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  • More Than Meets the Eye -- Exploring the Invisible Universe
    Date: 08/15/1993
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    As the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico attracts thousands of visitors each year, of all ages and from many countries. Pride in the Observatory has caused local Puerto Rican organizations to contribute the funds necessary for the construction of the new Arecibo Observatory Visitor and Educational ... »
  • Earth & Sky Radio Series
    Date: 11/01/1992
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    The daily radio series EARTH AND SKY began airing nationally on September 30, 1991. It consists of 2-minute programs about Earth science and astronomy. Produced in association with the American Geophysical Union, it is designed for people of all ages. Its aim is to make science accessible and interesting to millions whose common bond is that they ... »
  • Electric Space: The Sun-Earth Environment, Visitor Responses to a Front-end Evaluation
    Date: 03/01/1992
    Resource Category!: Evaluation Reports
    This report presents the results of a front-end evaluation for the upcoming exhibit entitled, "Electric Space: The Sun-Earth Environment" at the National Air and Space Museum. Front-end evaluation is often conducted to provide exhibit planners with information about their audience during the planning stages of an exhibit. This front-end evaluation ... »
  • The Visitor Evaluation Program at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris)
    Date: 01/01/1991
    Resource Category!: Peer-reviewed article
    This paper describes the Visitor Evaluation Program developed jointly by the Centre de Recherche Evaluation Social des Technologies (CREST) in Montreal (Bernard Schiele) and the CNRS in Paris (Jacqueline Eidelman). The purpose of the program is to ensure the successful installation of the future Galerie de l'Evolution at the Museum National d' ... »
  • A Nationally Distributed Planetarium Star Program and Chart on Cosmic Catastrophes
    Date: 07/15/1990
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    The Hansen Planetarium proposes the creation, writing, and production of a 50-minute star theatre program, Cosmic Catastrophes: A Planet At Risk?, aimed at informally educating over a million individuals regarding the vulnerability of our Earth. The further production of four interactive exhibits is planned to accompany the program. This program ... »
  • Implementation Formative Evaluation of "Earth Over Time" Videodisc Exhibit
    Date: 05/10/1990
    Resource Category!: Formative
    The Interactive Video Science Consortium is a non-profit group of fifteen science centers and museums that developed interactive video exhibits about Earth and Planetary sciences with two purposes in mind. One, the videodisc-based kiosk exhibits served as educational vehicles for four million visitors, representing the combined audiences of the ... »
  • The Audience Research Consortium of Toronto Art Gallery of Ontario
    Date: 01/01/1990
    Resource Category!: Peer-reviewed article
    This paper provides an overview of the Audience Research Consortium of Toronto, comprised of the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo, the Ontario Science Center and the Royal Ontario Museum. These groups have a shared vision of attracting a larger and more diverse audience-one that includes nontraditional and multicultural groups ... »
  • Investigation of the Use of Interactive Video Exhibits in Earth and Planetary Sciences at Science Museums
    Date: 10/01/1989
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    The Interactive Video Science Consortium is a non-profit group of fifteen science centers and museums that proposes to develop interactive video exhibits about Earth and Planetary sciences with two purposes in mind. One, the video exhibits on the two subject areas will serve as educational vehicles for four million visitors, representing the ... »

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