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9. Museums and Other Places to Visit
9. Museums and Other Places to Visit
Pages 168-221
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A glance through the chapter reveals the richness of the resources that meet these criteria. Besides museums, zoos, and science and technology centers, there are planetariums, aquariums, and botanical gardens, among many other types of facilities.
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.~:~;~ ANCILLARY RESOURCES The nine geographical regions, arranged in a roughly west-to-east array, are as follows: · Pacific Region Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington · Mountain Region Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming · Great Pla~ns/~Iidwest Region Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota · South Central Region Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas · Great Lakes Region Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin · Southeast Region Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia CANADA 1 · Middle Adds tic Region Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania · New England Region Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont · Carlada Canadian Provinces The addresses provided with the annotations are locational but are not necessarily mailing addresses. Inquiry should be made to verify them as mailing addresses before relying on them for that purpose.
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Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Fresno) Great Valley Museum of Natural History (Modesto)
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San Diego Aerospace Museum (San Diego) San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego)
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Science Center (Albuquerque) Las Cruces Museum of Natural History (Las Cruces)
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Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma (Norman) Omniplex Science Museum (Oklahoma City)
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South Florida Science Museum (West Palm Beach) 9.32 G00rgia Fernbank Museum of Natural History (Atlanta)
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.) National Museum of Natural History, Smi~sonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
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and Kopernick Space Education Center (Vestal) Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester)
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South Shore Natural Science Center (Norwell) Springfield Science Museum (Springfield)
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Anchorage, AK 99501 (907~276-3179 Regional discovery center focusing on the life, earth, and physical sciences, with special emphasis on the animals and ecology of Alaska. Programsfor students: At the Imaginarium: classes; guided tours; field trips.
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Materials: Activity books; kits with curriculum guides and audiocassettes; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; library resource center; newsletter.
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935-1978 Wildlife and natural history museum with wild animals and a Discovery Room, focused on life history, geology, ecology, and the environment. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; guided tours.
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At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher materials and resource guides with many student activities; some lending boxes; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials.
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847-3511 Cultural and natural history museum, with a planetarium and an observatory; emphasizes zoology, botany, and archaeology. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field trips.
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184 At schools: zoomobile with outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; field guides for nature trail; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials.
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At schools: interactive programs; traveling exhibits, with live animals. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials.
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At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Handson activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; teacher's guides and information packets; teacher's checklist for self-guided tours; video; catalog of materials.
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At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Packets, provided before guided tours; audiovisual materials.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: Statewide in-service education programs on science content and handson learning; newsletter.
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662-2305 Space center, with a planetarium, Omnimax theater, and Hall of Space Museum; focused on physical sciences, human biology, and earth and space sciences. Programs for students: At the center: Discovery workshops; classes; guided tours; field trips to Johnson Space Center.
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483-8300 Museum of history, science, technology, and natural history, with a planetarium and a Challenger Learning Center; emphasis on weather, paleontology, astronomy, and genetics, among other areas. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits.
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461-4629 General and natural history museum, with a planetarium, an IMAX theater, and a Discovery Center; focused on astronomy, biology, zoology, geology, paleontology, archaeology, and space science. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; presentations for school groups; planetarium shows; IMAX films; orientation and self-guided tours.
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857-4166 Zoo and regional center for wildlife education, featuring approximately 200 mammals, birds, and reptiles, with a children's zoo and a zoo education center. Programs for students: At the zoo: classes; guided tours.
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At schools: outreach programs with an aquavan. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials.
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344-5272 Arts and science center that includes Science Station a hands-on physical science gallery primarily designed for grades 4-9; exhibits focus on light and color, sound, electricity and magnetism, and simple machines. Programs for students: At the center: space and planetarium shows; guided tours; field trips; weekend and summer workshops.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Educat~on and support for teachers: Inservice workshops on science content and hands-on learning, including Project Wild (environmental education program emphasizing wildlife)
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Matenals: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; field trips; newsletter.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; catalogs of materials. Eddy and supportfor teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on reaming; newsletter.
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Materials: Lending boxes/kits; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: Inservice education on science content and hands-on learning; teacher resource center; field trips.
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965-5117 Natural history museum with a planetarium; focused on earth science and natural history, astronomy, and the human body. Programs for stunts: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field trips.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
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arboretum, on 3,000 acres, with a horticultural science center. Programs for students: At the arboretum: extensive guided field trip programs and self-guided tours.
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997-0012 Children's science center, principally for grades K-6, with hands-on programs covering many aspects of science, including natural history, medicine, mathematics, and engi neering. Programs for students: At the museum: programs for school groups; guided tours; field trips.
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392-1721 Both a university research-and-teaching museum and the state museum of natural history; focused on the natural history, archaeology, and ethnography of the state and region. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on discovery area; summer field trips.
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378-0127 Natural history museum, closely linked with the Fernbank Science Center, featuring an IMAX Theatre, a hands-on Naturalist Center, and two children's discovery rooms; emphasis on natural history, earth sciences, ecology, zoology, and chemistry. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; hands-on exhibits; guided tours.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; program kits for teacherguided class visits. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
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At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending trunks of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; instructional materials on environmental education; audiovisual materials.
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866-6900 Natural history museum and planetarium, with a theater, an arboretum, and an earth-space center; emphasis on natural history, earth and life sciences, ethnology, and environmental education. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; classes; guided/self-guided tours; field trips.
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Mat~als: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; loans of live animals; audiovisual and computerbased materials; previsit activities; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service courses and workshops on science content and hands-on learning; natural science institute.
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342-5710 Science museum with a planetarium; emphasizes a wide range of sciences, including energy, natural history, and physical science. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; labs; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; early-childhood science education programs; planetarium shows.
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At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes/kits; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
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Matenals: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; loans of objects from natural history collection. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning.
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Programs for shunts: At the zoo: hands-on exhibits; classes; guided tours. Materials: lIands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; curriculum and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials.
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627-9400 Regional science activity center and nature center on a 36-acre wildlife preserve; focused on a broad range of life, physical, and earth sciences and on natural history, ecology, mathematics, and technology. Programs for students: At the center: handson classes and exhibits; demonstrations; guided tours; field trips; field studies.
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Matenals: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes with thematic units, materials, and activities; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
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763-6529 Historic museum, focused primarily on natural history, geology, and paleontology. Programs for stud~rlts: At the museum: hands-on classes; guided tours; lectures.
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643-0949 Children's museum, primarily for the elementary grades, covering science and natural history, as well as art, history, and social studies. Programs for students: At the museum: handson exhibits; guided tours; field trips.
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Mat~als: Hands-on activity books; multimedia kits on more than 25 topics in natural history and physical science; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials for loan. Education and support for teachers: Inservice workshops on science content and hands-on learning, some on national programs, some at teachers' schools, many in summer; instructional materials; newsletter.
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Matenals: Lending boxes; hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials; magazine for students. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; magazine.
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522-3701 Northern Ontario's original science center, with an IMAX theater, nickel mine, fossil lab, and solar telescope; focused on the physical, life, earth, space, environmental, and information sciences, and technology. Programsfor students: At the center: classes; hands-on exhibits; field trips.
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