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Direct linkJoana B. V. Marques; Andrew P. Carlin; Ricardo Moutinho – Educational Studies, 2024
This paper examines the praxeology of informal educational practices (i.e. how participants produce setting-specific practices to make a tour happen) in the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory of the University of Coimbra through close analysis of a video-recorded excerpt of a guided tour. Guided visits in informal science settings are…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Educational Practices, Astronomy, Science Education
Espinoza, Manuel Luis – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2021
This paper takes a "natural history approach" (Erickson, 1982) in describing and analyzing the making of a fanciful object--a wind sculpture--by a young woman and a staff scientist in a youth outreach program called X-Tech at the San Francisco Exploratorium. Working from audio-video footage, audio recordings, and "in situ"…
Descriptors: Ethics, Sculpture, Science Teaching Centers, Outreach Programs
Download full textDoldur, Metin; Ertas Kilic, Hulya – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the effects of the applications conducted in the science center within the scope of the science lesson "Solar System and Beyond" unit of the 7th-grade students in the secondary school, on the perceptions of the students about the out-of-school learning environments (OSLEs). In the quantitative part of the…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Science Teaching Centers, After School Programs, Astronomy
Flemming, Adania D. C. – Natural Sciences Education, 2023
Being immersed in the processes of research can develop undergraduate students' science identities and support their persistence in pursuing science careers. However, it can be difficult for students to find opportunities for engaging in authentic scientific research. The professional staff and scientific objects in natural history museums provide…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Museums, Science Teaching Centers, Undergraduate Students
Anderson, Allison; Kollmann, Elizabeth Kunz; Beyer, Marta; Weitzman, Owen; Bequette, Marjorie; Haupt, Gretchen; Velazquez, Hever – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Chemistry is a vital and highly relevant field of science that is under-represented in science centers and museums. Amidst concerns that the public is ambivalent about the chemistry field, the "Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry" project sought to understand how to design hands-on activities that could increase the feelings of interest,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Hands on Science, Science Activities, Science Interests
Kalianne L. Neumann; Susan L. Stansberry; Crystal L. Del Rosso; Stacey S. Welch; Toni A. Ivey – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Moonshot is the redesign of NASA's High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS), which traditionally engaged Texas high school juniors in a 16-week online course for credit and an intense week-long onsite experience working in teams with experts at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), our challenge was to design,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Aerospace Education, Instructional Design, Online Courses
