Natural History Dioramas - Traditional Exhibits for Current Educational Themes: Science Educational

Foreword & Introduction, Scheersoi, Annette & Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale.-  Section 1. Dioramas as Witnesses of the Past and Evidence of Change.- 1)  Origins and Contemporary Status of Habitat Dioramas in the United States, Rogers, Stephen, Shreckengast, Rebecca & Dorfman, Eric.- 2) Developing a Modern Diorama: Changing Habitats in Scotland since the End of the Last Ice Age, Kitchener, Andrew.- 3) Building and Maintaining Dioramas, Granqvist, Eirik.- 4) Dioramas of Marine Bird Colonies: History, Design, and Educational Importance, Hutterer, Rainer & Töpfer, Till.- 5) Botanical Dioramas - just Beautiful?, Grotz, Kathrin.- Section 2. Theoretical Aspects of Learning with Dioramas.- 6) Dioramas as (Scientific) Models in Natural History Museums, Moormann, Alexandra & Bélanger, Charlène.- 7) Educational Mechanisms of Dioramas, May, Michael & Achiam, Marianne.- 8) An Interpretation Model for Dioramas, Mifsud, Edward.- Section 3. Science Learning Activities Involving Dioramas.- 9) Constructing and Reviewing Dioramas: Supporting Beginning Teachers to Think about Their Use to Help Children Understand the Work of Natural History Scientists, McGregor, Debra & Gadd, Jennifer.- 10) Dioramas and Teachers: Looking, Thinking, Drawing, and Talking, Trowbridge, Cristina.- 11) Learning in Physical Science Opportunities at Natural History Dioramas, Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale, Gazey, Rebecca & Gkouskou, Eirini.- 12) Learning Science in the Encounter with Museum Dioramas, Piqueras, Jesús & Hamza, Karim & Edvall, Susanna.- Conclusion - The Use of Natural History Dioramas for Science Education, Reiss, Michael.