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  Using Museums to Popularise Science and Technology (Paperback) Edited by Sharyn Errington, Edited by Susan M. Stocklmeyer, Edited by Brenton Honeyman, Introduction by Saroj Ghose, Preface by Stephen Matlin

  

  

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  Short Description for Using Museums to Popularise Science and Technology Written in response to the increasing popularity of informal centres of learning, this text is designed to share ideas and approaches for teachers in schools as well as for curators and educators in museums and centres, in order to exploit museums' potential in popularising science and technology.
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  • Publisher: COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT
  • Published: 01 June 2001
  • Format: Paperback 160 pages
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  • Categories: Museums & Museology | Curriculum Planning & Development | Teaching Of A Specific Subject | Educational Visits & Field Trips | Science: General Issues | Technology: General Issues
  • ISBN 13: 9780850926682 ISBN 10: 0850926688
  • Sales rank: 781,493

Full description for Using Museums to Popularise Science and Technology

• Museums of all sorts and science centres offer excellent opportunities in popularising science and technology to achieve scientific and technological literacy. Science and technology educators and teachers will particularly find this book useful in determining how they could use those facilities effectively in making teaching science and technology enjoyable and contextual. The museum curators and science centres on the other hand will be able to use the book to assist teachers in their efforts to bring relevance and fun in the learning of these subjects.