Discovering science teaching and learning in a hands-on museum

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Abstract:: This paper describes a partnership between the professors of elementary science education and the college’s hands-on science museum director. The goals of this partnership are to provide authentic ways of learning and teaching science for pre-service elementary majors at a state university, and to create opportunities for students and their families to develop understandings of science concepts in a community setting. Since 1996, approximately 1000 elementary majors have prepared and reflected on a tabletop science activity presented to Saturday visitors to the museum. Using observations and reflections, this partnership confirms a high level of satisfaction in teaching and learning science for both the pre-service teachers and students with their families in the community museum.
General Note:: Submitted by Brian McDonald (bmcdonal@oswego.edu) on 2005-11-07.
General Note:: Made available in DSpace on 2005-11-07T17:57:59Z (GMT).

Source Institution:: SUNY Oswego
Holding Location:: SUNY Oswego
Rights Management:: All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:: 1558-7320 ( issn )

Aggregations:: SUNY Oswego Historical Materials
Journal of Authentic Learning