Museums & Libraries
Resources
Additional activities, a behind-the-scenes gallery, recommended books, and more.
About this Guide
Objects and Experiences
This guide features the importance of collecting objects as a representation of the natural world. These can be original nature specimens or representations like digital photos. Culturally we shift back and forth between which is more important in studying and understanding life: objects or experiences. The post-post-modern era has emphasized experiences over objects. I have been teaching for 30+ years and am pretty sure that both are important in having a full experience of the natural world.
Lesley
Behind the Scenes
Learning a general topic like “flowers” can seem overwhelming. Sometimes it helps to specialize and focus on a more specific topic to develop expertise.
Here we are visiting a rose garden, the perfect place for journaling. This is the Oregon Garden in Silverton.
You really can’t visit Portland Oregon without a walk through the International Rose Test Garden.
Arts & Sciences
Museums are beginning together art works and nature collections, an acknowledgement that both represent human endeavors.
Appreciating Smart Phones
We started with film photography when every photo could be expensive and you didn’t know what you had until the film was developed.
Taking a Break
We are alway taking videos & photos outside, sometimes it feels good to just sit and take it all in.
You're Done
If you have pets, you know that they can let you know when it is time for a break, like Uschi is doing here.
Recommended Books (lost-in-space edition)
More than just a book about space; an interesting way of learning science.
Mind-blowing images make you look at the universe in a new way.
For the young-at-heart; space and art come together.
