September 1st, 1994 - April 30th, 1999 | PROJECT
The Please Touch Museum is requesting $684,602 for the development of educational resource materials in science and mathematics for four-year old children, and training for their parents and teachers in Head Start and other daycare programs. This 44 month project will develop, test, and produce six materials-based science and math activity kits, science training workshops for parents and daycare educators, and related family materials and events. It will culminate in a national dissemination program to promote more effective preschool science and math education through materials- based science inquiry and increased professional relations between educators in youth museums and daycare centers.
Project Website(s)
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Team Members
Marzy Sykes, Principal Investigator, Please Touch MuseumRenee Henry, Former Principal Investigator, Please Touch Museum
Tracey Prendergast, Co-Principal Investigator, Please Touch Museum
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 9453811
Funding Amount: 684602
Tags
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Museum | ISE Professionals | Parents | Caregivers | Pre-K Children (0-5)
Discipline: General STEM | Mathematics
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Community Outreach Programs | Informal | Formal Connections | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Public Programs