The new 'Science for Children' gallery
presents a series of exciting exhibits, activities and mind-boggling quizzes specially
designed for young children. In fact the gallery is challenging your skills. This gallery
is sure to encourage everyone to adopt a scientific approach based on observation,
experimentation, prediction and so on. It is about learning through interactivity and a
process of discovery .
Inaugurated by Dr.S.Ramakrishnan-Dean, School of
Natural Sciences, TIFR on 2nd November 2007
 
- Enjoy & Study different phenomena in Nature
- Play the health game 'snake-ladder'
- Make 3-dimensional objects from 2-dimensional shapes
- Put yourself in the dresses of clown, eskimo & kathakali
dancer
- Learn about our sensory organs - Eyes, Ears, Nose, Skin and
Tongue
- Touch with your fingers all the different surfaces and
identify the hidden surfaces by stretching your touch-memory
- Observe colourful tiny sparks of lightning in a glass sphere
- Sit on a chair that is full of nails and enjoy an experience
never before.
- Lay your hand on an elliptical carom board
- Create colourful shadows and play with colour filters
- Simply wave your hand above the 'Virtual Water Pond' & see
ripples in virtual water
- Computer controlled Quiz and multimedia kiosks not only
educate but also entertain here
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