Natural history dioramas - traditional exhibits for current educational themes : science educational aspects /: science educational aspects. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Annette Scheersoi, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, editors.
• Editors: Scheersoi, Annette; Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Natural History Dioramas and Science Educational Aspects; References; Part I: Dioramas as Witnesses of the Past and Evidence of Change; Chapter 2: Origins and Contemporary Status of Habitat Dioramas in the United States; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Peale's Museum; 2.3 Publications on Taxidermy in the United States; 2.4 Analysis of Trends in Publication; 2.5 Early Habitat Groups in the United States, 1850-1876; 2.6 The Society of American Taxidermists; 2.7 American Advances in Taxidermy Methods and Habitat Accessories. 2.8 Carnegie Museum of Natural History Dioramas Through the Years2.9 Contemporary Status of Habitat Dioramas in Museums in the United States; References; Chapter 3: Developing a Modern Diorama: Changing Habitats in Scotland Since the End of the Last Ice Age; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background; 3.3 Exhibition Development; 3.4 Principles Behind the Design of the History of the Forests Diorama; 3.5 Problems; 3.6 Post-opening Evaluation; References; Chapter 4: Building and Maintaining Dioramas -- A Field Report; 4.1 Building Dioramas; 4.1.1 The Rut-Fight European Elk Diorama. 4.1.2 The Arctic Scavengers Diorama4.1.3 Very Small Dioramas; 4.2 Collecting Materials -- The African Wildlife Dioramas; 4.3 Maintaining Dioramas; 4.4 The Rise and Fall of Dioramas; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Dioramas of Marine Bird Colonies: History, Design, and Educational Importance; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Case Study: Bird Rock on Bear Island, Bonn (1912-1933); 5.3 Educational Potential; 5.4 Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Archival Material Used for This Study; References; Chapter 6: Botanical Dioramas -- Just Beautiful?; 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Dioramas in the Context of a "Model Museum"6.3 The Making of Botanical Dioramas; 6.4 Types and Tableaux; 6.5 Too Subtle to Succeed?; References; Part II: Theoretical Aspects of Learning with Dioramas; Chapter 7: Dioramas as (Scientific) Models in Natural History Museums; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Purposes of Museum Dioramas; 7.3 Models and Modeling; 7.3.1 Models and Modelling in the Natural Sciences; 7.3.2 Models in Science Education; 7.3.3 Are Dioramas Scientific Models?; 7.4 Museum Dioramas to Promote Model-Based Learning; 7.5 Conclusion; References. Chapter 8: Educational Mechanisms of Dioramas8.1 Meeting the Objects; 8.2 The Gestalt Laws of Perception; 8.3 Schematic Meaning in Grammar and Cognition; 8.4 Levels of Meaning; 8.5 Learning from Dioramas; 8.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 9: An Interpretation Model for Dioramas; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Children Perceiving Biota; 9.3 Perception and Mental Models; 9.4 Interpreting a Diorama; 9.5 The Interpretation Model; 9.6 Applying the Model; 9.7 Strengths and Limitations; 9.8 Conclusions; References; Part III: Science Learning Activities Involving Dioramas.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 751.74; Diorama -- History; Museum exhibits -- History; Science -- Study and teaching -- Aids and devices; Natural history museums -- Exhibitions; ART -- Techniques -- General; Diorama; Museum exhibits; Natural history museums; Science -- Study and teaching -- Aids and devices; Electronic books; Exhibition catalogs; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030001759
• Related ISBNs: 303000175X; 9783030002077; 3030002071
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 15, 2019).
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