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

9626997奥尔森洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆（LACMNH）将开发“猫！“从野生到温和”是一个关于濒危野生和家猫的巡回展览。这将是5000平方英尺。该展览旨在吸引家庭、学校团体和成年人参与Felidae家族的历史、生物学和进化。展览的主要目的是唤起儿童对科学研究的兴趣，为家长和孩子提供一个刺激的互动环境，增加公众对野猫状况和保护的认识，并促进负责任的宠物护理。除了标签展板外，展览还将包括大量的挂载猫标本和各种互动活动。计划了一个广泛的补充节目菜单，既供LACMNH使用，也供举办展览的博物馆使用。项目和活动包括：教师增强活动、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CD-ROM，以及博物馆WWW页面上为用户提供的大量关于猫和活动的信息，等等。正规教育教材的设计将把对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服务不足的群体。该展览将在15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.