Drexel+University+-++Art+of+Science

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 * Subject:** Any High School Science

The Drexel University Art of Science museum is a simple (and yet informative) exhibit on the Drexel University Island. Its a bit misleading to call it the "art of science" however. The "art" in the museum is limited to busts of various prominent, historical scientists. These are essentially just poorly textured concrete statues of famous people which in themselves are not very interesting. What makes them more valuable however is that by clicking on a statue, a notecard is deposited in your inventory that has a brief history of the scientist (see the picture on the right). IF you actually had students in SL, this would be a safe place to take them, and you could pair the students up and have them do the whole museum with an accomplanying worksheet within in a class period. This might be an interesting way to introduce some of the history and nature of science material that tends to be pretty dry and repetitive year after year. There's really not much more to say about the museum; it's a simple, straightfoward location that's worth the visit. You can avoid most of the rest of the island for now however. It seems a bit incomplete, none of the "freebies" are actually obtainable and there's practically no information that isn't directly related to a specific course being taught at the university.

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