https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_274932 Hands On Science Center Records, 1984-2004 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Hands On Science Center Records 1984-2004 1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) Accession 08-026 English
Prefered Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-026, National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society, Hands On Science Center Records

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of materials which document the creation and activities of the Hands On Science Center (HOSC) located in the National Museum of American History. HOSC was created as a part of the exhibition, Science and American Life which opened on April 27, 1994. The HOSC is a 1,500 square-foot interactive education center meant to serve as a venue for children age 5 and up to explore scientific and social issues through performing experiments. These records primarily document the early history of the HOSC including its mission statement, original activities, and proposal as well as photographs from preview testing of activities and of staff. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; a mission statement; floor plans, fund proposals; brochures; color negatives, photographs, slides, and transparencies; and black-and-white negatives, photographs, slides, and transparencies.

Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Name National Museum of American History (U.S.). Hands On Science Center Science in American Life (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.) Subject Science -- Study and teaching Experiments Museums -- Educational aspects Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection Brochures Manuscripts Floor plans Black-and-white negatives Black-and-white photographs Black-and-white transparencies Color negatives Color photographs Color transparencies
Box 1 Box 1 of 1 American Chemical Society, 1988 Box 1 of 1 Hands On Science Center (HOSC) - Mission statement, original activities, and proposals, 1992 Box 1 of 1 HOSC - Floor plans, 1994 Box 1 of 1 Intellectual Property files, 2002 Box 1 of 1 HOSC - Notes, 2004 Box 1 of 1 HOSC brochure Box 1 of 1 Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month at the Hands On Science Center Box 1 of 1 Latino Initiatives Pool - Fund proposal, 2003-2004 Box 1 of 1 Microscope activity Box 1 of 1 "What is in the garbage bin?," activity, 1994 Box 1 of 1 Discovering Science and Technology Through American History - Unit 8: Synthetic Fibers, 1991 Box 1 of 1 Polymers, the Stuff of Life - Science in American Life Curriculum Project; 1993 Box 1 of 1 Monster Molecules: The Making and Shaping of Polymers - Science in American Life Curriculum Project, 1993 Box 1 of 1 Inventions cart - Jefferson's Polygraph (Tony Saba), 2001-2002 Box 1 of 1 Water Wonderworks: Hydro-Investigator Casebook, 1996 Box 1 of 1 Raveling, Rutting, Pushing, and Shoving: Guide to Decoding Your Road Box 1 of 1 "Whatever Happened to Polio?" - Make your own "bottled lung" at home Box 1 of 1 "The 'Blob Test' and Beyond" hands-on activity to do at home Box 1 of 1 "The Case of the American Settlers' Sinking Dirt" activity Box 1 of 1 Kids & Chemistry: Hands-on Activities and Demonstrations (American Chemical Society) Box 1 of 1 National Chemistry Week, 1997 Box 1 of 1 Science related "holidays" Box 1 of 1 Early HOSC photographs, 1991-1992 Box 1 of 1 HOSC staff photographs, 1995-1998 Box 1 of 1 Europe trip photographs - Science Museum of London Box 1 of 1 Europe trip photographs - Palais de la Decouverte Box 1 of 1 Water treatment plant photographs, 2001 Box 1 of 1 Innovative Lives photographs, 1998 Box 1 of 1 FDA consumer photograph and transparency Box 1 of 1 Mounted photographs - "Draw Science," 1991 Box 1 of 1 Mounted photographs - "It's Elementary," 1991 Box 1 of 1 Mounted photographs - "How Acidic is Acid Rain?," 1991 Box 1 of 1 Mounted photographs - "It's Your Universe," 1991 Box 1 of 1 Mounted photograph - Hands on Science Exhibition preview area, 1991 Box 1 of 1 HOSC slides, 1984-1986, 1989-1992, 1998 Box 1 of 1 Garbage Dilemma slides, 1993 Box 1 of 1 Miscellaneous slides, 1990 and undated Box 1 of 1 Early HOSC negatives, 1991-1992 Box 1 of 1 Water Wonderworks photographs, contact sheets, and negatives, 1996 Box 1 of 1 Information Age negatives Box 1 of 1 Science Museum of Minnesota negatives Box 1 of 1 Miscellaneous negatives Box 1 of 1 Color transparencies - Pages of research notebook (Yves Poirier, MSU)
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