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First Light is a one-hour documentary to be shown nationally on WGBH-TV's NOVA science series. It tells the extraordinary story behind the building of the Hale Telescope on Palomar Mountain...
DATES: July 1st, 1991 - December 31st, 1992
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This award provides support for Mr. Kamen to explore the feasibility of developing an interactive educational kiosk (to be named FIRST PLACE), programmed with electronic mathematics and science games and...
DATES: April 15th, 1993 - September 30th, 1994
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Out of 85 scientists and graduate students interviewed, 65% state that their initial interest in science occurred before middle school, particularly for those in physics-related fields. The interest was attributed...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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This article examines how people learn by actively observing and "listening-in" on ongoing activities as they participate in shared endeavors. Keen observation and listening-in are especially valued and used in...
DATE: January 1st, 2003
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In this article, Elizabeth Bogle, president of Limn Studios, analyzes how glass plays a wide variety of roles in exhibit design, all of which involve important technical issues. Bogle presents...
DATE: July 1st, 1999
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The Flathead Community of Resource Educators (CORE) is a consortium of educators in the Flathead Watershed. They produced the Flathead Watershed Sourcebook as a tool to increase understanding and appreciation...
DATES: October 25th, 2013 - October 25th, 2013
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This report provides background information about the Flathead Watershed, the people responsible for funding the project and an depth description of Phase I, the Delphi Survey. The report includes participant...
DATE: June 13th, 2014
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In domains with multiple competing goals, people face a basic challenge: How to make their strategy use flexible enough to deal with shifting circumstances without losing track of their overall...
DATE: October 1st, 1993
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The Maryland Science Center, in partnership with SK Films, Inc. received NSF funding to produce a large format, 2D/3D film and multi-component educational materials and activities on the annual migration...
DATES: January 1st, 2010 - June 30th, 2015
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Flood of Mud: The Roanoke River -- Past and Future is a video project examining long-term impacts of historic land clearing and erosion on temperate rivers and their floodplains. The...
DATES: September 10th, 2005 - February 29th, 2008
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Cyberchase produced a Math & Sports unit during Season 6. Focus groups with fourth graders were implemented to assess understanding of sports diagramming and using symbols to represent plays and...
DATE: January 20th, 2006
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Focus groups with parents of third and fourth graders were implemented to help support the revision and expansion of the current Cyberchase website for parents. This study focused on the...
DATE: May 30th, 2005
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This paper discusses one research method used in front-end evaluation studies: focus groups. It provides an assessment of the fit of focus groups and front-end evaluation as well as suggests...
DATE: January 1st, 1991
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In this paper, Hannah Jennings of the Brookfield Zoo discusses findings from the zoo's evaluation initiative to study how to best communicate with and serve audiences with visual disabilities....
DATE: January 1st, 1996
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The article presents the author's insights on educational technology research in informal learning environments and on the idea of informal learning. He says that non-formal environments offer fewer controls on...
DATE: January 1st, 2010
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As program evaluations become increasingly popular (and necessary), afterschool program evaluators seek appropriate evaluation methods. Focus groups with participants and staff offer a great deal of promise, but they also...
DATE: March 1st, 2007
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In this article, Robert Kiihne, Director of Exhibits at the USS Constitution Museum, describes the planning and research process associated with the "Sailors Speak" and "A Sailor's Life for Me!"...
DATE: January 1st, 2008
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A new, permanent exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Man will reflect the great scientific strides made in unraveling the mysteries of our uniquely human biology. The exhibit of...
DATES: May 10th, 2001 - April 30th, 2003
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Three successful marine science curricula and teacher training packages, For Sea, Mare, and Living in Water, developed by the Marine Science Center, the Lawrence Hall of Science, and the National...
DATES: August 15th, 1992 - January 31st, 1996
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In this article, Kathleen McLean, Principal of Independent Exhibitions and consulting Creative Director for the Oakland Museum of California, and Adam Nilsen, History Researcher at the Oakland Museum of California,...
DATE: July 1st, 2009
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National Geographic Television, in Collaboration with Graphic Films, is producing a 40-minute, large-format, documentary film about the scientific quest to understand some of the most dramatic geological and meteorological events...
DATES: July 15th, 2002 - June 30th, 2005
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The Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) proposes to develop a permanent, one-acre, outdoor exhibition overlooking the San Francisco Bay called called "The Forces That Shape the San Francisco Bay." The...
DATES: September 15th, 2001 - August 31st, 2005
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The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History proposes to develop a 5,000 sq ft traveling exhibition, along with educational material and programs. Motivated by the challenge of solving a...
DATES: June 15th, 2003 - May 31st, 2004
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The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Texas will develop a 4,000 square-foot traveling science exhibit on FORENSICS: The Science of Criminal Investigation for circulation to eight major...
DATES: November 1st, 1992 - April 30th, 1994
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Amphibians represent an important part of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in the northeastern United States. The Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) monitors forest amphibian populations in order to track trends that...
DATES: June 30th, 1997 - June 30th, 1997
