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 Museum collections of unique artifacts and documents from the history of science and technology are rarely accessible to the K-12 educational community.  Through the Web, the Center for Innovation has actively presented primary source historical materials online, with a particular focus on The Franklin Institute's Wright Brothers Aeronautical Engineering Collection. The Centennial of Flight in 2003 provided a key opportunity to connect classroom learning with the history of science.
Franklin Award Case Files 2004—ongoing Since its founding in 1824, The Franklin Institute has given awards for the greatest achievements in science, engineering, and technology, each of which is carefully documented in a Case File. Today, there are more than 3,800 Case Files, containing correspondence, drawings, patents, and peer recommendations. The digital presentation of these virtually unknown primary sources in the history of science in America uncovers a hidden national treasure.
 2003 Flight Forecast 2003 The 2003 Flight Forecast online program challenged K-12 students to predict the weather conditions for flight at the Centennial of Flight celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 2003. There were 460 participating teachers, representing 25,000 students from forty-seven states plus the District of Columbia. Also, three Dept of Defense schools participated from their bases in England, Germany, and Japan. Pieces of Science 2000—2001 "Pieces of Science" is an online gallery of sixteen educational resources based on unique artifacts in the history of science. Online Museum Educators in North America and the United Kingdom created the online resources for use by K-12 teachers. Clocks...Teaching Time 1999—2000 The mechanics of timekeeping has been an important part of all cultures. The Franklin Institute's collection of historic timepieces inspired the creation of online educational resources for K-12 classrooms. InQuiry Attic 1998—2000 The Franklin Institute Science Museum has in storage a century's worth of scientific instruments. "inQuiry Attic" offered an online exploration of some of these treasures. |
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