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planetc

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4. You're right, and I bet I know why.

Reply to Igel (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 04:19 PM

Dec 2018

If all these museums are sending out teaching packets, etc., I'll bet they're competing for grant dollars with other museums--the federal government wants to see some bang for their buck, and curators who are informing the public, and reaching out to the school population will increase their visibility, and perhaps their funding.

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Sounds like a great series of lessons. planetc Dec 2018 #1

A lot of university museums do this sort of thing. Igel Dec 2018 #3

You're right, and I bet I know why. planetc Dec 2018 #4

Last night, we watched "Inherit the Wind" Thunderbeast Dec 2018 #2