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Inventing The Works: PEOPLE
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The Works was the product of many hearts, many minds, many hands. One of the great joys of being part of The Works was meeting so many generous and talented people. This page links to profiles and reminisces about some of them. Please enjoy the handful of live links that are active below; more live links and more photographs will be added over time. Exhibit makers and other volunteers. Paul Sebby and Scott Mazar discuss whether. Face Warp or the Light Harp is most popular. Huaan and Amy Zhang. If you hav...
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Inventing The Works: August 2010
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THE WORKS AT 15. The Works at 15: looking back, looking forward. The Works' first group of exhibits, The Interactive Image. On imaging and optical technologies, premiered at the Bell Museum in Minneapolis in February 1995. The response from parents, teachers and children to The Works’ unique and delightful "hands-on, minds-on" learning environment was tremendous and inspired us to proceed. About machines and mechanisms) and Build! About structures and design.). School group visits The Works. In 2009, our...
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Inventing The Works: PROJECTS
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Hands-on projects in engineering for children were not something you could get out of a book in the 1990s when The Works began. The talented, imaginative program staff at The Works from 1995 to 2011 invented dozens of projects that fulfilled and enhanced our vision of what hands-on, minds-on engineering eduction for kids could and should be. Many thanks and kudos to Richard Pollard who invented most of the projects in the first five years of The Works, including new classics like the Motor Fan, Motor Car...
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Inventing The Works: HISTORY
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Narrative and photos will tell the story of The Works from 1987 through 2011, from the first ideas and inspirations through the Grand Opening at the Bell Museum, exhibitions in three malls and huge growth at our first stable site in the Edina Community Center. The history concludes with the purchase and transformation of a Bloomington office building into a permanent home for The Works. The Table of Contents below will gradually incorporate links to narrative chapters. Each Child, Every Child. If you hav...
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Inventing The Works: May 2011
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EXHIBIT PHILOSOPHY and VALUES. The Works aims to be an environment where every child – really where everybody, regardless of age or background – feels welcome, encouraged and inspired to engineer – that is, to imagine, design, build, create, explore, try, fail, try again, evaluate, make messes, think outside the box and discover new things. We proactively welcome and have high expectations for girls and boys, women and men of every ethnic background and economic status. 8220;How does that work? Exhibits ...
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Inventing The Works: May 2015
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WELCOME TO THE HISTORY OF THE WORKS. Summer camp at Southdale. This history, "Inventing The Works," honors the many talented and generous people who shared heads, hands and hearts to make The Works work. To all of you, from me and from more than half a million kids who have benefited from your work, thank you! Below highlight the big ideas and inspirations that animated The Works, and tell the inside stories of some of our exhibits and programs. Build Room at the. Exhibit gallery at the Bell Museum.
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Inventing The Works: CREATING A CULTURE OF INVENTION
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CREATING A CULTURE OF INVENTION. How did The Works staff invent so much? Richard Pollard, 1995. But in the beginning, it all came out of the heads, hearts and observations of The Works young program staff. Richard Pollard, a new electrical engineering graduate, invented dozens of projects in the early days of The Works - from circuit play to periscopes, helicopters to catapults to tech-take-apart. Richard was exceptional: full of ideas, wildly creative and always ready for something new. Richard was ther...
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Inventing The Works: February 2015
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20th BIRTHDAY OF THE WORKS! Twenty years ago today, February 27, 1995, The Works opened its first major exhibition at the Bell Museum on the University of Minnesota campus. The Grand Opening premiered our first 20 exhibits in an exhibition called The Interactive Image. During a 3 month run at the Bell, we welcomed more than 11,000 visitors and launched The Works. In honor of The Works' 20th birthday, here's the story of our exhibition at the Bell Museum. Risa Gepner and Rebecca Schatz at the Grand Opening.
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Inventing The Works: May 2010
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ENGINEERING FOR EVERY CHILD. This is excerpted from the President's Letter I wrote for The Works' newsletter, in May 2010. The Works. Is a nonprofit museum and design lab where kids can explore how things work. I truly believe that hands-on engineering can be a wonderful activity and inspiration for every child. Why teach engineering to every child? Engineering is about making things. Engineering teaches a process of identifying and solving problems. Engineering helps every child develop these abilities.
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Inventing The Works: PROGRAMS
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The Works programs grew out of our culture and educational philosophy. We listened to our audience, we watched children at work and play and we created a wide range of excellent programs that enabled The Works to survive, flourish and grow. The list of programs below will ultimately incorporate links to. More detail and stories about each of The Works' programs. When The Works began and for many years after, there were not many sources of engineering activities for elementary school students;. And the ki...
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