Natural History Dioramas – Traditional Exhibits for Current Educational Themes Science Educational Aspects

Natural History Dioramas – Traditional Exhibits for Current Educational Themes Science Educational Aspects / edited by Annette Scheersoi, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe.

This book presents the history of natural history dioramas in museums, their building and science learning aspects, as well as current developments and their place in the visitor experience. From the early 1900s, with the passage of time and changes in cultural norms in societies, this genre of exhi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Scheersoi, Annette (Editor), Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Science education.
Learning.
Instruction.
Teaching.
Culture—Study and teaching.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword & Introduction, Scheersoi, Annette & Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
  • Section 1. Dioramas as Witnesses of the Past and Evidence of Change
  • 1) Origins and Contemporary Status of Habitat Dioramas in the United States, Rogers, Stephen, Shreckengast, Rebecca & Dorfman, Eric
  • 2) Developing a Modern Diorama: Changing Habitats in Scotland since the End of the Last Ice Age, Kitchener, Andrew
  • 3) Building and Maintaining Dioramas, Granqvist, Eirik
  • 4) Dioramas of Marine Bird Colonies: History, Design, and Educational Importance, Hutterer, Rainer & Töpfer, Till
  • 5) Botanical Dioramas – just Beautiful?, Grotz, Kathrin
  • Section 2. Theoretical Aspects of Learning with Dioramas
  • 6) Dioramas as (Scientific) Models in Natural History Museums, Moormann, Alexandra & Bélanger, Charlène
  • 7) Educational Mechanisms of Dioramas, May, Michael & Achiam, Marianne
  • 8) An Interpretation Model for Dioramas, Mifsud, Edward
  • Section 3. Science Learning Activities Involving Dioramas
  • 9) Constructing and Reviewing Dioramas: Supporting Beginning Teachers to Think about Their Use to Help Children Understand the Work of Natural History Scientists, McGregor, Debra & Gadd, Jennifer
  • 10) Dioramas and Teachers: Looking, Thinking, Drawing, and Talking, Trowbridge, Cristina
  • 11) Learning in Physical Science Opportunities at Natural History Dioramas, Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale, Gazey, Rebecca & Gkouskou, Eirini
  • 12) Learning Science in the Encounter with Museum Dioramas, Piqueras, Jesús & Hamza, Karim & Edvall, Susanna
  • Conclusion - The Use of Natural History Dioramas for Science Education, Reiss, Michael. .

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