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The status of photographs in museums is receiving increased attention. This is exemplified by the debate over the transfer of the Royal Photographic Society collection held at the SMGâs National...
DATE: March 28th, 2017
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I received the invitation to deliver a paper as part of a panel about photography at the Science Museum Groupâs [SMG] inaugural research conference towards the end of 2015. A...
DATE: March 22nd, 2017
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This article will consider the alignment of scientific and media practice at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Over several decades after 1817 certain instrument makers began to specialise in...
DATE: April 4th, 2017
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This article traces sound as it echoes through approaches to displaying the Science Museumâs acoustics collection over the course of the twentieth century. Focusing on three key moments in the...
DATE: March 29th, 2017
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The Hugh Davies Collection (HDC) at the Science Museum in London comprises 42 items of electronic sound apparatus owned by English experimental musician Hugh Davies (1943â2005), including self-built electro-acoustic musical...
DATE: March 1st, 2017
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This article examines the 1935 Science Museum temporary exhibition on Noise Abatement, situating it in the sound historical context of inter-war Britain, and making an argument that the âway of...
DATE: March 15th, 2017
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This article considers the design and production of spectacles in Britain following the introduction of standardised frame styles under the National Health Service. NHS spectacles were provided as a functional,...
DATE: March 21st, 2017
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In January 1885, the Glaswegian Professor of Chemistry Dr Robert Carter Moffat organised a special operatic concert at St Jamesâs Hall, London, to which he invited around two thousand scientists...
DATE: March 7th, 2017
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The development of character is a valued objective for many kinds of educational programs that take place both in and outside of school. Educators and administrators who develop and run...
DATE: May 2nd, 2017
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Researching the Value of Educator Actions for Learning (REVEAL) is an NSF-funded research project, led by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in collaboration with TERC and Oregon...
DATE: January 1st, 2017
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The Common Core's higher academic standards are forcing schools into a false dichotomy of reducing playtime in favor of more time to learn math and literacy. But play can deepen...
DATE: May 1st, 2015
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In this chapter, we explore making as a learning process in the context of a museum-based maker space designed for family participation. In particular, we focus on young children, and...
DATE: January 1st, 2016
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In considering the integration of technology in the classroom it is necessary to factor in the ways in which teachers design for their use. Makerspaces and their use of digitally-based...
DATE: January 1st, 2016
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In this essay, Shirin Vossoughi, Paula Hooper, and Meg Escude advance a critique of branded, culturally normative definitions of making and caution against their uncritical adoption into the educational sphere....
DATE: June 1st, 2016
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Co-led by the University of Washington and Science Gallery Dublin, this project aims to drive and transform the next generation of broadening participation efforts targeting teen-aged youth from communities historically...
DATES: April 1st, 2017 - March 31st, 2022
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Public Participation in Scientific Research (PPSR), often referred to as crowdsourcing or citizen science, engages participants in authentic research, which both advances science discovery as well as increases the potential...
DATES: April 1st, 2017 - March 31st, 2021
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Science researchers and practitioners are often challenged by how best to assess the effectiveness of science activities on young children whose language skills are still emerging. Yet, research has demonstrated...
DATES: March 15th, 2017 - September 30th, 2020
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One way to encourage youth to pursue training in the STEM fields and enter the STEM workforce is to foster interest and engagement in STEM during adolescence. Informal STEM Learning...
DATES: March 15th, 2017 - February 28th, 2022
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This 4-year project addresses fundamental equity issues in informal Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning. Access to, and opportunities within informal STEM learning (ISL) remain limited for youth from...
DATES: March 1st, 2017 - February 28th, 2021
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Climate Change Education Partnership Alliance (CCEPA) is a consortium made up of the six Phase II Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP-II) program awardees funded in...
DATES: June 15th, 2013 - May 31st, 2018
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Produced by the Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) Alliance, the "Climate Change Education: Effective Practices for Working with Educators, Scientists, Decision Makers and the Public" guide provides recommendations for effective...
DATE: December 12th, 2016
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In its program, âMaximizing Lifelong Learning Opportunities: Innovative Strategies for Science Museums,â the American Museum of Natural History sought to develop, implement and assess a series of online and face-to-face...
DATE: September 30th, 2015
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Front-line staff are an integral part of the visitor experience at museums and science centers across the country, facilitating activities and programs, leading classes, and more. But do these staff...
DATE: December 1st, 2016
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This document is a list of culturally responsive research resources developed by the Researching the Value of Educator Actions for Learning (REVEAL) project....
DATE: April 2nd, 2017
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This document outlines the culturally responsive research (CRR) framework developed to guide planning, data collection and analysis, and dissemination throughout the Researching the Value of Educator Actions for Learning (REVEAL)...
DATE: April 2nd, 2017
