Bringing the universe to the street. A preliminary look at informal learning implications for a large-scale non-traditional science outreach project

Journal of Science Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Arcand, Kimberly ^a   Watzke, Megan ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

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EID: 77955795380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18242049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22323/2.09020201     Document Type: Article

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