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10. Museums and Other Places to Visit
10. Museums and Other Places to Visit
Pages 310-371
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Carter House Natural Science Museum (Reading) Chabot Observatory and Science Center (Oakland)
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· Canada Canadian Provinces (10.52) Readers will note that the series of entry numbers in the "Complete Regional Listing" continues without interruption into the "Select Annotated Listing," where each institution has its own entry number.
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Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix) Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, University of Arizona (Tucson)
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Louisiana Arts and Science Center (Baton Rouge) Louisiana Nature Center (New Orleans)
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E1 Paso Zoo (E1 Paso) Environmental Science Center (Houston)
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National Science Center (Fort Gordon) Oatland Island Education Center (Savannah)
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SciWorks The Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County (Winston-Salem) Western North Carolina Nature Center (Asheville)
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Kopernik Space Education Center (See Roberson Museum and Science Center) Milton J
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New England Science Center (Worcester) Springfield Science Museum (Springfield)
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3079. The "Select Annotated Listing" is arranged the same way as the "Complete Regional Listing" · in nine regions (see the map on page 312)
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Materi als: Activity books; kits with curriculum guides and audiocassettes; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: Inservice education on science content and hands-on learning; library resource center; newsletter.
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cat us/go/explorit Science center focused on integrated, interactive science experiences. Programs for students: At the center: hands-on exhibits; classes; guidedJself-guided tours; Saturday lectures; demonstrations; field trips; special-interest clubs.
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Materials: Activity books; curriculum units; lending boxes of hands-on materials; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalogs of materials. Education and support for teachers: Inservice education on science content and hands-on learning for more than 30 programs; extensive library of science education and curriculum materials; newsletter.
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Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; biological artifacts for loan; audiovisual materials; fact sheets. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; reference library.
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Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; speakers bureau.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; teacher resource library.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; field guides for nature trail; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and supportfor teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
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Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: Inservice workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
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Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; field-test site for curriculum materials. 10.104 Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (520)
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning.
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Matenals: Hands-on activity books; curriculum materials; teacher's guides; lending boxes of hands-on materials; audiovisual and computerbased materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
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Materials: Handson bilingual activity books; lending boxes of specimens; teacher's guides; lending equipment for student research in ecology. Education and support for teachers: Statewide in-service education programs on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
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Programs for students: At the museum: handson workshops; guided tours. Materials: Hands-on activity books; audiovisual materials; kits; teacher's guide.
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At schools: outreach programs, including a portable planetarium. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; supplemental activities; audiovisual and computer-based materials; magazines for students; catalog of materials.
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programs; planetarium and laser light shows; guided tours; hands-on gallery programs; field trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits.
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At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Teacher's guides; audiovisual materials.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of handson materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In service workshops on science content, hands-on learning, and regional and national curriculum projects; newsletter.
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Materials: Lending boxes of handson materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education 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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Programs for students: At the museum: exploratorium of hands-on exhibits; guided tours; classes; field trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits: Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials and living things; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials.
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Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; 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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Programs for students: At the zoo: hands-on exhibits; classes; guided/self-guided tours. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit materials developed in collaboration with teachers to enhance classroom studies; audiovisual materials; brochure of programs and materials.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In service education and teacherparent workshops on science content, curriculum planning, and hands-on learning; newsletter.
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995 5439 Science and technology center with more than 200 interactive exhibits, a computer room, a discovery room, and a greenhouse; emphasis on physics, biology, human perception, and geology. Programs for students: At the museum: guided tours; hands-on exhibits; classes; field trips.
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Education and support for teachers: Inservice education on science content and hands-on learning; workshops; newsletter. 344 10~191 Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Dr., Lansing, MI 48933-1922 (517)
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit materials; audiovisual materials; magazine for students, Audubon Adventures. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops and courses on science content and hands-on learning; field trips; newsletters; magazine, Audubon.
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Programs for students: At the center: workshops; field trips; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; workshops.
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Programs for students: At the museum: Saturday workshops; lectures; demonstrations; field trips; guided tours; hands-on exhibits At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; computer-based materials.
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At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes with teacher's guides; loans of live animals and plants; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials.
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At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; lending boxes of hands-on materials.
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Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter. 10.238 Louisville Science Center, 727 W
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Programs for students: At the center: science and environmental education programs for school groups; field trips; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs.
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Programs for students: At the museum: audiovisual programs; programs with live animals; guided/ self-guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field trips to coastal habitats. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits.
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10.257 Roper Mountain Science Center, 504 Roper Mountain Rd., Greenville, SC 29615 (8031281-1188 Multifaceted science center, on 62 acres, operated by the local school system as a local resource and also for teachers statewide; features the following: a planetarium, observatory, living-history farm, arboretum, sea-life room with aquariums and a touch tank, health education center, chemistry and physics labs, and discovery room. Programs for students: At the center: classes; planetarium shows; guided tours; hands-on exhibits.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides for all exhibits; lending boxes of hands-on materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; educational resource kits for loan; teacher's manuals; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning throughout the state; newsletter; magazine, Virginia Explorer.
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Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. Materials: Curriculum units on science-society issues; audiovisual materials.
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At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guide; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials.
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, a discovery room, and a natural science center; emphasis on anthropology, astronomy, paleontology, many branches of zoology, and mineral sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: education programs; guided tours; field trips.
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Programs for students: At the zoo: hands-on exhibits; classes; guided/ self-guided tours. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; curriculum and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials; magazine for students.
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Materials: Handson activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computerbased materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; multimedia reference library; newsletter.
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At schools: outreach programs; travel ing exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer 362 hands-on learning; newsletter.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides and instructional materials; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: Workshops on science content and hands-on learning; internships for recent graduates.
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Materials: Lending boxes with thematic units, materials, and activities; audiovisual materials; "tour totes" for self-guided tours. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
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Materials: Exhibit worksheets. Education and support for teachers: Courses, lectures, and workshops on science content; newsletter.
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10~325 Science Center of Connecdcut, 950 Trout Brook Dr., West Hartford, CT 06119 (860) 231-2824 Science and technology center, with a planetarium, a center with live animals and a touch tank, a computer laboratory, interactive mathematics exhibits, and an affiliated nature center focused on environmental education and outdoor learning experiences.
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Materials: Handson activity books; multimedia rental 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; resource center.
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Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; information service; teacher resource center; newsletter. 10.334 New England Science Center, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604 (508)
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending kits. Education and support for teachers: Inservice workshops on science content and hands-on learning; summer institutes; individual consulting; newsletter.
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429-4100 http://www.osc.on.ca Renowned science center, with a Challenger Learning Center, an Omnimax theater, and numerous hands-on exhibits focused on the life, physical, earth, and space sciences. Programs for students: At the center: hands-on participatory workshops; presentations to school groups; programs to accompany films; hands-on exhibits.
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Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and computerbased materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; lecture series; newsletter.
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