熊本博物館を活用する科学教育教材の開発

摘要

我々が暮らす地域には多様な博物館ある．しかし，地方の公共博物館では，財政難等の問題から予算の削減や休館に追い込まれているという現状がある．また，社会の変化科学技術の発展に伴い，博物館の果たす役割も変化してきている．このような状況において博物館の展示形態は，珍しい資料?標本等の陳列から，身近な素材の活用や体験の重視へと方向性を変え始めている．%Science teaching materials were developed for guiding children to learn science independently using the geology rooms of Kumamoto City Museum. The procedures of developing science teaching materials are as follows; 1) Researching on science teaching materials or programs in museums, 2)Examining fossils, rocks, and commentary boards in the geology rooms for getting basic information, 3)Developing science teaching materials using basic information, 4)Evaluating the developed materials by an expert checking them. As a result of our study, we could make out 3 kinds of information sheets and 7 kinds of science teaching materials. By using the developed teaching materials, children may observe the exhibits well and relate the exhibits from the viewpoints of time and location.