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Building a Virtual Museum Community - Jamie McKenzie Virtual museums provide an excellent opportunity for museums to partner with schools. The Bellingham (WA) public schools recognized the potential of a partnership with the Whatcom County Museum of History and Art in Fall of 1995. This article describes how that partnership led to the development of a virtual museum devoted to local history at the turn of the 19th Century and will eventually foster the growth of much more ambitious joint projects. What strategies are needed to cultivate such relationships? How might museum educators best take advantage of the opportunities in their own communities? A paper presented at the Museums & The Web Conference sponsored by the Getty Information Institute, 3/16-19/97, in Los Angeles, CA. more>> Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art & Science - Stephanie Killian When you visit the Math Museum in New York, you can build a math model; explore games and puzzles; view exhibits demonstrating how math is used in the arts and sciences; experience challenging but nonthreatening specialized programs and workshops in math; use the mathematics resource library; and buy unusual and colorful games, puzzles, books and more in the Museum Store. more>> Hands-On Science Centers - International - Mark W. Maimone This page contains pointers to public museums worldwide with a strong emphasis on interactive science education. Links to home pages of these museums; some reviews. more>> Oldies & Goodies: The School Museum List and Site - From Now On Virtual Museum Resources, sponsored by From Now On - The Educational Technology Journal. Museum Resources: articles and other resources meant to guide those who are building virtual museums with their students; The Grand List of School Virtual Museums: links to school museums along with brief descriptions. more>>

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The Academy of Natural Sciences Founded in 1812, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia is the oldest science research institution in the Western Hemisphere and a world leader in the fields of natural science research, education and exhibition. This site contains on-line exhibits, ...more>> Challenger Center for Space Science Education A not-for-profit organization committed to promoting science literacy. Partnering with museums, science centers, schools, universities, and communities across North America, Challenger Center uses the theme of space exploration to create positive learning ...more>> Constructivism and the Five E's: The pH Factor - Miami Museum of Science Constructivism is a philosophy about learning which proposes that learners need to build their own understanding of new ideas. To introduce the pH factor to students in a constructivist way, the Miami Museum of Science adapted their "Seven Es" (Excite, ...more>> The Dance of Chance Science Museum Exhibit - Center for Polymer Studies, Boston University An online version of an exhibit focused on the emergence of patterns in Nature from physical and biological processes that appear to be chaotic. Exhibit kiosks, many of which are fractals, include Music of the Heart, Frozen Lightning, Erosion, Viscous ...more>> Digital Library - The Exploratorium, San Francisco The Exploratorium A-to-Z. Archived webcasts, web cams, past exhibitions: stills, movies, sounds, and other experimental items. Online versions of a few of the Exploratorium's interactive exhibits; the Exhibit Cross-Reference - an experimental database ...more>> The Exploratorium Home page of San Francisco's museum of science, art and human perception. Online exhibits, cool sites, archives, sport and science, and the digital library (the Exploratorium A-to-Z). ...more>> Exploratorium's Science of Baseball - The Exploratorium Interactive (Shockwave) exhibits from San Francisco's science museum include Fastball Reaction Time (can you hit a 90-mph fastball?) and Scientific Slugger (see what makes a home run: vary the angle of the ball, bat speed, and pitch speed, then watch ...more>> Exploratorium's Science of Cycling - The Exploratorium Organized into seven sections. Introduction: What is the Science of Cycling? The wheel: Why do road bikes have thin tires, while mountain bikes have fat tires? Drives and gears: What is a gear ratio? And how do gears help make the bicycle so efficient? ...more>> Exploratorium's Science of Hockey - The Exploratorium This site takes you inside the game: you'll hear from National Hockey League players and coaches, as well as leading physicists and chemists. Divided into seven main sections: the ice (why is ice slippery?), skating (what are the mechanics involved in ...more>> Exploratorium's Skateboard Science - The Exploratorium Watch a webcast (RealPlayer) of professional skateboarders performing as an Exploratorium staff physicist explains the physics behind this extreme sport; also, an interview with a skateboard designer, and a Flatland Freestyle demo. "Trickscience" looks ...more>> Mathematical Museum and Exhibitions - ZIB/Math-Net A selected collection of links with many images referring to the History of Mathematics, the History of Computer Science, and other Related Fields; Digital Art and Galleries collections; Visualizations and Animations of scientific data; Didactical Items, ...more>> Math Moves! Experiential installations that "stimulate mathematical imaginations and build the mathematical abilities" of interest, confidence, and skills. Museum exhibits have included "Balance and Imbalance," "Comparing Frequencies," "Shadow Fractions," "Scaling ...more>> The Museum of Scientific Discovery (MSD) An interactive science and technology center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On-line science exhibits, links to other Internet science resources, and Educator's Express, an annual publication designed to familiarize teachers and other group leaders with ...more>> Science Museum of Minnesota Natural history and technology. See the world's largest Camptosaurus dinosaur skeleton, touch a tornado, play the congas, do some serious Internet surfing, or test the waters of the Mississippi River. The museum is Minnesota's most popular indoor cultural ...more>> Smithsonian Institution An independent trust instrumentality of the United States holding some 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge," and a center for research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship ...more>> Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) "The Smithsonian in your state." Each year, millions of people in more than 250 venues beyond Washington, D.C. visit SITES exhibitions on view in local museums, libraries, science centers, historical societies, aquariums, community centers, and schools. ...more>> UC Museum of Paleontology - University of California at Berkeley On-line exhibits, education and outreach programs, catalogs and collections, and links to other science and museum sites. Paleontology incorporates many different kinds of data from different fields. Search for type specimen data from the museum's Catalogs ...more>>

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