Science
Centre acts as a bridge between scientific & technological institutions and the
society keeping the public updated about the progress made in various fields of science
& technology. As most of the science centres / museums are in big cities the mobile
science exhibition programme caters to the rural populace specially rural students.
The mobile
science exhibition unit consists of 24 participatory exhibits on a particular theme. The
exhibits give the visitor/student an opportunity to learn through a process of interaction
and discovery. The unit remains on tour for about 7/8 months in a year, covering a minimum
of 60 sites. It generally remains in a school for 3 days.
Apart from
this, to supplement the classroom teaching on science, the unit also take Science
Demonstration Lecture kits, taramandal - a portable mini planetarium, telescope and 16mm
film projector with selected science films which are screened in the rural schools
The
exhibition is normally organised in predetermined schools in close coordination with
education department. At each site neighbouring schools are invited. Each exhibition unit
covers over 1.5 lac rural students each year. The exhibition themes also change after 2-3
years.
Themes
available at present are
- Man must Measure
- You & Your Environment
- Forest
- Man & Machine
- Time
- Perception
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