Patricia Guerrero Knight

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose (CDM) is currently a Youth Museum Exhibit Collaborative (YMEC) participant. As such, we currently have on display Run, Jump, Fly: Adventures in Action, by Minnesota Children's Museum (MCM) - an incredible...

It's always interesting as a museum professional, to accompany my children on their field trips to various local museums and science centers. This particular field trip took me, along with my daughter Catherine and about 300 other 2nd graders to The...

Located practically in the cellar of the Franklin Institute, is this clever, somewhat interactive exhibit that demonstrates to visitors the concept of "pixels per square inch." I love the idea. The...

The Science Lab Sand Table at Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose makes use of two key elements: interactive science play and high quality sand. My daughter (pictured, now almost 8 but then 4) was...

My favorite component of CDM's Secret's of Circles exhibition, partially designed by Peggy Monahan - currently at the Exploratorium, is the Gear UP! exhibit. The stackable gears and elegantly designed...

I love the way the Lawrence Hall of Science broke the mold by flipping the Pinscreen panels vertically and creating a long and winding horizontal pinwall that is the average height of a 7-8 year old...

While not an exhibit, I feel the people behind giantmicrobes.com are brilliant. I discovered them while at ASTC 2007 in Los Angeles. I brought Soar Throat (Streptococcus) and Common Cold (Rhinovirus...