Fieldwork Date and Description: Feb 03 03 - First day of fieldwork Feb 05 03 - Observing teacher training Feb 06 03 - Observing a school visit Feb 10 03 - Shadowing the Concept Developer Feb 12 03 - Observing science centre manager Feb 13 03 - Meeting with Primary Schools Programme Manager Feb 17 03 - Failed attempt to Shadow chief exhibit developer Feb 21 03 - Shadowing Exhibitions Director Feb 27 03 - Observing 'It's Electric' brainstorming March 05 03 - Observing 'It's Electric' planning meeting March 06 03 - Education Team meeting March 10 03 - 'Pushes and Pulls' planning meeting March 12 03 - Observing MSc students open day at TQ March 19 03 - Observing 'It's electric' planning meeting March 20 03 - Interviews: Theatre Manager; Public Programmes Manager March 25 03 - Interviews: Director of Techiquest; Weekend Supervisor March 27 03 - Interview with Primary Schools Primary Schools Programme Manager April 03 03 - Interview: Education Officer Public Programmes April 06 03 - Filming a weekend show: 'Techno Tunes' April 16 03 - Observing 'It's electric' meeting April 30 03 - Observing 'Pushes and Pulls' trial show May 16 03 - Tour of production facilities May 28 03 - Planning logistics of school trip June 2 03 - 'Pushes Pulls', day 1 at Techninquest June 4 03 - Pushes and Pulls, case study of school visit June 17 03 - Group interviews with children from Primary School July 02 03 - Interview with Primary Schools Programme Manager July 03 03 - Observing Exhibit Developers in workshop ('It's electric') July 18 03 - Observing installation of 'It's Electric' July 19 03 - Observing 'It's Electric' launch July 24 03 - Observing families in Exhibition July 25 03 - Observing families around Bernoulli Blower July 25 03 - Observing families around treasure chest July 25 03 - Seating arrangements, and families in hub July 31 03 - Observing families on lower ground floor near echotube July 31 03 - Observing families on near softcubes July 31 03 - Interactions around hub July 31 03 - Observations around exhibition Aug 01 03 - Observing families in Exhibition Aug 15 03 - Photographing Techniquest documents

	Various families in hub This album contains 18 photos
	Group 1 - in and around hub Mother with two sons. National Grid Mother: "Go and turn that handle to see if you can get the electricity working ... what did you do?" Mother: "That's where we were in Brett" The boy goes to the Scalextix Mother: "Scott leave these for now. Try this". Boy continues turning the wheel whilst half looking round. He starts to move round the hub. "No Scott, come here" Bulb Here's one that we have at home. It takes longer to light up. This album contains 13 photos
	Group 2 - in and around hub Light bulb Mother and daughter Mother: "Lucy look at this! Turn the handle Go-go-go." Lucy struggles to leave. She has already been on the exhibit. National Grid Mother, daughter and Son. Mother: "Toby look at this." She places Toby's hand on the handle. She reads through the instructions. This album contains 12 photos
	Group 3 - in and around hub Light Bulb Mother (to older daughter) "Look you show her. How many do you have to do before the hand runs out?" You have to turn it really fast to make electricity." Nation Grid Mother (to older daugher) "Press that, that's where all the gas stations are. Press that. That's were..." Mother( to younger daughter, who isn't listening to the instructions) "You just like to turn the handles". This album contains 15 photos
	Inteactions around Scalextric "It's a race" "Go Sophie!" "Go Sophie!" "You've won. "Come on Holly" "On your marks get set go" This album contains 13 photos
	Friends of Techniquest I recognise one of the girls playing at Scalextric from last week (see 24/07/03 0038 - 40). When I speak to "Andrea" today she tells me that she likes coming to Techniquest "because it's fun ... you learn all of the time." It is always she, rather than her Dad who asks to come to Techniquest. Andrea has a younger sister who also likes coming to Techniquest. I take some more pictures of the Andrea and her friend interacting with exhibits (262 -267 and 2) and sitting with her family (286 - 288). This album contains 6 photos