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On tour 2009-2012

Presented by the Purdue Agriculture Traveling Exhibit ProgramDiscovery & Creativity To Go!

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Discovery & Creativity To Go!

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Exhibit Design CenterThe Purdue Agriculture Exhibit Design Center has more than 15,000 square feet of fully equipped studio space plus the tools its team of experts needs for all aspects of exhibit design and fabrication, including CAD engineering, cabinetmaking, metalworking, fabricating plastic, modeling, constructing, prototyping, and managing projects.

Our team members are developers, designers, writers, and producers of museum quality exhibitions as well as two- and three-dimensional educational materials.

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Every year, thousands of children and adults experience our exhibitions at the Indiana State Fair, museums, science centers, and other venues. Our hands-on, interactive exhibitions combine videos, computer games, and other fun features that bring to life cutting-edge research from Purdue.For more information about exhibit development, contact

Jon Bricker, CoordinatorPurdue Agriculture Exhibit Design Center(765) [email protected]/exhibits

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Table of ContentsIntroduction and Learning Objectives...................................4Science Standards......................................................................5Content Specialists....................................................................6Booking the Exhibit..................................................................7Exhibit Walk-Through..............................................................8

Unit 1: Step Into the Bone Zone.................................8Unit 2: Bone Up on Calcium......................................9Unit 3: The Amazing Bone Builder...........................10Unit 4: Femur Frenzy.................................................11Unit 5: What’s on the Inside Counts........................11Unit 6: The Mysterious Madame Ulna....................12Unit 7: Astonishing Feats of Strength.....................13Unit 8: The Hip Joint..................................................14Unit 9: Picture Your Future.......................................15Suggested Layout........................................................16

Related Materials from the Purdue Extension Education Store......................................17Sample Documents.................................................................18

Contract......................................................................18News Release...............................................................21Visitor Survey..............................................................22Final Report................................................................23

The Incredible Bone Crusher is an interactive component of Unit 1: Step Into the Bone Zone (see page 8).

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IntroductionThe Bone Zone Carnival of Healthy Choices builds awareness about the

importance of healthy habits for bone health for its target audience (grades pre-K-8 and their families). The design presents an innovative and dynamic, informal science learning environment, and its content draws on research from Purdue University about the vital need for young people to have plenty of calcium and exercise to prevent weak bones and osteoporosis later in life. The exhibit motivates visitors to develop healthy lifestyle choices through a better understanding of topics, concepts, and processes.

The exhibit team was comprised of faculty from the Purdue College of Consumer and Family Sciences (see page 6), writers from the Department of Agricultural Communication, and designers from the Purdue Agricultural Exhibit Design Center. It was sponsored by the Indiana Dairy and Nutrition Council.

Learning ObjectivesThe Bone Zone’s primary objective is to illustrate that young people

need to eat calcium-rich foods and participate in weight-bearing activities to ensure better bone health now and in the future.

Other important take-home messages include:• Your bones need 800-1,300 milligrams of calcium a day (the

equivalent of 3-4 cups of milk).• Weight-bearing activities, including walking, jogging, dancing, stair

climbing, soccer, and basketball, are good for your bones.• You form 50 percent of your bone mass between the ages of 9

and 18.• Many foods (including dairy and nondairy choices) are high in

calcium.• Osteoporosis is a pediatric disease with a geriatric outcome, and the

choices you make today can reduce your risk.

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This graphic panel is part of Unit 7: Astonishing Feats of Strength (see page 13).

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Science StandardsThe Bone Zone satisfies specific state education standards set by

Indiana:• Health and Wellness: The Living Environment standards 3.4.7 for

grade 3 and 4.4.9 for grade 4, which touch on food and exercise.• All eight Health and Wellness standards for grades K-8.• Physical Education and Health Foundation 4 of the Foundations

to the Indiana Academic Standards for Young Children from Birth to Age 5.

More information about these standards is available from the Indiana Department of Education, http://dc.doe.in.gov/Standards/AcademicStandards/index.shtml

Health and Wellness: The Living EnvironmentStandard 3.4.7 for grade 3 states that every student should be able to

“Explain that eating a variety of healthful foods and getting enough exercise and rest help people stay healthy.”

Standard 4.4.9 for grade 4 states that every student should be able to “Explain that food provides energy and materials for growth and repair of body parts. Recognize that vitamins and minerals, present in small amounts in foods, are essential to keep everything working well. Further understand that as people grow up, the amounts and kinds of food and exercise needed by the body may change.”

Physical Education and Health Foundation 4This standard is part of the Foundations to the Indiana Academic

Standards for Young Children from Birth to Age 5. Foundation 4 is “Responsible Personal Health and Safety Practices.”

This standard provides guidelines for parents: “While participating in physical activities, young children are beginning to form an awareness of health and safety practices that support the growth of a healthy lifestyle. Also through activities and experiences, they are guided and encouraged by the adult to develop greater interdependence for personal care and safety.”

Health and Wellness, Grades K-8

The eight Indiana Health and Wellness standards for grades K-8 are:

1. Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

2. Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.

3. Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.

4. Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

5. Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

6. Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

7. Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

8. Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.

Test Your Noggin is an interactive that compares the amounts of calcium in various foods (see page 9).

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Content SpecialistsConnie M. Weaver

Distinguished Professor and HeadDepartment of Foods and NutritionPurdue University College of Consumer and Family Sciences

Connie Weaver’s research interests include calcium and bone health. She was a member of the National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Panel that developed new recommendations for calcium and related minerals requirements, and in 2005, was appointed to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. She’s served on many professional advisory boards, including the National Osteoporosis Foundation. She has written more than 200 research articles, and in 2006, co-wrote Calcium in Human Health, a volume in the Nutrition and Health series from Humana Press.

Angie AbbottDirectorFamily Nutrition Program and Expanded Food and Nutrition ProgramPurdue University College of Consumer and Family Sciences

Angie Abbott is a registered dietitian and has professional experience in education, research, and community and clinical practice. She directs the Family Nutrition Program and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Program for Indiana and coordinates communication efforts for outreach in the Purdue Department of Foods and Nutrition. She works with the Indiana Family and Social Service Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture, and Purdue Extension to provide nutrition education programs that target limited-resource audiences statewide.

Amy R. MobleyClinical Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Foods and NutritionPurdue University College of Consumer and Family Sciences

Amy Mobley teaches courses on dietary selection and public health nutrition topics, and assists the Indiana Nutrition Education programs in their outreach efforts. Her research focuses on nutrition education and health behavior, especially in community settings. She has experience as a nutrition communication manager and a nutrition scientist contractor for the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements in Bethesda, Maryland.


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Booking the ExhibitSchedule

The Bone Zone Carnival of Healthy Choices is available for three-month rental periods (including delivery/installation and deinstallation/pick-up).

To reserve dates and discuss fees, contact:Gretchen Bertolet, exhibit marketing coordinator(765) [email protected].

Details of the exhibit rental process are described below.

Confirmation and PaymentWe will mail a contract to the exhibitor (for a sample contract, see

page 18). After the signed contract and a $500 deposit are returned, the exhibitor will receive a copy of the contract with the Purdue signatories within about 30 days.

Full payment is expected no later than 30 days prior to the exhibit’s opening date. We will send an invoice.

The exhibitor is responsible for one-way shipping (in-bound) and a not to exceed amount shall be stated in the contract.

The exhibitor must provide a certificate of insurance at least 30 days prior to the exhibit’s opening date.

Exhibit ConditionsThe exhibitor will be provided with a condition book for review and

approval upon receipt of the exhibit as well as when it departs.The exhibitor assumes responsibility for maintaining and repairing

damage to all exhibit components occurring during the rental period.The exhibitor must immediately contact the Purdue Agriculture

Exhibit Design Center if any damage or theft is noted. Repairs or replacements will be made in consultation with Purdue. Diagnoses and planned solutions will normally be made within 24 hours of notification.

Credits and Provided MaterialsPurdue and the exhibit’s sponsors must be credited in all publicity

and printed materials (suggested wording will be provided). The Exhibit Design Center will provide a news release for reference or use (see page 21).

The Purdue Extension Education Store will provide a 20 percent discount on the purchase of educational materials related to the exhibit (see page 17).

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This Bone to Pick sidebar panel is part of Unit 6: The Mysterious Madame Ulna (see page 12).

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Exhibit Walk-ThroughThe Bone Zone has nine independent display units, each with

distinct objectives and features. Except for the entrance and exit, each unit is designed as a standalone piece, so visitors are free to wander and learn as they wish. This walk-through provides information about each unit including dimensions, electrical components, and construction materials.

Many of the photos show passages of the exhibit script. Samples of audio and video script elements are provided in the text.

Scattered throughout the exhibit are several “Bone to Pick” sidebars. These colorful panels provide more information about the science of calcium and bone health.

Unit 1: Step Into The Bone ZoneStep Into The Bone Zone is the entrance and introduces the main

learning objectives:> You need to eat calcium-rich foods now for better lifelong bone

health.> The activity choices you make now will ensure better lifelong

bone health.This unit features:

• The Bone Barker — a life-size skeleton who welcomes visitors with a looping audio message: “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up, and marvel at the astounding things that await you inside the Bone Zone. Enter, and learn what you can do to keep your bones strong and healthy.”

• Your Bones Are Alive — a model illustrating the parts and functions of bones.

• The Incredible Bone Crusher (interactive) — a game that invites visitors to pull large levers that demonstrate the strength of healthy bones and the weakness of unhealthy ones.


Construction Materials: MDF, foam, hardboard, laminateDimensions: height=108 inches, width=144 inches, depth=48 inchesElectrical Components: ACS digital audio player with speaker,

motion sensor, compact flash card

The Bone Barker welcomes visitors to the exhibit. Your Bones Are Alive shows the various parts of a human bone.

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Unit 2: Bone Up On CalciumThis unit explores the importance of calcium for healthy bones.

It features:• The Calcium Cart — a skeletal food vendor explains the

importance of calcium for strong bones.• Test Your Noggin (interactive) — an interactive game

in which visitors flip milk bottles to reveal how much cheese, funnel cake, and other foods they’d have to eat to get the calcium equivalent of one cup of milk.

• Take It To The Bank — a Bone to Pick that explains the importance of banking calcium in your bones when you’re young.

Exhibit Walk-Through

Construction Materials: MDF, foam, hardboard, laminate, steel gridDimensions: height=84 inches, width=52 inches,

depth=66 inches Electrical Components: ACS digital audio player with speaker, motion sensor, compact flash card

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The Calcium Cart (left), introduces the importance of calcium for healthy bones. Take It to the Bank (above) explains how people form their peak bone mass before they’re 30 — so it’s important to bank plenty of calcium when you’re younger.

Test Your Noggin is an interactive game that lets visitors find out how much calcium they’ll get from their favorite foods.

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Unit 3: The Amazing Bone BuilderThis unit showcases some of the amazing science behind bones.

It features:• The Amazing Bone Builder — a video featuring the

Bone Barker and Junior, an animated young skeleton who drinks a glass of milk and shows visitors how our bodies form new bones from collagen and calcium.Amazing Bone Builder Script

See what has never been seen before! Gaze, with your own eyes, upon the way your body builds new bones. The fire-eater may leave you cold. You probably can’t stomach the sword swallower. But you will be thrilled to the bone by the never-before-seen milk drinking, bone-building skeleton! Junior here will demonstrate. First, your body creates a framework made of a protein called collagen. Then, the calcium you eat fills in the holes of that framework. It’s astounding. It’s amazing! The more calcium you eat, the more you fill in the holes, and the stronger your bones will be now and in the years to come. Just like Junior here. Wake the neighbors and tell your friends about the amazing milk-drinking, bone-building skeleton!

• Don’t Cut The Cheese — a Bone to Pick exploring lactose-intolerance.

Construction Materials: MDF, foam, hardboard, laminateDimensions: height=84 inches, width=52 inches, depth=66 inchesElectrical Components: Phillips 3140 DVD Player,

Dyneo LCD television Model #DX-LCD26-09

Bone Barker and Junior

The Amazing Bone Builder (top left and below) is a video featuring the Bone Barker and Junior, who explain how your body forms new bones. Don’t Cut the Cheese (top right) explains the science of lactose intolerance.

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Unit 4: Femur FrenzyFemur Frenzy gives visitors a chance to show off their wits and

brute force. It features:• Femur Frenzy (interactive) — a game that invites

visitors to use a bone mallet to whack the best food and activity choices for healthy bones. Make the best choices to build a complete, healthy skeleton; make poor choices and end up a heap of bones.

• What is Calcium? — a Bone to Pick that describes the science of calcium and some of its other uses.

Construction Materials: MDF, foam, hardboard, laminate, steel grid, acrylicDimensions: height=84 inches, width=52 inches,

depth=66 inches Electrical Components: Dell PC Model # DCCY, Samsung Syncmaster 204B, Able track mouse

Unit 5: What’s On the Inside CountsThis unit highlights some healthy looking bones. This unit features:

• X-ray machine (interactive) — a photo opportunity where visitors step behind the simulated X-ray machine. The screen moves up and down so children and adults can say, “Cheese.”

Construction Materials: MDF, foam, plyboard, laminate, aluminum tubeDimensions: height=108 inches, width=144 inches, depth=48 inches


In Femur Frenzy, visitors use a bone to whack the best food and activity choices.

The X-ray machine invites visitors to stand in front of a simulated X-ray and take a picture.

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Construction Materials: MDF, foam, hardboard, laminate, oakDimensions: height=84 inches, width=52 inches,

depth=66 inches Electrical Components: ACS digital audio player


Unit 6: The Mysterious Madame UlnaThis unit takes the mystery out of making good weight-

bearing activity choices. It features:• Madame Ulna (interactive) — a skeletal seer

who predicts the future of visitors’ bones from the exercise choices they make today. Visitors flip cards while the talking, animated skeleton reveals the activities that are best for building and keeping strong bones.

• Why Should Bones Bear the Weight? — a Bone to Pick explaining the science behind the way weight-bearing exercise strengthens bone and muscle.

When visitors flip one of the cards (right), the animated Mysterious Madame Ulna (above) comes to life and reads out their bony fate.

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Unit 7: Astonishing Feats of StrengthThis unit examines what life would be like if our bones weren’t

made of calcium. It features:• Astonishing Feats of Strength — a video that

features a young performer who shows you just how strong bones are compared to wood, glass, and other materials.

• Don’t Break A Leg — a Bone to Pick that examines higher rates of broken bones in young people — proving that healthy bones are important to all ages.

Construction Materials: MDF, foam, hardboard, laminateDimensions: height=84 inches, width=52 inches, depth=66 inches

Electrical Components: Phillips DVP 3140, Samsung LN-2641D television

Astonishing Feats of Strength (above) is a video that shows just how strong bones are compared to other materials. Don’t Break a Leg (right) explains how weak bones in youth can lead to fractures.

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Unit 8: The Hip JointThe Hip Joint does more than just tell visitors to stay active —

it makes them move. It features:• The Hip Joint — an activity floor where visitors can

dance or jump on embedded drum pads or tap out a tune on an oversized keyboard. This kind of activity is fun, easy, and good for your bones.

Construction Materials: MDF, oak, cloth, aluminumDimensions: height=108 inches, width=96 inches, depth=96 inches

Electrical Components: ACS digital audio player for compact flash card with piano and drum tracks, Sony speakers; mat switches

The Hip Joint is a fun, interactive way for visitors to experience weight-bearing exercise.

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Unit 9: Picture Your FutureThis concluding unit reinforces the primary objectives:

> You need to eat calcium-rich foods now for better lifelong bone health.

> The activity choices you make now will ensure better lifelong bone health.

It features:• Don’t Be a Bonehead — a farewell message featuring

the Bone Barker delivering one last audio message: “Folks, thank you for visiting the Bone Zone today.

We hope you had a lovely time and learned that you are in control of your own bone health.”

• Funhouse mirror — visitors can’t predict what they’ll look like in the future, but one thing is certain: good choices increase the chances of healthy bones.

Construction Materials: MDF, foam, hardboard, laminate, mirrorDimensions: height=84 inches, width=54 inches,

depth=42 inches Electrical Components: ACS digital audio player, motion sensor, compact flash

The Picture Your Future funhouse mirror message reinforces the importance of choices today for future bone health.

Don’t Be a Bonehead features a final message from the Bone Barker reminding visitors that they are in control of their health.


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Suggested LayoutThis graphic illustrates

the suggested layout for The Bone Zone. While this circular layout is preferred, individual units may be arranged to accommodate your floor plan or space requirements. Except for the entrance and exit, each unit was designed to function independently — that is, the learning objectives are not presented in linear fashion.

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The Education StoreThe Education Store

Related Materials from the Purdue Extension Education Store

The Purdue Extension Education Store offers research-based educational materials to assist with your presentation of The Bone Zone. The store offers a variety of products (many of them free), including fact sheets, CDs, Web sites, DVDs, videos, and courses, to individuals, teachers, and school groups.

No Bones About It is a curriculum featuring six lessons on DVD and CD designed to inspire early teens to become lifelong consumers of calcium-rich foods. Personnel at eight universities created the lessons, which meet national academic standards for science and health. This package contains a 60-page facilitator’s guide, master copies of 24 handouts, one DVD and six CDs that contain games that reinforce the information presented in the interactive portion. Museum purchases of this curriculum or other Purdue Extension publications (including MyPyramid publications) are eligible for a 20% discount.

Visit the Education Store

www.the-education-store.com(888) EXT-INFO

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY EXHIBIT DESIGN CENTER Exhibition and Use Contract This agreement is made and entered into by and between the Purdue Agriculture Exhibit Design Center (hereafter PURDUE) and (hereafter BORROWER) for the rental and use of hereto mentioned exhibition and activities. SECTION I: EXHIBITION AND CONTENT I.1 TITLE The exclusive title of the exhibition is The Bone Zone Carnival of Healthy Choices (hereafter EXHIBITION). The Borrower may make no changes or additions to this title. I.2 GOAL The goal of the Exhibition is to immerse visitors in a lively carnival setting as they explore and learn about the importance of diet and exercise for healthy bones. I.3 DISPLAY The Borrower must provide a minimum of 1,500 square feet with 11 feet of ceiling height. I.4 CONTENT The Bone Zone features nine informative, interactive displays. I.5 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION The Borrower is responsible for all operating costs such as labor (e.g., maintenance, cleaning), electricity, and related operating expenses of the Exhibition while it is on premises. The Borrower must contact Purdue immediately if any damage or theft is noted. The Borrower assumes responsibility for the maintenance and repair of damage to all Exhibition components occurring during the period of this agreement. Such repairs will be made in consultation with Purdue. Diagnosis and planned solution to repair problems will normally be made within twenty-four hours of notification during the business week. The Borrower agrees to provide a secure and environmentally suitable storage area for any exhibition material withdrawn from the exhibition for any reason. I.6 PUBLICITY A press release will be provided, with a selection of photographs, and Purdue agrees to provide rights to the Borrower to use the exhibition's content in promotional materials, publications, or electronic communications. Purdue University will be credited in all occurrences as organizer of the exhibition and the sponsor, the Indiana Dairy and Nutrition Council, shall also be acknowledged. Logos, as available, will also be provided. The credit line should read:

Sample DocumentsThis section features four sample documents used for renting The Bone Zone. These

samples are meant to provide background information on our process. The final wording of these documents is subject to change.

Sample ContractThis sample contract spells out the typical terms and conditions of renting the exhibit.

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The exhibit was created by the Purdue Agriculture Exhibit Design Center with support from the Indiana Dairy and Nutrition Council.

I.7 OWNERSHIP The Exhibition and its materials are, and remain the property of Purdue and may not be altered, copied, or reproduced in whole or in part. SECTION II: TERMS AND PAYMENT II.1 PUBLIC DATES The Borrower shall have the right to display the Exhibition during the period from I.2 DISPLAY SITE The display site for the Exhibition is the . This also is the delivery and pick-up address. Contact at this location is II.3 RENTAL FEE PAYMENT The Borrower agrees to pay the rental fee of $ . A deposit in the amount of $500.00 shall be provided upon the execution of this contract. The Borrower shall pay Purdue the balance of $ no later than January 22, 2009 unless this contract is cancelled. In the event that the Borrower cancels the contract, the $500 deposit is forfeited. An invoice shall be sent by the Department of Agricultural Communication’s Business Office for remittance. II.4 TERMS OF USE Purdue shall:

• Produce, provide and deliver all exhibitry, including displays and graphics • Provide content expertise • Provide content and media for components • Make all exhibit components ADA compliant • Provide rights to the museum to use the exhibition's content in promotional materials,

publications, or electronic communication Borrower shall:

• Display Purdue logo or name as a part of the Exhibition • Provide a final report listing outcomes of the Exhibition including attendance, media

coverage (to include a selection of clips), visitor comments, school group usage, and information on related programs or displays

SECTION III: SHIPPING AND INSTALLATION III.1 SET-UP AND REMOVAL Purdue will deliver the Exhibition on to the Borrower and pick-up the Exhibition on . Purdue will provide at least two staff members to assist with installation and de-installation. The Borrower must complete an inventory of exhibit materials and components, using forms provided by Purdue, upon arrival and departure of the exhibit. Forms must be signed and dated by an authorized representative of the Borrower and Purdue.

Sample Contract - Page 2 (continued)This sample contract spells out the typical terms and conditions of renting the exhibit.

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Sample Contract - Page 3 (continued)This sample contract spells out the typical terms and conditions of renting the exhibit.

III.2. SHIPPING FEES One-way shipping shall be billed separately to the Borrower after the installation/return and deinstallation/return of the Exhibition to Purdue. III. 3 ACTS OF NATURE Purdue shall make every effort to adhere to the contracted delivery and pick-up dates but consideration must be given to staff safety due to unforeseen circumstances beyond its control such as inclement weather. SECTION IV: INSURANCE AND SECURITY IV.1 SECURITY At all times while the Exhibition is open to the public a trained or approved representative affiliated, including volunteer, with the Borrower must be present. IV.2 INSURANCE The Borrower shall provide Purdue a certificate of insurance. SECTION V: GENERAL PROVISIONS V.1 LIABILITY The Borrower agrees to be solely and individually responsible for and to indemnify Purdue University from and against any claim, demand, or cause action based exclusively upon the design, construction, operation, or method of display of said exhibit from the Purdue Agriculture Exhibit Design Center. V.2. CANCELLATION Purdue shall have the right to cancel the rental upon the occurrence of any one of the following conditions: 1. The Exhibition is damaged, destroyed or deemed otherwise unsafe. 2. The Borrower fails to pay a fee set forth in Section II.3. 3. The Borrower fails to properly handle, display or maintain the exhibition as set forth in Section I.5. In the event that the rental is cancelled, Purdue shall not refund any part of the fees paid by the Borrower. V.3 AUTHORITY AND ASSIGNMENT Purdue and the Borrower each represents and warrants that it has the legal right and authority to enter into this agreement. The Agreement shall be binding upon successors of the Borrower. V.4 GOVERNING LAW This Agreement shall be governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana. SIGNATURES


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Sample News ReleaseThis sample news release can be sent to your local media, or you can adapt it for your own requirements.

The Purdue Agriculture Exhibit Design Center combines world-class research from Purdue University with fun

interactive, informative and hands-on features to create museum quality exhibits that bring cutting edge science

and technology to life for audiences of all ages.

NEWS RELEASE

[DATE]

Enter The Bone Zone at the

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A carnival theme provides the entertaining setting for

children of all ages to learn about the importance of diet and exercise for healthy bones.

Opening __________, at the ______________________, The Bone Zone Carnival of

Healthy Choices will continue through __________.

“Our primary goal for The Bone Zone was to stress that food and exercise choices now

affect bone health today and in the future,” said Connie Weaver, exhibit content director and

distinguished professor and head of the Department of Foods and Nutrition at Purdue

University. “Through the lively carnival setting we provide information regarding good

sources of calcium and the need for weight-bearing activities."

The exhibit is comprised of nine displays that feature interactive games, hands-on

activities, entertaining videos, and information about bone health, diet, and exercise.

With displays such as Your Bones Are Alive, The Incredible Bone Crusher and The

Amazing Bone Builder the exhibit explores calcium and provides activities to determine

which foods provide the best equivalent of three cups of milk per day.

Some of the activities include a fun house mirror and a simulated X-ray machine. A

computer game tests your ability to make good food and exercise choices in order to build a

healthy skeleton. The exhibit centerpiece is The Hip Joint with a dance floor to tap out a

tune with your feet.

"Bones grow fastest between the ages of 9 and 18 so we encourage school groups and

families to visit," Weaver said. "Poor diets and little exercise can cause broken bones in

young people and lead to bone diseases like osteoporosis in the future. By entering this

‘carnival of learning’ children can examine important health concepts in an entertaining

way."

The exhibit was created by the Purdue Agriculture Exhibit Design Center with support

from the Indiana Dairy and Nutrition Council.

Writer: Gretchen Bertolet, Exhibit Marketing Coordinator, (765) 494-7081, [email protected]

Source: Connie Weaver, head and distinguished professor of foods and nutrition, (765) 494-8231,

[email protected]

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Thank you for visiting The Bone Zone today. Your thoughts are very important as we consider

future exhibits. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to fill out this survey — many thanks. We

look forward to seeing you again very soon!

Please rate each of the displays in the exhibit based on this scale:

5 = Great for kids and families

4 = Good for kids and families

3 = Has some good points

2 = It’s just okay

1 = Don’t bother

Circle just one in each box.

A. Step into the Bone Zone (talking skeleton) 5 4 3 2 1

B. Your Bones are Alive (large bone) 5 4 3 2 1

C. The Incredible Bone Crusher (hands-on) 5 4 3 2 1

D. Bone Up On Calcium (hands-on activity) 5 4 3 2 1

E. The Amazing Bone Builder (video) 5 4 3 2 1

F. Femur Frenzy (computer game) 5 4 3 2 1

G. Funhouse Mirror 5 4 3 2 1

H. Madame Ulna (hands-on activity) 5 4 3 2 1

I. What’s On The Inside Counts (X-ray) 5 4 3 2 1

J. Astonishing Feats of Strength (video) 5 4 3 2 1

K. The Hip Joint (piano keys) 5 4 3 2 1

L. Bone to Pick (information panels) 5 4 3 2 1

Overall how would you rate this exhibit? 5 4 3 2 1

Which of the above displays was your favorite? _______________________________________

Least favorite?

______________________________________________________________________________

Do you think you’ll change how you eat or exercise because of what you learned in this exhibit?

_____ Yes _____ No

If you could create an exhibit for the ____________________ what topic would you select?

_____________________________________________________________________________


Sample Visitor SurveyCollecting feedback on the visitor’s exhibit experience is essential. This is a sample of one survey we have used.

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Exhibit: The Bone Carnival of Healthy Choices

Venue:

Public Dates:

Contact:

At the close of the exhibit, please provide the following information and materials to the Purdue

Agriculture Exhibit Design Center:

Attendance figures (note if actual or estimated; and provide breakdown of adults and children if

available).

One set of installation photos of the exhibit as installed (prints or digital). If available, gallery

shots with visitors would also be helpful.

Two copies of any printed materials produced in connection with the exhibit (e.g., newsletter,

promotional flyer, opening invitation).

Two copies of any educational materials produced in connection with the exhibition (e.g.,

teacher’s guide, pre- or post-tour activity sheets, information hand-outs).

Information on any programs organized and presented related to the exhibit.

One set of press clippings of reviews and/or articles about the exhibit from print media; one

video or digital copy of electronic news coverage; two copies of any print ads.

Any other relevant material or publicity from the display of the exhibit.

Please provide an evaluation of the exhibit and its effectiveness. Your assessment should include

the following and any other comments that will assist the Exhibit Design Center in improving its

exhibitions.

• Exhibit content (displays, didactic materials, interactives, and videos)

• Booking process and other information or communication processes

• Installation, delivery and handling

• Visitor comments (if available)

• School and public program participation (e.g., did it assist in broadening audiences and

increasing memberships)

Please direct your final report on The Bone Zone, within thirty days of the close of the exhibit

to Exhibit Design Center, 301 South Second Street, Lafayette, IN 47901.

Sample Final ReportAt the conclusion of the exhibit, we require a final report from exhibitors so that we may better improve our exhibits and services. Below is a sample of what we will request at the exhibit’s conclusion.

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Contact UsTo book The Bone Zone Carnival of Healthy Choices

for your venue, or to learn more about our other exhibit offerings, please contact:

Jeff RollinsExhibit marketing coordinator(765) [email protected]/exhibits

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