The Nature Exchange is a specialized learning environment that encourages people to explore nature and actively observe, collect, study and share the world around them. It is a turn-key exhibit, now used in nature-based institutions around North America. Developed by Science North and AldrichPears Associates, the Nature Exchange is an interactive forum where visitors trade ethically collected natural objects and information about them to learn and engage with the natural world. Visitors earn points for each trade, based on criteria such as quality, rarity and their knowledge of the item. Science centers, nature centers and zoos use Nature Exchanges to raise awareness of key issues in the natural world, and, through personal interaction, changes attitudes and behavior.S. Errington, S. Stocklmayer, B. Honeyman, eds. "The Learning Experience in the Nature Exchange", Using Museums to Popularize Science and Technology, 2001
Locations Telus World of Science - Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell, GeorgiaChattahoochee Nature Center Nature Exchange BC Wildlife Park, Kamloops, British Columbia Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Nevada Zoomazium, Woodland Park Zoo – Seattle, WashingtonZoomazium Nature Exchange - CLOSED Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa, Oklahoma Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena, California Exploration Place – Prince George, British ColumbiaExploration Place Nature Exchange Lacerte Family Children's Zoo, Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TexasDallas Zoo Hillcrest Foundation Nature Exchange Science North, Sudbury, OntarioScience North Nature Exchange Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara Museum of Natural History Nature Exchange John P. McGovern Children's Zoo, Houston Zoo, Houston, Texas Dynamic Earth, Sudbury, Ontario Roper Mountain Science Center, Greenville, South Carolina
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External links Science North AldrichPears Associates The Nature Exchange