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fun with the children;
they'll never know
they're learning
something, too.
Recently, my miniature re-
porters and I ventured out to
Cranbrook Institute of Science's
newest exhibit, "Elephants! 40
Million Years of Evolution."
With life-sized reconstructions
of the evolution from woolly
mammoth to the elephant in
the zoo, the exhibition also in-
vites viewers to partake in inter-
active activities, watch a video
of elephants in their native habi-
tat and lots more. There even
was a hired actress, dressed in
her Out of Aftica khakis, who
acted as docent through a tour
of the exhibit
The goal of the exhibition
was to tell the story of the ele-
phant, the world's largest living
land mammal. Viewers can
learn about the anatomy, behav-
ior, intelligence and regional ac-
tivity of elephants and their
predecessors, with hands-on ac-
tivities, an excavation site and
an elephant lab.
I was curious to see the differ-
ences age made in my assis-
tants' toleration of an excursion
such as this (what with no
video games handy): Lauren,
age 6, Michael, almost 4, and
Jessica, 2 1/2. Lauren jumped
with excitement from activity to
activity, eager to see what was
in store and feeling very impor-
tant with her opportunity to dis-
play the scientific facts she had
learned in her first-grade class-
room — such as the difference
between herbivore and carni-

yore ("Herbivore's are plant
eaters, not vegetable-eaters,
Lynne." Duh!). Lauren — and
others of similar age-level —
could have been easily enter-
tained for at least an hour and a
half.
Lauren's brother Michael also
couldn't wait to get from one
activity to the next. Each one,
once he grasped it, held his at-
tention: a variety of elephant
puzzles, ranging in difficulty,
was a favorite, as well as a sand-
box with buried elephant bones
and a brush with which the
bones could be dusted.
The display held Jessica's in-
terest for a good half hour —
she couldn't get enough of the
5-foot elephant ears which the
children could flap, demonstrat-
ing the mammal's built-in "air
conditioner."
Though Lauren the eldest
had to be dragged away when
younger Jessica began to get
antsy, all three children left
chirping nonstop about this or
that aspect of the exhibit
Overall, a positive experience
for all, including the guardians,
who slept well that night!

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$7/adults; $4/chiklren 3-
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