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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2008.29.6.506

Exploring the Educational Potential of the Exhibits in Natural History Museums as Socioscientific Learning Materials in the Context of Proposing Science Inquiry Communities: Earthquake Topic  

Lee, Sun-Kyung (BK21 SENS, Seoul National University)
Shin, Myeong-Kyeong (Department of Science Education, Gyeongin National University of Education)
Kim, Chan-Jong (Department of Science Education, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.29, no.6, 2008 , pp. 506-519 More about this Journal
Abstract
This article explores the potential learning materials and methods of science practice from exhibits, and how those are presented in natural history museums as a feasible science inquiry community. The idea of science inquiry community was offered as a form of science practice that ended with science learning. A grasp of 'scientific practice to learning' is understood as a way to conceive scientific methods as well as facts and understanding knowledge. To get educational implications on the scientific practice of 'earthquake' as a socioscientific topic in the communities, we analyzed 1) the relationship between earth science curriculum and exhibits related to 'earthquake', 2) the educational goals and intentions of educators, and 3) the characteristics of the exhibits in the American Museum of Natural History and in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The results of this study showed that those museums presented the exhibits consisting of various and practical cases and events of 'earthquakes' as a socioscientific topic related to their curriculum. At the target museum, it was clearly stated that the pursuing educational goals focused on relations with local interests and socioscientific issues. For making earthquakes relevant to visitors, delivering lived experiences with raw data and interactive media was emphasized in exhibit characteristics.
Keywords
natural history museum; learning material; socioscientific issues; inquiry community; earthquake;
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