"Science is an Activity": A New Approach to Exhibits in Science Museums

“科学是一项活动”：科学博物馆展览的新方式

• 批准号: 9050232
• 负责人: Lawrence Bell
• 金额: $ 110.07万
• 依托单位: Museum of Science
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-07-15 至 1992-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9050232&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Science; Activity; New; Approach; Exhibits

The Museum of Science is initiating a unique approach to its permanent exhibits which concentrates on the process of learning science rather than on the facts to be learned. The first stage, development of "Seeing the Unseen", one of six activity centers, is the focus of this proposal. Guided by the American Association for the Advancement of Science's call for reforms in science teaching and by recent research on learning styles, the Museum will organize its exhibits around six "activity centers". Each center introduces a basic skill, such as observation or experimentation, and prompts a visitor to use the new method in special surrounding exhibits. The project is a breakthrough approach to science learning in the museum setting because it encourages visitors to discover for themselves characteristic scientific activities and habits of analysis. Although the Museum will use many current exhibits in the layout of the new plan, many others will be created which engage visitors interactively in learning science. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $18 million.

科学博物馆正在采取一种独特的方法， 它的永久展品集中在过程中， 学习科学，而不是学习事实。 的 第一阶段，发展“看到看不见的”，六个阶段之一， 活动中心，是这项建议的重点。 为指导 美国科学促进会呼吁 科学教学改革和最近的学习研究 风格，博物馆将组织其展品围绕六个 “活动中心”。 每个中心介绍一个基本技能，如 作为观察或实验，并提示访问者使用 在特殊环境中展示新方法。 该项目 博物馆里科学学习的突破性方法 因为它鼓励游客发现 他们自己的特点科学活动和习惯， 分析. 虽然博物馆将使用许多现有的展品 在新计划的布局中， 让参观者互动地学习科学。 的 工程费用估计为一千八百万元。