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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

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