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Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments
professional development in informal settings, 180 -182
time available and quality of, 55
Tech Museum (San Jose, CA), 81 -82
Teenage Designers of Learning Spaces, 53 -55 , 109
Television
conversational interaction during shows, 65 , 77 , 78
educational shows, 2 , 3 , 7 , 15 , 16 , 56 , 57 -59 , 75 , 141 , 146 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 183
effect on learning, 166
entertainment shows as learning venues, 29
extended learning experiences, 56 , 57 -59 , 161 , 164 , 165 , 183
interactivity, 40 , 56 , 57 -59 , 65
Thirsty Scholar Pub, 8 , 9 -11
Thogersen, Erik, 50 , 51 , 52 , 66 , 112
21st Century Learning Centers, 143
Twin Cities Public Television, 56
U
Understanding content and knowledge
design of learning experiences and, 29 , 41 -42 , 47 , 52 , 86
examples, 27 , 41 -42
naïve understanding, 14 , 38
persistence of, 42
prior knowledge and, 39 -40
strand 2 , 7 , 26 -27 , 41 , 47 , 52 , 87 , 110 , 146 , 179
United Senior Center Hackensack, 154
University of British Columbia, 180
University of California at Santa Cruz, 188 , 189
University of Michigan, 182
V
Vacations, learning-oriented, 4 , 161
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, 180 -181
Videos. See Films and videos
Vietnamese Audience Development Initiative, 123 -126
Vietnamese culture, 122 , 123 -127 , 129
Visitor Studies Association, 115
Volunteering, 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 31 , 44 , 45 , 65 -66 , 91 , 97 , 133 , 175
W
Wartella, Ellen, 65
WGBH public television outreach, 8 , 9 , 10
Wiehe, Ben, 9 -11 , 12
Wind River Reservation, 132
WolfQuest (game), 5 , 6 -7 , 8 , 12 , 18 , 106 , 107 , 109 , 156
Y
Yellowstone National Park, 6 , 144 -146
Yelp, 164
Z
Zoetrope exhibit, 73
Zoos and aquariums
after-school programs, 178
assessment of learning experiences, 180 -181
diversity initiatives, 127
extended learning opportunities, 161 , 183
generally, 2 , 3
interactive components, 42
membership, 82
motivation for visiting, 82 , 83 , 93 , 96 -97
teacher training opportunities, 180