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In my perfect world, when anyone wanted science information on, say, energy transitions, climate change, protecting water and food resources, or vaccination risk, they would come to their local science center or museum and find the information they need to make informed decisions. Science centers and museums need to have information available ...
- ASTC Annual Conference
Opening Keynote “Science communication and storytelling to...
- ASTC Annual Conference
The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, one of the world’s leading institutions of research and higher education, the GGSC is unique in its commitment to ...
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Science centres are referred to as informal learning environments since they are free of the constraints imposed by traditional classroom settings. They encourage visitors to explore a wide array of stimulating and thought-provoking participatory exhibits on their own terms, based on personal preferences, learning styles and interests. The Canadian...
While science museums that feature static displays of scientific and technological objects have existed for many years, science centres are a contemporary phenomenon aimed at making science subjects more accessible to the general public. The first to succeed in building participatory exhibits were German industrialists at the Deutsches Museum in Mu...
Central Canada Ontario Designed by architect Raymond Moriyama, the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto’s Don Valley became the first such facility in Canada when it opened in 1969. Created as a Centennial project, the centre's official name is the Centennial Centre of Science and Technology. The Ontario government founded the Ontario Science Centre a...
Designed for younger audiences, science-based children's museums are the fastest growing category of museum in North America. The London Children's Museum, which opened in 1975, was Canada's first interactive educational centre (see London). Their programs and exhibits focus on the educational and social development of children from infancy to age ...
Mar 17, 2022 · 7 Characteristics of Science: Qualities of a Good Scientific Study. Last updated: Mar 17, 2022 • 3 min read. The process of science always features certain core characteristics. These central tenets mark the difference between real, reliable science and pseudoscience. Learn more about what makes up the key characteristics of science.
Jan 1, 2014 · Outreach. Many science centres operate outreach programmes extending the science centre experience to local, regional and national communities. The Shell Questacon Science Circus is probably the world’s best known and most extensively travelled science centre outreach programme, and as such it provides a good example of the successful elements of an outreach programme.
- Graham Durant
- graham.durant@questacon.edu.au
- 2014
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley sponsors groundbreaking scientific discoveries—and turns them into stories, tips, and tools for a happier life and more compassionate society. Since 2001, the GGSC has been at the fore of a new scientific movement to explore the roots of happy and compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behavior—the science of a ...
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Major Initiatives. Time-bound campaigns that focus on elevating a specific topic, such as the science of gratitude or purpose. “We scientists need partnerships with organizations like the GGSC because we’re not experts in reaching loads of people on a regular basis. Providing sustained delivery of content that’s thoughtful, not over-the ...
