Freakishly Frightening Fungi From Tasmania!
Free Fungi Education Kit For Kids
This free fungi education kit has 9 short freakishly, frightening fungi stories!
Featuring some of Australia's creepiest fungi species from Tasmania, learn about ghoulish ghosts, mummies, aliens, poo-eaters and more!
PRINT & PLAY the free downloads. Suggested ages 7+
Freakishly Frightening Fungi From Tasmania!
The Freakishly Frightening Fungi From Tasmania kit was initially created for the Museum in a Box worldwide pilot project in 2019. The pilot project was to test a new science educational product, 'the box', and to see how it was used by a range of artists, educators and organisations.
These same cards and soundtracks from the project are now freely available for non-commercial use by individuals and community groups to download and the box is not needed for this.
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Schools, museums and libraries around the world currently use the innovative "box" as part of STEM learning activities and for innovative, fun and interactive displays. The "box" contains a speaker, WIFI and a Raspberry Pi computer to read near-field communication (NFC) tags. Media are connected to the tags and played using the box.
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Let's create a box!
Would your school or organisation like to create your own box?
Everyone can use the box from ages 6+, and is a fun and engaging way to explore STEM subjects in the school curriculum. See examples of schools and organisations using the box
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Why use the 'box'?
Creating a collection for the box supports important traditional and digital literacy skills, collaboration skills and competencies across STEM areas. Participants learn skills in design, planning, recording audio files, creating digital 2D/3D images, understanding and connecting the NFC tags to the objects, & 3D printing as they create their collections for the box. The process of creating a collection and deciding what to talk about is an innovative hands-on way to facilitate deeper learning of any subject!
Contact us if you would like to arrange a workshop or demonstration for your school or organisation.
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Disclaimer: We receive no monetary compensation from sales of Museum in a Box however it is a wonderful tool for education and we are happy to demonstrate or facilitate a workshop for your group for a reasonable fee, to cover our time.
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