Out-of-school learning in science: Science museums and field trips

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Out-of-school learning in science: Science museums and field trips

Out-of-school opportunities for learning science contribute fundamentally to people's knowledge, understanding (and misunderstanding) about science. The educational opportunities provided by institutions such as museums, zoos and aquaria, historical displays and interpretative environmental cen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rennie, Leonie
Other Authors:	Stephen M Ritchie
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	Sense Publishers 2009
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6791

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