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Re: Seeking Article(s) about History of Science Museums
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marilyn hoyt <[log in to unmask]>
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ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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Alan Friedman has been building updated versions of the "history of science
museums" for many years.  Here's the latest..a cover story of *Physics
Today *magazine in 2010.

http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_63/iss_10/45_1.shtml .
 There is also a free download of the PDF version, which is easier to read,
on that same page.

And here's Alan's contact:
 _______________________________
Alan J. Friedman, Ph.D.****
Consultant for Museum Development and Science Communication****
29 West 10th Street****
New York, New York 10011 USA****
T  +1 917 882-6671****
E   [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>****
W www.FriedmanConsults.com <http://www.friedmanconsults.com/>****
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a member of The Museum Group****
www.museumgroup.com


On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Nancy Peter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
> institutions.
>
> *****************************************************************************
>
> All,
>
> I am co-teaching a course at Penn this year entitled "The Informal
> Learning Experience" (which is WAY COOL!!). I am looking for one or two
> articles (not books) about the history/evolution of science museums. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Nancy
>
> Nancy Peter, Ed.D.
> Director, Out-of-School Time Resource Center
> 3815 Walnut Street
> University of Pennsylvania
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
> 215-898-0640
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> www.sp2.upenn.edu/ostrc<http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/ostrc>
>
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--
*One of the most powerful ideas underlying science is that a small number
of simple laws guide the behavior of the natural world.  If this is true,
why is science not taught that way in our schools?*
*
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*Towards coherence in Science Instruction:  A Framework for Science Literacy
*
*Research Report Volume 8, October 2011, Michigan State University*

Marilyn Hoyt
110 Sixth Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803
914-815-0671*


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