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Opportunities for Extending Museum Contributions to Pre-College Science Education.

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Title:	Opportunities for Extending Museum Contributions to Pre-College Science Education.
Authors:	Goldman, Katherine J., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
Peer Reviewed:	N
Page Count:	182
Publication Date:	1970
Sponsoring Agency:	National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
Descriptors:	Adult Education, Children, Curriculum Development, Educational Media, Elementary Education, Exhibits, Field Trips, Mobile Laboratories, Museums, Planetariums, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Surveys
Abstract:	Papers were given at a conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation on present and future use of the museum as an educational resource. Science education, media use, museum-community relationships, and museum-school relationships engaged the attention of the speakers. The educational programs of particular museums were reported on by members of their staff. An annotated bibliography is given. The appendices contain suggestions on the possible functions of a science museum and statistical information on museums and precollege science education. (MF)
Entry Date:	1971
Accession Number:	ED046215
Database:	ERIC

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Abstract:	Papers were given at a conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation on present and future use of the museum as an educational resource. Science education, media use, museum-community relationships, and museum-school relationships engaged the attention of the speakers. The educational programs of particular museums were reported on by members of their staff. An annotated bibliography is given. The appendices contain suggestions on the possible functions of a science museum and statistical information on museums and precollege science education. (MF)