CATS! WILD TO MILD: A Traveling Natural History Museum Exhibit on Endangered Wild Cats and Domestic Cats Aimed at Elementary School Students and Families

小行星9626997 洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆（LACMNH）将开发“猫！野生到温和”一个关于濒危野生和家养猫的巡回展览。 这将是一个5000平方米。英尺展览旨在吸引家庭，学校团体和成年人在历史上，生物学，和家庭猫科动物的进化。 该展览的主要目的是唤醒儿童对科学研究的兴趣，为父母和儿童提供一个刺激的互动环境，增加公众对野猫的地位和保护的认识，并促进负责任的宠物护理。 展览将包括大量的安装猫标本和各种互动活动，除了标签面板。 计划编制一个广泛的补充方案，供LACMNH和主办展览的博物馆使用。 项目和活动包括：除了其他内容外，还包括教师培训活动、课程指南和其他材料、学生参观前和参观后的材料、家庭带回家的材料、教师和家庭的工具包、一张光盘和博物馆万维网页面上的一个位置，其中有大量关于猫和活动的信息。 正式的教育材料将被设计成将猫的研究纳入国家规定的课程领域，如阅读、数学和社会研究。 特别针对的受众是传统上得不到充分服务的群体。 该展览将在十五个地点进行为期五年的巡回展览，并将于1997年早春在LACMNH开幕。

9626997 Olson The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (LACMNH) will develop "Cats! Wild to Mild" a traveling exhibit on endangered wild and domestic cats. This will be a 5000 sq. ft. exhibit intended to engage families, school groups, and adults in the history, biology, and evolution of the family Felidae. The primary objectives of the exhibit are to awaken interest in scientific study in children, to provide parents and children with a stimulating interactive environment, to increase public knowledge about the status and conservation of wild cats, and to promote responsible pet care. The exhibit will include a large number of mounted cat specimens and various interactive activities in addition to label panels. A broad menu of complementary programming is planned, both for use at LACMNH and by museums hosting the exhibit. Items and activities include: teacher enhancement activities, curriculum guide, and other materials, pre-and post-visit materials for students, family take-home materials, kits for teachers and families, a CD-ROM and a place on the museum's WWW page with an extensive amount of information about cats and activities for the user, among other things. The formal education materials will be designed to integrate the study of cats into state-mandated areas of the curriculum such as reading, mathematics, and social studies. An audience that is specially targeted is the traditionally underserved group. The exhibit will have a five year tour at fifteen venues and will open at LACMNH early spring, 1997.