Transforming a Field Trip Into an Expedition: Supporting Active Research and Science Content Through a Museum Visit

January 1st, 2012 | RESEARCH

The author discusses her experiences in utilizing a sixth-grade Earth science field trip for students as an active research project. She examines a research project assignment conducted on the Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The author suggests that the use of active research can be applied to any museum or exhibit in the U.S.

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Rebecca Morris, Author, Bryn Mawr School

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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 0887-2376

Publication: Science Scope
Volume: 35
Number: 5
Page(s): 68

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Audience: Educators | Teachers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Education and learning science | Life science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs