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ERIC Number: EJ505507
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Children Take Learning into Their Own Hands.
Farmer, David W.
Childhood Education, v71 n3 p168-69 Spr 1995
Describes the children's museum movement, exhibits common to children's museums, and the role of children's museums in providing interactive environments for young children to complement the learning that goes on in classrooms and at home. Provides contact information for five children's museums. (DR)
Descriptors: Children, Community Resources, Enrichment, Exhibits, Manipulative Materials, Museums, Recreational Facilities, Resource Centers, Supplementary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Childrens Museums; Hands on Experience