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ERIC Number: EJ546504
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Teachers and Science Museums: Creating Interest in Science.
Ault, Charles R., Jr.; Nagel, Nancy G.
Science Education International, v8 n1 p33-37 Mar 1997
Examines the work of people who design exploratory exhibits for science museums. Discusses asking good questions, meaningful learning, design criteria from "interest experts," and four concepts about ideal learning environments which include choice in formal and informal learning, expert jargon and natural language, skills and dispositions, and familiarity with anomaly. (JRH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Learning Strategies, Museums, Nonformal Education, Questioning Techniques, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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