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In May 2014, Latin America was the stage for the 13th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST 2014). It was the first time that this important international...
DATE: October 9th, 2014
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This article describes the Collectors' Corner Neighborhood Trading Places (CCNTP) program. CCNTP is a collaboration between the Science Museum of Minnesota, the R.H. Stanford Library branch of the Washington County...
DATE: July 1st, 2010
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The cultural phenomenon of 'science festivals' is ever expanding throughout the world, as universities, city and regional governments, and science engagement professionals alike embrace the concept of a focused 'celebration'...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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Women continue to hold less than a quarter of all STEM jobs in the United States, prompting many museums to develop programs and exhibits with the express goal of interesting...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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Science museums and science centers exist (in large part) to bring science to the public. But what public do they serve? The challenge of equity is embodied by the gulf...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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Science from the Start provides informal science learning opportunities for children, mainly those of pre-school age, along with support and information for their parents/carers. Activities use free or low cost...
DATES: March 23rd, 2014 - March 23rd, 2014
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The resources on this handout were shared by participants of the âBridging the practice-research gapâ forum, which took place on InformalScience.org from July 6-17, 2015....
DATE: August 28th, 2015
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This proposed four-year effort envisions a new approach to promoting science literacy through science journalism as a subject of study. It is premised on a critical set of assumptions: (a)...
DATES: September 1st, 2008 - August 31st, 2013
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This paper explores how participating in a program spanning an informal science institution and multiple school sites engaged youth with science in a different way. In particular, teens in the...
DATE: March 1st, 2014
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This evaluation examines visitor engagement at the âScience On a Sphereâ (SOS) exhibit at Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA. Evaluators varied characteristics of the data presentationâsuch as topic presented, presence...
DATE: June 11th, 2013
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Informal science educators are seeking ways to support scientific reasoning. This study of touch tanks at four different museums found that, although the exhibits were not designed to do so,...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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In this research article, Allen and Penuel investigate how science teachers make decisions about implementation of reform based on their understanding of coherence between professional development and the standards, curriculum...
DATE: June 1st, 2015
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Planet Earth Television (PET) created Scientistic!, a television series that focuses on a young girl's scientific investigations of the world around her. The pilot episode, Sticks and Stones, explored bones...
DATE: June 2nd, 2013
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Currently, science is developing rapidly and its influence on society is more significant than ever. This is all the more reason for today's scientists to interact with the general public....
DATE: November 28th, 2011
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Arizona State University will develop new features for its SciStarter website that will expand participation in citizen science and provide rich data for researching the nature of and impacts of...
DATES: October 1st, 2015 - October 30th, 2017
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Scratch is a âmedia-rich programming environmentâ recently developed by MITâs Media Lab that âlets you create your own animations, games, and interactive art.â Although Scratch is intended to âenhance the...
DATE: January 1st, 2007
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The ScratchEd project, led by faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and professionals at the Education Development Center, is designing, developing, and studying an innovative model for professional development...
DATES: August 15th, 2010 - July 31st, 2014
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This paper describes a platform for sharing programmable media on the web called ScratchR. As the backbone of an on-line community of creative learners, ScratchR will give members access to...
DATE: June 6th, 2007
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On behalf of the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak, the SEALibrary (Sun'aq Ecological Archives and Library) will undertake a project to enhance access to information on Kodiak ecology and Alutiiq heritage...
DATES: October 1st, 2013 - September 30th, 2014
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In this chapter we present and discuss the results and reflections based on our recent developments and experiences in Europe and in Asia regarding how novel educational design patterns, mobile...
DATE: January 1st, 2013
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The Seeing Scientifically project will research a new way of supporting museum visitor experiences so they can have authentic scientific observation of live microscopic specimens. By adapting existing computational imaging...
DATES: October 1st, 2015 - September 30th, 2017
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Serial Passage: AIDS, Race, and Culture is a multi-part documentary series. The Long-term goals are: 1) to produce a documentary series exploring the specific and devastating impact of H.I.V./AIDS upon...
DATES: May 4th, 2004 - April 30th, 2007
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Serial Passage: AIDS, Race, and Culture. is a 3-4 hour documentary film series and curriculum enhancement that examines the process of scientific inquiry in the development of the serial passage/contaminated...
DATES: May 1st, 2007 - August 31st, 2009
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The American Precision Museum is housed in the 1846 Robbins & Lawrence Armory, a National Historic Landmark, where in the mid to late 19th century, a group of inventors and...
DATES: May 1st, 2011 - April 30th, 2016
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The overall objective of this planning project was to examine the potential effectiveness of the Signing Science Pictionary (SSP) in increasing the ability of parents and their deaf and hard...
DATE: July 1st, 2010
