Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments

by Marilyn Fenichel and Heidi A. Schweingruber

Book Overview

Practitioners in informal science settings--museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, libraries, aquariums, zoos, and botanical gardens--are interested in finding out what learning looks like, how to measure it, and what they can do to ensure that people of all ages, from different backgrounds and cultures, have a positive learning experience.

Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309136741
• ISBN13: 9780309136747
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 9.9"