_execution.jpgLouis_XVI_-_Executionhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pasta-skeleton-post.jpgpasta skeleton postPasta skeleton designed and photographed by Kathy Barbro. Click for link.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/arc_poster_10.jpgarc_poster_102014-10-16T13:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/10/15/ideabox-bark/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tree-slice-book.jpgtree slice bookPear tree journal by Tanja Sova. Click for sourcehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/instagram-trees-challenge.jpginstagram trees challengehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/moose-on-birchbark.jpgMoose on birchbarkMoose on birchbark, etching by David Moses Bridges, featured artist in Branching Outhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bark-book.jpgBark bookBook of bark drawings by Sallie Lowenstein, featured artist in Branching Out, Trees as Arthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/paperbark-maple-source-tree.jpgPaperbark maple source treeCedric Pollet's paperback maple photographhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20140927_094238935_hdr.jpgIMG_20140927_094238935_HDRThe Log Amadinda installed in the Art & Nature Center, just before openinghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20140927_144318682.jpgIMG_20140927_144318682A beautiful day to be outside exploring bark at the Art & Nature Center Branching Out opening dayhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20140927_144315810_hdr.jpgIMG_20140927_144315810_HDRGetting creative with leaf rubbingshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20140927_144304315.jpgIMG_20140927_144304315Bark tracings with Michael Wojtechhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ideabox-bark.jpgideabox bark2014-10-15T17:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/10/07/trees-in-the-news/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/taylor_brooklyn-navy-yard_2013_jcg6510-1_large-3.jpgTAYLOR_Brooklyn Navy Yard_2013_JCG6510 (1)_large-3Allison Elizabeth Taylor's marquetry piece, Brooklyn Navy Yard, currently on view at the Peabody Essex Museum2014-10-09T14:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/09/29/inktober-the-big-draw/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jim-henson-doodles-216.jpgjim-henson-doodles-216Doodles by Jim Henson, click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bd_pink_logo_sm.jpgPrinthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/smoc3bizhub10072208160.jpgSMOC3BIZHUB10072208160Doodles are good for the brain! Zentangle-style artist trading cards by Meg Winikateshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/inktober.pnginktober2014-09-29T19:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/09/26/branching-out-opens-tomorrow/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/salem-willows-sunset-9-14.jpgsalem willows sunset 9-14Salem Willows at Sunset, September 2014. Photo by Meg Winikates2014-09-26T14:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/09/23/macaroni-commas-and-two-left-feet-2/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/smelly-sock-dog.jpghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2leftfeet.jpg2014-09-23T12:38:35+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/09/22/3-guides-finding-the-fun/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pencil-bouquet-2.jpgPencil Bouquet 2Click image for photo source2014-09-22T16:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/09/19/ideabox-leaves/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/leaf-punching.jpgleaf punchingLeaf punching and patterning. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/leaf-printing.jpgleaf printingLeaf printing with splatter technique. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/leaf-painting.jpgleaf paintingPainting patterns on leaves with watersoluble crayons. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/leaf-type.jpgleaf typeLeaf Type by Mei Linn Chan. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hollinger_leaf_box_2014.jpghollinger_leaf_box_2014Leaf box by Steve Hollingerhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/little-leaf-haiku-by-artsyville.jpglittle leaf haiku by artsyvilleHaiku by Artsyville, click for sourcehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/anna_atkins_1799-1871_ceylon1850_sfmoma.jpgAnna_Atkins_(1799-1871)_Ceylon,1850_SFMOMACyanotype by Anna Atkins, 1850, from SFMOMA via Creative Commons. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/colored-leaves-cropped.pngColored leaves croppedColored Leaves by Adrianne Evans, on view in Branching Out starting Sept. 27https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1024px-fall_foliage_img_2442-by-dori.jpg1024px-Fall_foliage_img_2442 by DoriFall Foliage by Dori, Creative Commons license. Click image for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ideabox-leaves.jpgideabox leaves2014-09-19T15:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/07/28/a-smattering-of-science-poetry/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/prufrock-collage.jpgprufrock-collageCollage by Serena Epstein, click for sourcehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/red-sings.jpgred singsFrom Red Sings from Treetops by Joyce Sidmanhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quantum-poetry.jpgquantum poetryFrom Quantum Poetry by Joanna Tilsley2014-07-30T16:56:44+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/07/23/barriers-to-family-engagement-in-museums/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/moma-elizabeth-margulies-headshot.jpgmoma Elizabeth Margulies - Headshothttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/moma-education_2012_small.jpgFeatured Image -- 1046https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/moma-1.jpgMoMA 1https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/moma-3.jpgMoMA 3https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/moma-education_2012_small1.jpgMoMA Education_2012_SMALLhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/adams.jpegAdams2014-07-23T20:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/07/19/artsmatter-at-create-the-vote/2014-07-19T21:04:48+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/07/10/fair-weather-forts-and-other-sunshine-notions/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/suspended-crib.jpghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/nest-house_edited.jpg2014-07-10T17:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/07/01/politics-arts-massachusetts/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/masscreative.pngmasscreative2014-07-01T18:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/06/30/pledge-to-play/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140616_134051030.jpgIMG_20140616_134051030From "Let the Public Play," a recent exhibition at the Cambridge City Hall Annex, photo by me. See more from this exhibition at "The Playful Season" post linked below.2014-06-30T15:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/06/10/varying-your-information-diet/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/light_01340_color.jpgLight_01340_colorPhoto by Nevit Dilmen. Creative Commons license.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nema-creativity4.jpgnema creativity4The PEM contingent at the #creativemuseums DIY photobooth. Yes, I'm the one with the sword.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/800px-the_mouth_of_several_tributaries_in_a_river_scenic.jpg800px-The_mouth_of_several_tributaries_in_a_river_scenicRiver tributaries, courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (public domain)2014-06-10T16:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/06/04/weird-and-wonderful-watercolors/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/watercolor-pistol.jpgwatercolor pistolColor mixing via water gun, by Dreamscaping with June Rollinshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cyanometer.jpgcyanometerThis cyanometer from the 18th century is a watercolor gauge that helped scientists determine that water vapor in the atmosphere helps determine the blueness of the sky. Click for link.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/painted-salt-scuptures3.jpgPainted Salt Scuptures3Painted salt sculpture from Fun at Home with Kidshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/flower-watercolors.jpgflower watercolorsFlower watercolors from Learn Play Imaginehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/erupting-watercolor.jpgerupting watercolorErupting watercolors from Learn - Play - Imaginehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/oil-and-watercolor.jpgOil-and-WatercolorOil and Watercolor interactions from Easy Art Activities with Kidshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/blule-rabbit.jpgblule rabbit"PanPan" by Blule, click for link2014-06-04T02:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/05/23/mindboggling-museum-resources-online/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sherlock-life-is-stranger.jpgsherlock life is strangerSource sadly defunct. If you know how to credit this image creator, please let me know!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/catbox1.jpgcatbox1Beware, curious one, for the internet hath no bottom!2014-05-23T15:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/05/22/review-rosie-revere-engineer-by-andrea-beaty-and-illustrated-by-david-roberts/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/61qemnn-mcl.jpg61qEmnn-MCL2014-05-22T19:19:50+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/05/16/ideabox-twigs/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/conifer-cross-section.jpgconifer cross sectionConifer cross section by Eckhard Voelckerhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pine-brush.jpgpine brushKid using a pine twig brush, photo from Rockabye Butterfly, click for linkhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/parts-of-a-tree-foldable.jpgparts of a tree foldableTree Study Foldable from The Inspired Classroomhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/twig-painting.jpgtwig paintinghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/not-a-stick-sword-1.jpgNot a Stick - sword 1From "Not a Stick" by Antoinette Portishttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ideabox-twigs.jpgideabox twigshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hyperboloid-standing.jpghyperboloid-standingPhoto by Cindy Lawrence, see link above for source2014-05-20T13:18:37+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/05/07/encouraging-creativity-at-work/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/slide-office-m-moser.jpgHLBOffice slide at M Moser Associateshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/stages-of-creativity.pngstages of creativityStages of Creativity slide from "Creativity in Museum Practice" webinar by Linda Norris and Rainey Tisdalehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/creative-constraints.pngcreative constraints2014-05-07T03:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/04/29/programs-the-pem-is-offering-at-the-mpf/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/nights-long-moment.jpgFinding poetryhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meg-winikates.jpgMeg Winikates2014-04-29T13:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/04/25/earth-day-design-fun/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/green-up-insulation-challenge.jpggreen up insulation challengehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/green-up-energy-vampires.jpggreen up energy vampireshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/starchy-sculptures-2.jpgstarchy sculptures 2https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/starchy-sculptures-1.jpgstarchy sculptures 1https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/starchy-sculpture-challenges.jpgstarchy sculpture challengesCan packing peanuts be strong enough to make a bridge or a tree?https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/egg-poetry-generators.jpgegg poetry generatorsNouns, adjectives, and verb phrases collaged onto plastic eggs: rotate to create inspiring phrases for poetry starters, and swap halves to create new possibilities!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eames-elephant-chair.jpgElephant, 1945 (Carles and Ray Eames)Charles Eames, Ray Eames. Molded Plywood Division, Evans Products Company (Venice, 1943-47). Elephant, 1945.2014-04-25T16:19:21+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2011/08/29/happy-first-day-of-the-month-of-thoth/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/thothalphabet300.jpgthothalphabet3002014-04-19T00:02:24+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/04/09/build-your-own-app/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/app-inventor1.pngapp-inventor12014-04-09T19:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/04/07/poetry-constructions/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/museum-book-spine-poetry-by-meg.jpgmuseum book spine poetry by megA museum book spine poem, by me and my bookshelveshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/poetry-pebbles-stones.jpgpoetry-pebbles-stonesPoetry Pebbles from Kitchen Counter Chronicleshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/i-carry-your-heart.jpgi carry your heartee cummings 'i carry your heart' as laid out in Festisitehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/haiku-calculator.jpghaiku calculatorHaiku calculator by Eugene Parnell, sample text by me.2017-04-06T12:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/03/17/book-of-kells-now-free-to-view-online/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ms58_fol_27v.jpgMS58_fol_27v2014-03-17T14:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/03/10/nature-in-the-neighborhood/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_144638_000.jpgIMG_20140214_144638_000Decorating frames with a few of our favorite things.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_135540_576.jpgIMG_20140214_135540_576What clues to Salem's past does a fire bucket hold?https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_135011_554.jpgIMG_20140214_135011_554What do you see on the street? In the sky? On the buildings as you pass by?https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_135004_045.jpgIMG_20140214_135004_045Sandstone and conglomerate...aka ginger cookies and chocolate chip. Which will stand up to milk's erosive force?https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_134958_920.jpgIMG_20140214_134958_920The beach before the milky waves, representing several kinds of rock!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_131723_792.jpgIMG_20140214_131723_792Fiction and nonfiction related to local MA history and natural historyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_131656_945.jpgIMG_20140214_131656_945Sand Castle inspired by The Serpent Came to Gloucesterhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_112017_514.jpgIMG_20140214_112017_514Mixed media sea serpent!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_110030_113.jpgIMG_20140214_110030_113Recreating a childhood memory in wire.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140214_104210_930.jpgIMG_20140214_104210_930Inspired by the Delft tile-styled end papers in The Serpent Came to Gloucester2014-03-10T14:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/03/03/sound-like-an-animal/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bullroarers.jpgbullroarersPainted bullroarers. Helpful tip: the shorter the string, the easier it is to make that great low buzzing noise!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bird-calls-final.jpgbird calls finalFinal bird calls hanging up to dry, ready for a nature walkhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bird-call-supplies.jpgbird call suppliesSet up for making bird calls: we dispensed rosin from the staff supply table to prevent it from going in small mouths2014-03-03T21:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/02/25/february-19th-photos/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-19-20-37-06.jpgAlli Rico gave an impassioned homage to the Waterworks Museum, the coolest industrial museum this side of the Charles River.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-19-20-24-30.jpgBecky Pittore gave a frank talk on what it was like being an art history major.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-19-20-13-34.jpgSusan Timberlake was all about the badges as she told us about micro credentials and being a Test Pilot for the Center for the Future of Museums badging experiment.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bg5cekjigae78-y.jpgMini Ed was chugging the cranberry juice, and enjoyed all the talks.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-19-19-38-02.jpgEmily Oswald suggested using Charlesview Apartments as a Pop-Up Museum.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-19-19-27-43.jpgDiana Lempel shared what she learned from what they did at Hack the Museum at Harvard Museums of Natural History.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-19-19-15-08.jpgJeff Steward did not tell us when the Fogg Museum will reopen but did show us the results of work he's doing to visualize the 250,000 works of art in the Harvard Art Museum’s collection. And he did with paper printouts. Old school, indeed!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-19-19-05-08.jpgThe DAM:BOS crew looking very happy.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2390.jpgDAM: London in full swing. Photo by Mar Dixon 2014-02-25T15:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/02/13/a-posey-of-printmaking-possibilities/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-with-spray-paint.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFor a softer look, using liquid watercolors in a spray bottle works great. Seems like a 'let's do this outside!' activity if you don't want to have to do a lot of clean up, though! Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-with-tubes.jpgprinting with tubesCardboard tubes are one of the most useful things ever. I bet it would be fun to squish them and make different shapes to print as well. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-with-tree-rings.jpgprinting with tree ringsUsing a tree cookie as a pattern: like woodblock, but less carving required! Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-with-plastic-bags.jpgprinting with plastic bagsThere are entirely too many plastic bags under my sink. This seems like a genius way to give them some bright new life. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-with-legos.jpgprinting with legosDefinitely click through for this one: they made a lego print Millenium Falcon! Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-with-celery.jpgprinting with celeryPrinting with celery and other vegetables. Pinecones don't work as well as you'd think, based on my previous efforts, but starfruit are great! Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-with-bottles.jpgprinting with bottlesProbably my favorite of the lot--surprisingly pretty and definitely helping with my wintry mix grumpiness. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-with-balloons.jpgprinting with balloonsThis one has all kinds of possibilities based on how you mix the paint and how much you 'squish' the balloon in printing. I love the element of chance involved! Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/printing-on-gelatin.jpgprinting on gelatinLooks surprisingly sharp for rolling paint over a pan of jello. I like the way the give of the substrate means you get nice even pressure. Click for source.2014-02-13T21:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/02/05/rushin-towards-the-olympics/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/olympic-russian-kangaroo.jpgolympic russian kangarooFrom the Australian Olympic team, see link abovehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/olympic-symbol-sochi.jpgolympic symbol sochihttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/olympic-gloves.jpgolympic glovesPretty sure I had gloves just like this when I was 7, only there was a tiny knit teddy bear in a pocket instead of a Russian flag...2014-11-04T00:56:57+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/02/03/inspiration-from-the-greats-women-artists/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/art-cradle-collage-002.jpgart-cradle-collage-002Collage inspired by The Cradle. Click for source.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/giant-lily.jpggiant lilyComputer-zoom and 'pencil sketch' filter + watercolors https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mom-baby-final.jpgmom & baby finalChild's pastel drawing inspired by Mary Cassatt. Click for sourcehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kahlopinkgreen.jpgkahlopinkgreenPhoto of Frida Kahlo. Click for source link2014-02-04T01:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2014/01/15/inspiration-from-the-greats/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/calder-poster.jpgcalder posterhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chihuly_filters.jpgchihuly_filtersCoffee filter 'Macchia' (and a version for older kids on the same site)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chihuly_bottles1.jpgchihuly_bottlesSharpie on spiral-cut plastic bottles for the chandelier lookhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/klimt-tree-sculpture.jpgklimt tree sculptureInspired by the Tree of Life, 5th grade projecthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mondrian-triangles.jpgmondrian triangles"Mondrian's squares have lost a side!" Triangle paintings from a French elementary classroomhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mondrian-mobile.jpgmondrian mobileMondrian mobile, from a French elementary classroomhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mondrian-owl.jpgmondrian owlMondrian Owl on Artsonia, drawn by a fourth grade studenthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chihuly_bottles.jpgchihuly_bottleshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jpsargent1-articlelarge.jpgJPSARGENT1-articleLargeUnderside of the Rialto Bridge, Venice, by JS Sargenthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/picasso-inspiration.jpgpicasso inspiration2014-01-15T21:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/11/22/six-word-mysteries/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/m8862-snake.jpgM8862-snakehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/m8862-owl.jpgM8862-owlhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/m8862-front.jpgM8862-fronthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/m8862.jpgM88622013-11-22T21:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/10/10/fuzzy-and-ferocious/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/yellowstone-bison.jpgyellowstone bisonThere are no pictures of the author standing in front of a live bison in Yellowstone NP, because, unlike many tourists, she values her life. Photo by the author's family, Wyoming, 2006.2013-10-10T15:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/09/11/bugs-are-his-paintbrushes/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/kutcher-paint-2.jpgkutcher paint 2Steven Kutcher working on a piece made by applying watercolor paint to the feet of a darkling beetle, which he directs with his finger Original photo by Jonathan Alcorn for The Washington Post, courtesy of the artist2013-09-11T18:33:05+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/08/21/paws-up-for-a-good-book/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/book-river.jpgguneriussen 011"It's Common Knowledge" by Rune Guneriussen, 20092013-08-21T16:38:57+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/08/19/museuming-in-the-maritimes/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/greengables2.jpggreengables2"Anne's Room" at Green Gables, complete with physical details from the first book's plot. Photo by the author.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/greengables3.jpggreengables3Quote from Lucy Maud Montgomery at the MacNeill Homestead in Cavendish. Photo by the author.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/greengables1.jpggreengables1Green Gables Heritage Place, the family farm that inspired Montgomery.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/alexbell1.jpgalexbell1Kites in the Alexander Graham Bell museum in Baddeck, NS. Photo by author.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/alexbell2.jpgalexbell2Reconstruction of the HD-4 hydrofoil craft. https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/louisbourg1.jpglouisbourg1Rubbing elbows with the lower class tavern patrons for lunch in Louisbourg.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/joggins2.jpgjoggins2https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/joggins.jpgjogginsIn front of the Fossil Center, in the foghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/citadel1.jpgcitadel1https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/halifax-1.jpghalifax 1Sailors' valentines, guano bottle art, and a coconut shell decorative dish at the Maritime Museum, Halifax. Photo by the author.2013-08-19T21:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/07/30/ideabox-sand/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mauipieces-greenberg.jpgMauiPieces-greenbergMaui Pieces #2 by Dr. Gary Greenberg, photo links to sourcehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/plum-island-sand.jpgSand from Plum Island, Rowley, Massachusettes Magnification 250xhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/provincetown-ma-sand.jpgprovincetown ma sandhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/aquinnah-mv-pebbles.jpgaquinnah mv pebblesPebbles on a Martha's Vineyard beach, photo links to sourcehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/vase-of-travel-sand.jpgvase of travel sandSand collected from a series of travels as a slowly evolving souvenir. Found on Pinteresthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/guano-bottle.jpgguano bottleNot actually sand- colored guano bottle art found at the Halifax Maritime Museum in Nova Scotia this summer. Check back later for a 'museum highlights' post from my recent travels!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sea-dreams-ugolini.jpgsea dreams ugoliniSea Dreams by Leonardo Ugolinihttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sand-circles-denevan.jpgsand circles denevanSand circles drawn by Jim Denevanhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sand-castle.jpgsand castleSecond Fig by Edna St.Vincent Millay Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand: Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand. https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/beach-wheelchair.jpgbeach-wheelchairA beach wheelchair2013-07-30T20:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/01/23/cardboard-best-friends/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ideabox-big-boxes.jpgideabox big boxeshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tunnelboxes.jpgtunnelboxesSo tunnel in to a good idea (and then share it with me)!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/not-a-box-2-1-1000x1025.jpgnot-a-box-2-1-1000x1025https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/crispin.jpgcrispinhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/snowspeeder.jpgsnowspeederCreated by Christine at Pure Joy Events. Click for link to source2013-07-29T18:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/08/13/ideabox-altoid-tins/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ideabox-altoids.jpgideabox altoidshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/altoids.jpgaltoids2013-07-29T18:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/11/30/ideabox-cds-and-cd-cases/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ideabox-cds.jpgideabox cds2013-07-29T18:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/03/25/ideabox-spools-and-spindles/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ideabox-spools.jpgideabox spoolshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/6_vermeer2_detail_sperber.jpg6_vermeer2_detail_sperberDetail from "After Vermeer 2" 2006, by Devorah Sperberhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/cd-spindle-reuse-01.jpgcd-spindle-reuse-01Bagelwich Bufferhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sleeping-spindle1.jpgsleeping spindle1No princesses were injured in the creation of this post.2013-07-29T18:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/07/26/ideabox-water-balloons/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ideabox-water-balloons.jpgideabox water balloons2013-07-29T18:04:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/03/16/ideabox-plastic-bottles/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ideabox-plastic-bottles.jpgideabox plastic bottleshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bottle-kits.jpgbottle kitshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bottle-bag.jpgbottle baghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/plastic-water-bottle-and-paper-bracelets-by-ecoheidi-borchers-hero.jpgPlastic-Water-Bottle-and-Paper-Bracelets-by-EcoHeidi-Borchers-HeroClick the picture for directions!2013-07-29T18:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/12/21/ideabox-dough/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ideabox-dough.jpgideabox doughhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/r-obama-romney-playdoh-large570.jpgr-OBAMA-ROMNEY-PLAYDOH-large570Award winning political play dough by Ian Williamshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/family-cookies.jpgfamily cookiesJust a sample of this year's family baking output, complete with awesomely geeky new Star Wars cookie cutters to complement the traditional holiday shapes.2014-06-04T16:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/07/29/guess-who/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pme-cropped.jpgpme croppedhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cwq-cropped.jpgcwq croppedhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bc-cropped.jpgbc croppedhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lafosse-toucan-2.jpgLaFosse Toucan 2Toucan origami folded by Michael LaFossehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/owls.jpgowlsEastern Screech Owls, with an artist intervention during Eye Spy2013-08-19T21:45:34+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/07/25/getting-connected/2013-07-25T16:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/06/12/the-heart-of-the-anc/2013-06-13T00:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/05/19/bonny-baltimore-day-1-from-the-aam-conference/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_20130519_154824-519.jpgIMG_20130519_154824.519https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_20130519_144619.jpgIMG_20130519_144619https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_20130519_143721.jpgIMG_20130519_1437212013-05-23T13:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/05/21/museums-are-like-food-are-they-part-of-your-diet-aam-day-3/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_20130521_140700-617.jpgIMG_20130521_140700.617https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_20130521_163255-441.jpgIMG_20130521_163255.4412013-05-22T02:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/05/20/to-help-people-dream-aam-day-2/2013-05-21T03:34:54+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2013/05/01/why-being-a-nerd-is-awesome/2013-05-01T14:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/12/17/happy-trails-a-year-of-stories-and-art/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sand-serpent.jpgsand serpenthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/day-glo.jpgday-gloIllustration from The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Bartonhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pastrana-detail.jpgDetail from Pastrana tapestriesDetail from the Pastrana tapestrieshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/story-trails-february-2012-poster.jpgStory Trails February 2012 posterI love the 'turning page' look that our creative services team designed to differentiate Story Trails programming from other museum events.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/siberia_circles_b.jpgSiberia Circles by Jim DenevanSiberia Circles, 2010; Jim Denevan; nine-square-mile snow drawing (detail) | pigmented inkjet photograph; 28.8" x 44"; Courtesy of the artist; photograph by Peter Hinson These snow circles follow the Fibonacci sequence and were the inspiration for January's program. 2012-12-17T18:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/12/10/found-poetry-in-altered-books/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/meg_leaving-town-poem.jpgMeg_Leaving Town Poem"Leaving Town" by Meg Winikates, originally from a page of The Walk West by Peter and Barbara Jenkinshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/batman_poem.jpgbatman_poemThe image I saw on Pinterest that started it all: A Batman poem out of some other detective/adventure storyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/poe_castles.jpgpoe_castlesPoe's Short Stories, altered book art by Susan Hoerthhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/book_roses.jpgbook_roseshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/khallion_ironwoman.jpgkhallion_ironwoman"Iron Woman" steampunk print by Karen Hallion2012-12-10T16:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/11/05/alternative-art-materials/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/holepunch-art.jpgholepunch arthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rubber-band.jpgrubber bandhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/papersun.jpgpapersunhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sany0287.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERAArt Making in the Gallery conundrum solution 1: interactive art carts with sketching materials, touchables, and highly controlled other making options including scratch art and painting with water.2012-12-05T10:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/09/10/teaching-activist-art/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1022.jpgAAC week 3Showing off the layered approach to creating a multi-media artwork2012-10-22T23:49:42+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/04/16/most-wordiful-time-of-the-year/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poetry-fest-prep-0051.jpgpoetry fest prep 005Plenty of fun things to read, by many of the ANC's favorite writers! Pull up a couch, grab a puppet or a friend, and enjoy. Photo by me.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poetry-fest-prep-011.jpgpoetry fest prep 011https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poetry-fest-prep-015.jpgpoetry fest prep 015"River of Words: Stream of Conscience" as installed in Ripple Effect, the Art of H2O at the Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by me.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poetry-fest-prep-009.jpgpoetry fest prep 009Spot poetic influences throughout the Art & Nature Center! In our clouds and vapor room, for instance... "Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky." ~Diane Ackerman, poet/naturalist Photo by me.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poetry-fest-prep-005.jpgpoetry fest prep 005https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/poetry-fest-prep-007.jpgpoetry fest prep 007Sketchbook belonging to Ripple Effect featured artist Janet Fredericks, who writes poetry in connection to her "Tracings" river drawings, also featured in the exhibition. Photo by me.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_2676.jpgIMG_2676Detail from the "River of Words: Stream of Conscience" project by Christine Destrempes. Photo by me.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_2652.jpgIMG_2652https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012headerrev.jpg2012headerrev2012-04-16T14:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/04/10/surfing-tumbling-and-pinning/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sfmoma-snapshot.jpgsfmoma snapshothttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fake-or-real-snapshot.jpgfake or real snapshothttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tumblr-snapshot.jpgtumblr snapshothttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pinterest-snapshot.jpgpinterest snapshot2012-04-10T14:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2012/02/24/reboot/2012-02-24T20:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2011/09/12/hello-my-name-is-curiosity/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/curiosity1-small.jpgcuriosity1-smallhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/curiosity1.jpgcuriosity1https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/curiosity2-cropped.jpgcuriosity2-croppedhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hello-my-name-is-copy.jpghello-my-name-is copy2011-09-12T13:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2011/09/11/a-dynamic-mess-of-jingling-things/2011-09-11T17:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2011/04/08/poetry-and-puddles/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pave3.jpgpave3from the series "Pavement Trees" by Ingrid Nelsonhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/alphonse-maria-mucha-poetry.jpgALPHONSE-MARIA-MUCHA-POETRY"Poetry" by Alphonse Mucha2011-04-08T14:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2011/03/02/back-from-hiatus-and-happy-dr-seusss-birthday/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/beanexplorer_kerismith.jpgbeanexplorer_kerismithhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/seuss4.jpgseuss4Theodore Geisel and one of his creations, at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial in Springfield MAhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/jetpack_skates.jpgjetpack_skatesAntonio Pirrello's gasoline-powered roller skates, featured on the National Museum of Rollerskating. Click for link.2013-04-01T13:48:59+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2011/01/18/happy-birthday-a-a-milne/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kidsinrain.jpgkidsinrain2011-01-18T15:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/12/29/twelve-days-of-popcorn-day-6-play/2010-12-29T17:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/12/21/twelve-days-of-popcorn-day-5-all-the-worlds-a-stage/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/theatertocolor.jpgtheatertocolorDownload a pdf of a paper theater to color and construct yourself from London's V&A. Click for link.2010-12-21T20:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/12/17/twelve-days-of-popcorn-day-4-a-better-scavenger-hunt/2010-12-17T21:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/12/14/twelve-days-of-popcorn-day-3-trains/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/jingle_the_brass.jpgJingle_the_BrassOne of NMAH's recommended readshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/durand-progress.jpgdurand-progressAsher Durand, Progress (The Advance of Civilization), 1853https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/innesslackawana.jpginnesslackawanaGeorge Inness’ Lackawana Valley2010-12-14T17:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/12/10/twelve-days-of-popcorn-day-2-underwater-art/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/the_collector_01.jpgThe_Collector_01The Dream Collector, by Jason deCaires Taylor. Click for link to original image.2010-12-11T07:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/12/08/twelve-days-of-popcorn-day-1-seasonal-papercraft/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/winterstale.jpgwinterstaleA page from Robert Sabuda's Winter's Talehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/darth-vader-snowflake.jpgdarth-vader-snowflakePhoto by snowflake designer, see link for detailshttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/christmassnowflakes.jpgchristmasSnowflakesPhotos from the Origami Resource Center2010-12-08T15:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/11/23/learn-vocabulary-and-more-with-the-new-york-times/2010-11-23T19:45:25+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/11/15/why-science-needs-art/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pablo-picasso-the-dance-of-youth1.jpgpablo-picasso-the-dance-of-youthThe Dance of Youth, by Pablo Picassohttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pablo-picasso-the-dance-of-youth.jpgpablo-picasso-the-dance-of-youthhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/john_muir.jpgjohn_muirJohn Muir, environmentalisthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/spiderweb.jpgspiderweb"Spider Web" from rgbstock.com2010-11-15T20:28:04+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/10/21/star-wars-ice-mermaid-song/2015-01-09T20:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/10/12/copyright-use/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hawthorne-loc.jpghawthorne-locDaguerrotype of Nathaniel Hawthorne, from the Library of Congress collection. Click for link.2010-10-12T14:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/09/25/holograms-impossible-objects-and-floating-furniture/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/800px-largetribargotschuchenaustria.jpg800px-LargeTribarGotschuchenAustriaAn impossible shape, the Penrose triangle, in Gotschuchen, Austria, erected in 2008 by the "physics meeting" association as part of the project "Physics on Spielplatz" Used with a creative commons license. Click for source.2010-10-01T20:34:08+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/09/29/national-fossil-day/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/fossil_day.jpgPrint2010-09-29T21:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/09/23/macaroni-commas-and-two-left-feet/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/smelly-sock-dog.jpgsmelly sock doghttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2leftfeet.jpg2leftfeet2014-09-23T12:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/09/16/art-astronomy-and-alien-adaptations/2010-09-16T04:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/09/10/happy-international-literacy-day/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/literacy-day.jpgliteracy dayhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/squid700flotsam.jpgSquid700flotsamIllustration from Wiesner's Flotsam2010-09-10T04:04:54+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/08/31/a-thought-for-the-day/2010-08-31T12:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/07/16/dinosaurs-art-photography-and-toddlers/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/trexglueresistgbarteljune09129.jpgtrexglueresistgbarteljune09129https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mru-025_klondike.jpgmru-025_klondike Klondike Bluffs Trail Site, #15 1999; Mark Ruwedel; Gelatin Silver Print; Collection of the artist, courtesy Gallery Luisotti (Santa Monica, CA)https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/tooth-sketch.jpgtooth-sketchSketches from one of the fossil's owners which was donated with the probable-phytosaur tooth.2010-07-16T19:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/07/13/prowling-jaguars-funhouse-mirrors-and-magic-shows/2010-07-13T20:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/07/12/recommendation-playing-to-learn/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/captain-jack-sparrow.jpgcaptain jack sparrowLevel 4: Analysis. "Me, I'm dishonest. And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. It's the honest ones you've got to watch out for."2010-07-12T19:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/07/08/light-shadow-and-trees/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mary-temple4.jpgmary temple4Raise (detail) from the series "Light Installations, 2002-present", 2008 by Mary Temple at Western Bridge, Seattle WAhttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/corner-light1.jpgCorner Light1Corner Light (Grape Arbor), 2006 by Mary Templehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/light-through-leaves-chamberlain_tim.jpglight through leaves - chamberlain_timPhoto credit to chamberlain_tim2010-07-08T15:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/06/23/developing-a-critical-eye-why-media-literacy-matters/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/reuters13.jpgreuters1+3Altered photo on left, original photo on righthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/redbook_faithhill12.jpgredbook_faithhill1+2Retouching alterations included changing Hill’s neck, earlobe, back, arms, lines and shadows around the face, hair, and skin tone.2010-06-24T00:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/06/18/hunting-reflective-surfaces-es1/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/cylinderdome.jpgcylinderdomeOne of the historical anamorphic sketches that was the inspiration for our Anamorphic Puzzlers!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/carnival-mirror-wide1.jpgcarnival-mirror-widePhoto credit to "Brendan Alexander's Perplexing Times." Click for link.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/carnival-mirror-wide.jpgcarnival-mirror-widePhoto credit to "Brendan Alexander's Perplexing Times." Click for link.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/spock_2_anamorphic_540w.jpgspock_2_anamorphic_540wSperber's Spock 2 (anamorphic), 2007, *1,702 spools of thread. Not the anamorphic work we have in the show, but awesome in its own right. Click to see more of Sperber's "Mirror Universe" works.2010-06-18T17:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/06/01/words-of-wide-open-thought/2013-02-01T08:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/05/21/synapses-in-rhythm/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/baby-dance.jpgbaby danceC'mon, doesn't that just make your day? Photo credit to benrybobenry on Flickr2010-05-21T17:56:27+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/05/17/cartoon-brain-food/2010-05-19T13:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/05/10/twitter-in-the-history-books/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/loctwitter-archive.jpgLOCTwitter-Archive2010-05-10T19:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/05/04/music-accidentally-on-purpose/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lur_stalacpipeorganpeople_383x285.jpgLUR_StalacpipeOrganPeople_383x285The Stalacpipe Organ at Luray Caverns, photo from their websitehttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/robot_asimo_conductor.jpgrobot_asimo_conductorASIMO conducts the Detroit Symphony. Click for story.2013-04-01T13:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/04/12/fair-weather-forts/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nest-house_edited.jpgnest house_editedHammocks are good. Human sized bird nests may take the cake, though.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/suspended-crib.jpgsuspended cribIn 1930s London, parents made up for a lack of garden space by suspending infants high outside tenements in wire cages.2014-07-10T17:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/04/07/popping-with-poetry/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/npm_2010_poster_540.gifnpm_2010_poster_5402010-04-08T13:43:26+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/03/31/brighten-your-day/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/400px-lilac-chaser.gif400px-lilac-chaserLook steadily at the black center of the circle. What happens to the circle of dots? Blink a few times. What happens? Click the picture for an explanation.https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/galaxydress_1.jpggalaxydress_124,000 LED's, but no glass slippers2010-04-01T02:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/03/16/a-welcome-un-surprise/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nightatmuseum.jpgnightatmuseumOkay...so it *might* be possible for exhibits to be too interactive. But I doubt it.2010-03-16T21:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/03/11/setting-off-sparks/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/figment.jpgfigmenthttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/now-we-are-six.jpgnow-we-are-six2010-03-11T20:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/02/25/passing-along-opportunity/2010-02-25T21:01:26+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/02/23/sliding-rolling-and-gliding/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/recycled-paper-tube-louge.jpgRecycled-Paper-Tube-LougeCourtesy of Marie at MakeandTakes.com2012-09-28T04:16:11+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/02/08/winter-olympics/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010winterolympicslogo.jpg2010winterolympicslogohttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/143605main_ice_frizion.jpg143605main_ice_frizion Images above: This collage shows four of Dr. Wasilewski's art compositions. Credit: Dr. Peter Wasilewski2010-02-08T20:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/02/04/plum-blossoms/2010-02-04T02:53:24+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/01/27/more-brain-art/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/dali1.jpgdali1Persistence of Memory by Salvadore Dalihttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/brainscape18_sm.jpgBrainscape18_smSusan Aldworth (British, b. 1955) Brainscape 18, 2006 2010-01-27T18:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/01/21/review-emperor-qins-terracotta-warriors-at-national-geographic-hall/2010-01-21T13:56:37+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/01/10/new-year-new-job/2010-01-10T22:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2010/01/03/2009-wrap-up/2010-01-03T22:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/12/21/happy-winter-solstice-2009/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/newgrange.jpgNEWGRANGENewgrange at Solstice, from Fodors.com (Click for original page)2009-12-21T20:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/12/20/icy-cool-science/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/flashfreezeboilingwater.jpgflashfreezeboilingwaterBoiling Water Flash Frozen2009-12-20T14:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/12/15/fun-with-snow-1/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/flake-php.jpgflake.phphttps://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/flake2-php.jpgflake2.php2009-12-15T20:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/programming-kickstarters/2012-04-16T20:01:21+00:00weekly0.6https://brainpopcorn.com/2009/11/20/websites-capture-museum-experiences/2009-11-20T21:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/11/15/looking-through-a-new-lens-interdisciplinary-programming/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/panel_cropped2.jpgpanel_cropped2Many thanks to Mike Adams of the Museum of Science and Nancy Jones of Longfellow National Historic Site!https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/presenting_cropped2.jpgpresenting_cropped2What am I bouncing about this time?2009-11-15T21:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/11/06/whats-in-your-brain/2009-11-06T20:24:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/11/04/another-reason-to-love-november/2009-11-04T19:15:22+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/10/21/the-past-in-motion/2009-10-21T19:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/10/09/archaeology-in-the-news/2009-10-09T16:08:33+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/09/29/i-dig-october/2009-09-29T17:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/09/11/windows-on-the-world-at-large-and-small/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/miniature_01_camera.jpgMiniature_01_camera2013-08-05T00:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/08/31/putting-twitter-in-a-historical-context/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/jqa-russia.jpgjqa-russiaJohn Quincy Adams as ambassador to Russia2009-08-31T21:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/08/21/get-lost-in-national-geographic/2009-08-21T21:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.com/2009/07/31/hotairpopper/https://brainpopcorn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/popper.jpghot air popcorn popper2009-08-05T18:36:42+00:00monthlyhttps://brainpopcorn.comdaily1.02017-12-08T17:15:21+00:00