{"product_id":"interpreting-science-at-museums-and-historic-sites-9781538172759","title":"Interpreting Science at Museums and Historic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsk not what science can do for you, but what public history can do for science! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterpreting Science in Museums and Historic Sites stresses the untapped potential of historical artifacts to inform our understanding of scientific topics. It argues that science gains ground when contextualized in museums and historic sites. Engaging audiences in conversations about hot topics such as health and medical sciences or climate change and responses to it, mediated by a history museum, can emphasize scientific rigor and the time lag between discovery and confirmation of societal benefit. Interpreting Science emphasizes the urgency of this work, provides a toolkit to start and sustain the work, shares case studies that model best practice, and resources useful to facilitate and sustain a science-infused public history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Tiefenthaler, Chief Executive Officer, National Geographic Society \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I - Science, the Public Historian and Museum Collections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Communicating Climate Change with Archives of Nature and Archives of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocieties by Sam White\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Creating Public Space for Complex Conversations by Melanie Armstrong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: (Re)constructing the Past: Research and Science Interpretation in Experimental \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArcheological Open-Air Museums by Claus Kropp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Local Weather, Distant Connections: Interpreting Meteorological \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstruments and Data by Roger Turner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Medical Science Archives: Closer and More Accessible Than They Might \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppear by April White and David D. Vail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II - Science and the Human Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: From Farm to Table: A One-Health Scenario by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Seeing the Museum in the Garden: Using Living History Museums to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeach the History of Plant Introductions by Emily Pawley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: The Outdoor Life: Seeking the “Cure” in New Mexico by Karen-Beth G. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholthof\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: “…In the Interest of the Health Conservation of the American Negro”: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational Negro Health Week, 1915-1951 by Cherisse Jones-Branch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Irrigation History: Moving Water from Colorado Mountain Peaks to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFruited Plain by Patricia Rettig\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Exporting the “Wonders of Modern Science”: Thinking Scientifically \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout Food Aid and Foreign Policy by Kristin Ahlberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III - Science: A Culture of Doubt? A Culture of Questioning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Reflecting on Uncomfortable Science by Aimee Slaughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: For Our Own Protection: On Black Gay Males and HIV\/AIDS Activism by \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJajuan S. Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Becoming a Scientist: Untangling the Roles of Chemistry Sets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Debra A. Reid \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: The “Gene Gun” and Genetic Engineering: Unpacking the Science by Karen-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth G. Scholthof and Debra A. Reid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Know your analyst, know your food? by Benjamin R. Cohen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Science and Progress in the Kitchen: Forks, Eggbeaters, and Sporks by \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren-Beth G. Scholthof and Debra A. Reid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV - Science and History Museum Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Integrating Art and Science to Effectively Share Knowledge by Bethann \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarramon Merkle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19: School Gardens and Edible Education by Debra A. Reid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 20: A Yearbook of Science for the Public Good by David D. Vail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Interpreting Scientists: An Interview with Storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Design, Science, and Driven to Win: A History Museum Addresses the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnovation Opportunity Gap by Robert Oleary and Matt Anderson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Exploring Science with Young Naturalists by Debra A. Reid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIDEAS: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access to Science by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimeline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041241760087,"sku":"9781538172759","price":37.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538172759.jpg?v=1750949482","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/interpreting-science-at-museums-and-historic-sites-9781538172759","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}