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In this article, researchers from Colorado State University discuss a research study at the Denver Art Museum. The study investigated how one survey of visitors to the museum was used...
DATE: January 1st, 1989
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The increasing number of citizen science projects around the world brings the need to evaluate the effectiveness of these projects and to show the applicability of the data they collect....
DATE: May 20th, 2016
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The National Building Museum will plan and design an exhibition to tell the story of the design, planning, and construction of the Washington DC Metro system. The exhibition will explore...
DATES: October 1st, 2019 - September 30th, 2021
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National Geographic Television will develop a television series (tentatively titled "Aqua Kids") and transmedia program to introduce preschoolers and kindergarteners to the wonders and value of water. The goal is...
DATES: September 15th, 2010 - August 31st, 2013
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Children's Television Workshop is embaring on a ground- breaking experiment in informal science education: the production of an entertaining animated series of 13 half- hour programs for Saturday morning commercial...
DATES: August 1st, 1991 - July 31st, 1994
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Since 1992, the Wayne State University Math Corps, a combined mathematics and mentoring program for Detroit public school students, has worked to provide Detroit’s children with the kinds of educational and lifetime opportunities that all kids deserve. In a city where the obstacles to success are so daunting, where children struggle every day to navigate the ...
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DATE: April 24th, 2019
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This study analyzes the impact of the wonderment questions of students on the teacher and student discourse in the classroom. It also points out that handling the different types of...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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The Mount Washington Observatory is expanding the daily, nationally broadcast radio program, "The Weather Notebook." The two-minute programs inform an estimated 2.5 million weekly listeners about the science underlying weather....
DATES: July 15th, 2000 - December 31st, 2004
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The scientific community is challenged by the need to reach out to students who have traditionally not been attracted to engineering and the sciences. This project would provide a link...
DATES: August 1st, 1992 - December 31st, 1996
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9355625 Cassady The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is developing a new permanent 12,000 square-foot gallery, "The Wet, Wild, Wonderful World of Science: A Science Gallery That Connects Kids to Their...
DATES: May 15th, 1994 - March 31st, 1997
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This is a planning grant to Children's Television Workshop (CTW) to develop further the science content in a proposed television series for 8-12 year olds entitled, The Wheel In Space....
DATES: September 1st, 1996 - August 31st, 1997
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In this introduction, Jeff Hayward of People, Places & Design Research discusses three papers that follow in this issue of "Visitor Studies." The articles discuss the emerging field of visitor...
DATE: January 1st, 1995
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In 2022, we worked with The Wild Center to evaluate its new IMLS-funded climate change exhibition, which used an innovative approach focused on presenting climate solutions through place-based examples and...
DATE: September 30th, 2022
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Never have there been so much science and so much technology on so many sides as now. The expansion of scientific information in the social sphere is frankly impressive. In...
DATE: September 21st, 2004
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In this article, Jenni Martin, Director of Education at Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, describes how and why her team developed a new exhibit, "The Wonder Cabinet" for children...
DATE: January 1st, 2008
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The Mississippi Children’s Museum will complete WonderBox, a 1,500 square foot-STEAM exhibit in the museum’s existing arts gallery. WonderBox will address a critical need in Mississippi for increased education in...
DATES: September 1st, 2020 - August 31st, 2022
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We are often asked about the words we use to refer to ourselves and the people we aim to serve: people who cannot rely on speech alone to be heard...
DATE: July 11th, 2023
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In this article, M. Hagedorn-Saupe discusses visitor-related research efforts at the Institute fur Museumskunde in Berlin. Hagedorn-Saupe provides an overview of data collection studies on museum visits and related projects,...
DATE: January 1st, 1996
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The Louisville Science Center (LSC) proposes to develop "The World Around Us (WAU)," an 8,000 sq ft exhibition, plus programs and materials designed to increase environmental awareness of citizens, inspiring...
DATES: January 1st, 2004 - December 31st, 2006
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History will construct a new 9,000 square foot Bird Hall utilizing interactive exhibitry in a unique combination with original mounted specimens. The exhibition...
DATES: January 10th, 1990 - June 30th, 1992
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Public Radio International (PRI) is developing and producing a three-year technology initiative in the internationally distributed news and information radio series, "The World." The series is co-produced by PRI, the...
DATES: March 10th, 2000 - February 28th, 2003
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The Louisville Science Center will develop "The World We Create", a 13,000 sq. ft. exhibit which will transform their second floor to an active learning environment where visitors can explore...
DATES: September 15th, 1996 - August 31st, 1999
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The Louisville Science Center will develop "'The World We Create' -- a Traveling Exhibit." This project will develop two traveling version exhibitions (approximately 2,500 sq. ft. each) based on the...
DATES: September 1st, 1999 - August 31st, 2002
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The Royal Society published in late June a report entitled «Science Communication. Survey of factors affecting science communication by scientists and engineers». It is an in-depth survey on the communication...
DATE: September 21st, 2006
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This project builds the capacity of public radio's The World, a daily one hour global news broadcast to cover a broad spectrum of science and technology topics. The project would...
DATES: July 15th, 2008 - August 8th, 2010