Neil is crouching at the back of the exhibit, but he's no dummy, no matter what he says. He's full of the big picture-- past, present and future. Two themes that he highlights are CHANGE and HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
Questions for comment -- respond to any or all in whatever order you wish.
1) What parts of the exhibit come to your mind when you think of those two themes?
2) Can you think other big themes that we should include?
3) Thinking of making the script "catchy" and interesting, what "attention grabbers" come to mind? You're a kid, teenager, adult . . . what was most interesting to you about the info Neil presented?
4) What two words come to mind when you think of butterflies? Amazing spot for a break. (This question is a break, too.)
5) Instead of being talking heads, sometimes you can structure the presentation so that the person speaking takes on an identity/personality directly involved. Would that work for us? A hawk flying over? A child observing? What path can we take to connect to the listener?
6) Please add more questions if you wish.
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Just testing. Helen
Great start-Thanks Helen!
I really like the themes of Change and Human Impact on the Environment.
1. As some species disapear such as passenger pigeons and wild rice, some take their place such as english sparrows and purple loosestrife. One wonders what it will look like 100 or 1000 years from now.
2. To keep the podcast focused I agree with the 2 themes suggested.
3. Perhaps have the three generations speak from their won experience. An older adult could remember what the area was like when they were young. A teenager might be interested in uses that appeal to their age group-sports fields etc. The child could view the natural habitat as something special from a young child's viewpoint.
4. unique, community
5. Another excellent idea. How about a species that was present during both time periods? ie. the garter snake. It could address the changes over time from its perspective.
change is a definite feature of this exhibit. Neil also stressed how HUMANS have influenced change in the enviroment versus natural changes. Looking at Kathy's comments such as that blasted English sparrow and the loosestrife.
Can we use opinion or must we base the podcast on facts? Neil said so much in just a little over an hour it is hard to decipher the focus.
The best part of collaboration is all that brainpower focused on one goal!
Thinking of "beginning, middle, and end" -- the comment about what it will be like several 100 yrs from now might work really well structurally. Good idea. The three perspectives is interesting too -- once again, lends itself to structure.
Neil's perspective, to me, is the way to go--how he really got excited about "science in the urban landscape" etc, non-judgemental, as Debby said.
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