Interpreting Science at Museums and Historic Sites

Contents

Foreword
Jill Tiefenthaler, Chief Executive Officer, National Geographic Society
Preface by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof
Acknowledgments
Part I - Science, the Public Historian and Museum Collections
Introduction
Chapter 1: Communicating Climate Change with Archives of Nature and Archives of
Societies by Sam White
Chapter 2: Creating Public Space for Complex Conversations by Melanie Armstrong
Chapter 3: (Re)constructing the Past: Research and Science Interpretation in Experimental
Archeological Open-Air Museums by Claus Kropp
Chapter 4: Local Weather, Distant Connections: Interpreting Meteorological
Instruments and Data by Roger Turner
Chapter 5: Medical Science Archives: Closer and More Accessible Than They Might
Appear by April White and David D. Vail
Part II - Science and the Human Experience
Introduction
Chapter 6: From Farm to Table: A One-Health Scenario by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof
Chapter 7: Seeing the Museum in the Garden: Using Living History Museums to
Teach the History of Plant Introductions by Emily Pawley
Chapter 8: The Outdoor Life: Seeking the "Cure" in New Mexico by Karen-Beth G.
Scholthof
Chapter 9: "...In the Interest of the Health Conservation of the American Negro":
National Negro Health Week, 1915-1951 by Cherisse Jones-Branch
Chapter 10: Irrigation History: Moving Water from Colorado Mountain Peaks to
Fruited Plain by Patricia Rettig
Chapter 11: Exporting the "Wonders of Modern Science": Thinking Scientifically
About Food Aid and Foreign Policy by Kristin Ahlberg
Part III - Science: A Culture of Doubt? A Culture of Questioning
Introduction
Chapter 12: Reflecting on Uncomfortable Science by Aimee Slaughter
Chapter 13: For Our Own Protection: On Black Gay Males and HIV/AIDS Activism by
Jajuan S. Johnson
Chapter 14: Becoming a Scientist: Untangling the Roles of Chemistry Sets
by Debra A. Reid
Chapter 15: The "Gene Gun" and Genetic Engineering: Unpacking the Science by Karen-
Beth G. Scholthof and Debra A. Reid
Chapter 16: Know your analyst, know your food? by Benjamin R. Cohen
Chapter 17: Science and Progress in the Kitchen: Forks, Eggbeaters, and Sporks by
Karen-Beth G. Scholthof and Debra A. Reid
Part IV - Science and History Museum Education
Introduction
Chapter 18: Integrating Art and Science to Effectively Share Knowledge by Bethann
Garramon Merkle
Chapter 19: School Gardens and Edible Education by Debra A. Reid
Chapter 20: A Yearbook of Science for the Public Good by David D. Vail
Chapter 21: Interpreting Scientists: An Interview with Storyteller Brian "Fox" Ellis
Chapter 22: Design, Science, and Driven to Win: A History Museum Addresses the
Innovation Opportunity Gap by Robert Oleary and Matt Anderson
Chapter 23: Exploring Science with Young Naturalists by Debra A. Reid
Conclusion
IDEAS: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access to Science by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof
Selected Readings
Timeline
Contributors
Index