JANUARY. 1951
25
SCIENCE EXRIBITS
Lorn P A m m A Central High School. Dstmtt, Michigan
SCIENCE
teachers who are charged with the mponsibility of preparing and nrranging periodic exhihits in the hall wnll cnsrs of their schoolskno\v what a difficult and time-consuming jot) it is. It requires nlertnew, preparation, skill, tl~oughtft~l arrangement, and instmct i w Inheling, nnd nconstnnt senrch for idens for interesting and provocntive displnys. A science exhibit must achieve sesernl worthwllile aims. In the first place it should be interesting, attractive, and entertnining. Secondly, the exhihit should be instructiveto those \vho stop to look and to learn. I t should arouse a desire to find out morenbollt the principles, procews, facts, materials, or i(1en.q pmented. Third, a g o d exhibit should serve a.an advertising medium nut only for the science course from which it was drawn but for all science r o u m offeml in the school cnrrirulum. I t can and mill sell science to the general, commercinl, ancl college-preparntory students.
pitcher and serving dish, n lrrrmse hell, hrnssr cnndlesticks and coflre pot, tin rans, hammered ropper nnd oxidiml silvrr hmvls, and othrr ohjwts founcl in the honir. Esch itrm wns idrntifi~lhy a ran1 with a hrief desrrintion of the romwsition crf the sllov, the ~ m n e r -
kitchen utensils nnd tableware, sterlingsilver and silverplater1 tablewarr, aluminum pots nnd pans, pewter
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