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This is an excerpt from Harris Shettel's 1968 article, "An Evaluation of Existing Criteria for Judging the Quality of Science Exhibits" featured in "Curator." Shettel lists fifteen categories for judging...
DATE: May 1st, 1987
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The Brookfield Zoo, operated by the Chicago Zoological Society, will develop a participatory exhibition on avian anatomy, physiology, behavior and ecology, "Be a Bird", whose overall goal is to bring...
DATES: November 1st, 1988 - June 30th, 1990
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The Science Museum of Minnesota proposes to create a national traveling exhibit on grizzly and black bears. Marked by an interdisciplinary approach that will address scientific, ethical, social, and economic...
DATES: August 1st, 1989 - July 31st, 1992
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Beautiful Science: Ideas that Changed the World, a 2,500-square-foot permanent exhibition, contains more than 100 rare, important, and beautiful books and manuscripts from the Huntington's collections, along with artifacts and...
DATE: April 1st, 2009
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A BioBlitz is a rapid biological survey of a property in which as many species from as many taxonomic groups as possible are counted during a 24-hour period. It is...
DATES: January 1st, 2009 - January 1st, 2011
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This paper discusses the importance of serving both internal and external publics, which requires attention to their values, expectations, and satisfactions, not just what decision-makers think they should want or...
DATE: January 1st, 1993
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In this paper, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee discuss methodology and findings from a study designed to research the benefits of interactive learning devices for informal settings and test...
DATE: January 1st, 1993
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This article summates findings from research at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle that evaluated and compared visitor behavior in the gardens, main galleries and two temporary exhibits....
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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The American Museum of the Moving Image (AMMI) will develop and distribute a traveling version of their permanent exhibit, Behind the Screen. The project, which consists of a 4,000 to...
DATES: August 15th, 1996 - July 31st, 1999
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The article discusses ways racial and ethnic minorities are excluded from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. According to the article, the lack of minority STEM professionals in industries...
DATE: September 1st, 2013
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The University of Pennsylvania Museum has received a grant from the Philadelphia History Exhibitions Initiative (PHEI) to plan an exhibit on human evolution. The exhibit and associated educational programs will...
DATE: August 1st, 2002
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In this study, researchers investigated levels of awareness of and responsibility for global climate change in two groups of children. The researchers argue that understanding the nature of beliefs, and...
DATE: January 1st, 2013
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The Beliefs about Science and School Science Questionnaire (BASSSQ)was designed to assess high school science teachers' beliefs about what occurs in science. The first part of the BASSSQ is comprised...
DATE: October 4th, 2011
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In this paper, Sara Gaspar Hernandez discusses how cultural differences between social groups influence vistiors' experienes at science museums. Hernandez discuses methods used at her institution, UNIVERSUM Science Museum in...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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Informal science educators play a key role in promoting science literacy, safety, and health by teaching pesticide toxicology to the large, at-risk Latino farmworker population in the United States (US)....
DATE: January 1st, 2013
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This checklist provides a step-by-step process for preparing, leading, and ending an after school science project. The document also includes a partner checklist for science coaches and trainers when instructing...
DATE: January 1st, 2012
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This article reports findings from a study of some of the museums most active in audience research to identify success factors crucial to effective audience research. The study focused on...
DATE: January 1st, 2004
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The Florida Museum of Natural History proposes to prepare two versions of a traveling exhibit in the context of the Columbus Quincentennary. The purposes of the exhibit are to show...
DATES: September 1st, 1989 - August 31st, 1993
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In this article, Barbara Punt, Principal of Punt Consulting, outlines ways to write effective Request For Proposals. Punt emphasizes the importance of clearly conveying your request and considering the respondents'...
DATE: January 1st, 2007
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The concept of engagement across the learning sciences and in museums draws from research on visitor interests, motivations, and behaviors. Such involvement by museum visitors reveals institutional and field expectations...
DATE: May 1st, 2008
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Between the Waters is a website and interactive virtual tour that will showcase the culture and history of Hobcaw Barony, a 17,500 acre historic site in Georgetown, South Carolina, which...
DATES: April 1st, 2014 - June 30th, 2016
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In this paper, museum consultant Deborah L. Perry discusses her findings from a research study investigating the museum experience, which identified and described the three important components of a successful...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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Presented at the 2008 ISE PI Summit, this workshop presentation introduced participants to considerations and strategies for evaluating ISE project websites....
DATE: July 26th, 2008
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This planning grant is designed to engage urban and rural families in science learning while piloting curriculum development and implementation that incorporates both Native and Western epistemologies. Physical, earth, and...
DATES: August 15th, 2009 - July 31st, 2010
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Viewers believe they are learning from giant screen films. But are they really learning, and what are they learning? This article reviews how evaluators look for learning impact and what...
DATE: March 1st, 2005
