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Symposium
on
Public Understanding of Science and Technology(PUSAT 2008)
Empowering Future Generations
with Science and Technology
2-3 August 2008
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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Science Centers:Impact, Learning, Skills
YM Tengku Nasariah Ibrahim
&
En. Kamaruddin Kassim
PetrosainsThe Discovery Center
Suria KLCC
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Our Headquarters is at
Suria KLCC
PETRONAS Twin Towers
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PETROSAINS
Our Vision:A world class science discovery centre that inspires fun-learning, creativity
and innovation
Brand Promise:Creating wonder through discovery and learning
Building future talents through the science of energy
Our Approach:We try to create holistic environments for engaging audiences and making
them feel safe and supported to observe, play, explore, investigate,
experiment, create, contemplate, discuss, debate, INQUIRE
and WONDER into or about the natural and human-made world
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Some basic facts about Petrosains
100% owned by PETRONAS(national petroleum corporation of
Malaysia)
Opened to public 25 March 1999
70,000 square feet of exhibitionarea
Manned by about 200 staff for
Science Centre (including 2 Gift
Shops), Travelling Exhibition and
PETRONAS Twin TowersSkybridge visitation management
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Geographically today
TRAVELING
EXHIBITION
(since 2001)
TRAVELING
EXHIBITION
(since 2004)
Langkawi
BKE
Johor Bahru
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Petrosains KLCCMain exhibtion center: 70,000 sq ft of exhibition > 300 interactive exhibits 300,000 visitors per year.
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Traveling Exhibition...
1. PETRONAS StreetSmart The exhibition behind the science of road safety
We want to start from young(melentur buluh biarlah dari rebung)
PETRONAS StreetSmart in Sabah
Centre Point Kota Kinabalu
(April 2003)Dewan Masyarakat Sandakan
(February 2005)
Dewan Masyarakat Tawau
(April 2007)
Dewan Masyarakat Lahad Datu
(May 2007)Dewan Masyarakat Damai, Kota Kinabalu
(June 2007)
Dewan Tun Mustapha, Kudat
(September 2007)
Dewan Pa Musa Tapak Tamu, Beaufort
(December 2007)
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1. PETRONAS StreetSmartIt is in response to an identified national need for a greater
awereness about road safety.Example of how Science Center is serving a social need and
presenting the information through the lens of science.
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2. Petrosains DinoTrek
An interactive science exhibition that explores dinosaurs and
prehistoric life
Place where children and families share the joy of discoveryand practise science process skills
Petrosains DinoTrek at Sabah
Dewan Foo Chow, Kota Kinabalu Mac-June 2006
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Lao Tze
If you tell me, I will listen
If you show me, I will see
If you let me experience, I will learn
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EFFICIENCY OF LEARNING
Approximate content learned from different activities
Reading 10%
Hearing 20%
Seeing 30%
Hearing and seeing 50%
Discussion with others 70%
Direct experience or smart play 80%*
Teaching others 95%
* Science Centres operate in a zone of optimal learning efficiency
Source: Agastya Foundation, India
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Impact: What We KnowScience centre researchers / evaluators worldwidehave generally agreed that science centers andmuseums impact our audiences in the followingareas:
knowledge
engagement
attitude
behavior skills
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Knowledge
Things that our audiences consciously know Includes knowledge, awareness, and/or
understanding that can be expressed by
learners in theirwords or images during,
immediately and long after their experience We help audiences understand a Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
related topic, principle or theory, the history orphilosophy of science, or science as aprocess
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Engagement
Captures the excitement and involvement oflearners in a topic, area or aspect of science
Key assumption of the science centre field is
that we engage
Range of common affective experiences
include joy, delight, awe, wonder(our new
brand promise!), appreciation, surprise,
inspiration, etc. as well as a range of possiblenegative emotions (intended and unintended)
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Attitude
Goes beyond engagement in activities andexhibits to encompass longer-termstances that audiences take towardsgroups, issues, or topics e.g. the
environment, their thoughts and feelingsabout science or scientists, engineers, etc.
May involve changes of mindset or
opinion, e.g. no longer think that scienceor a particular topic is boring
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Behavior
Involves changes to audiences long-termbehaviors, in their lives, beyond the exhibit,facilitated experience or program
Behavior is often the targeted impact for exhibits
or programs on the environment May lead to furthercuriosity, investigationabout particular topics, or changes of habits,such as conservation and/or increased
commitment to environmental stewardship (e.g.buying high efficiency light bulbs, etc.)
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Skills Targets theprocedural aspects of knowing, as
opposed to declarative aspects captured by theknowledge category
Reinforces science process skills throughpractice and rehearsal, esp. in social context
In science centers and their outreach satellitesand activities, skills are learnt or enhanced byobserving, mimicking and jointly participatingwith more experience family members, school
mates or other participants
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Science Process Skills and School Curriculum
Observing
ClassifyingMeasuring and Using NumberMaking inferencesPredictingCommunicatingUsing space and time relationInterpreting informationDefining operationallyControlling variables
Making hypothesisExperimenting
(Skills: To be addressed by En. Kamaruddin)
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Learning
Learning DimensionsAs recommended by renowned science centerresearcher Dr. David Anderson, Petrosains ServiceProvider Index (SPI) Survey is structured to align the
feedback from respondents regarding their learningexperience against the five learning dimensions.Dimensions that we measure are:
Cognitive
Appreciation
Social
Affective
Motivation
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Learning Dimensions Cognitive:
Are learners able to make sense of the learning at hand with clarity and
understanding?
Appreciation:Did learners recognise the potential value of their learning experience?Has the learning experience been positive and acknowledged?
Social:Did learners interact and engage with others during their learning?Is the learning experience shared?
Affective:Are learners engaged and involved?Did visitors have a positive and memorable experience?
Motivation:Are learners encouraged to further explore?Did they feel keen to further engage?
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Montage of Petrosains
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Petrosains Process Skills
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Observation
Plasma Tube
beautiful just to watch
it go through itspaces and react to
visitors and
facilitators touch
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Observation
Step Into Infinity notice the multiple images of yourself on
either side of you, as well as above you!
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Observation
Examine These Fossils look closely, there is a lot to see here!
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ObservationReal Image
dont just look from one angle, you may misssomething!
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QuestioningPlasma Tube
What is that funny purplish-white worm of lightin the tube? What is creating it and what makes it respond to
peoples touch?
What does plasma have to do with it?
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QuestioningColored Shadows
What is causing the colored shadows?
Why these particular colors?
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Questioning
Sliding Magnets
Why does the ring
with the gap in it
pass by themagnets more
quickly?
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QuestioningPolarization of Light
What is the relationship between the angle
of the Perspex pieces and the colors they
appear to be?
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Predicting
Resonant Rings
After playing with
this for while, I
can predict which
frequencies will
make which rings
bounce!
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Predicting
Jump Energy
Youll love to
guess how high
you, your friendsand family can
jump, based on
their height andweight
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Predicting
Gravity Race
Predict which car
designs will win a
race!
H pothesi ing Planning and
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Hypothesizing, Planning and
InvestigatingCycloid
Gravity Race
In all of these exhibits, you can change variables
based on your curiosity, what you observe as
well as your past experience
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Hypothesizing, Planning and
Investigating
Energy Conversion
Loop the Loop
In all of these
exhibits, you can
change variables
based on your
curiosity, what you
observe as well as
your pastexperience
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Interpreting
Charles Law
Boyles Law
Both of theseexhibits invite you
to interpret therelationshipbetween thevariables you areguided to
manipulate-pressure, volumeand temperature
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Communicating All Petrosains exhibits showcase our own attempts to
communicate science, technology, engineering andmath to our audiences, and every one of them also
provides you with an opportunity to share your
experiences with your family, friends, other visitors and
Petrosainss staff. Its what were all about!
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Communicating All Petrosains exhibits showcase our own attempts to
communicate science, technology, engineering and mathto our audiences, and every one of them also provides
you with an opportunity to share your experiences with
your family, friends, other visitors and Petrosainss staff.
Its what were all about!
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THANK YOU AND SEE YOU AT PETROSAINS