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"It's a Lot of People in Different Places Working on Many Ideas": Possibilities from Global History of Science to Learning about Nature of Science
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Gandolfi, Haira Emanuela – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2021
This article describes a teaching experience at an year 8 classroom (students aged 12-13) in a state secondary school in London, UK that aimed at widening learning about nature of science (NOS) with the input from the field of Global History of Science (HOS), which looks at science as a product of material and cognitive exchanges, appropriations…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Scientific Principles, Science History, Science Education
Visualizing Biological Data in Museums: Visitor Learning with an Interactive Tree of Life Exhibit
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Horn, Michael S.; Phillips, Brenda C.; Evans, Evelyn Margaret; Block, Florian; Diamond, Judy; Shen, Chia – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2016
In this study, we investigate museum visitor learning and engagement at an interactive visualization of an evolutionary tree of life consisting of over 70,000 species. The study was conducted at two natural history museums where visitors collaboratively explored the tree of life using direct touch gestures on a multi-touch tabletop display. In the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Instruction, Museums, Evolution