Bringing Science Alive 《 活的科學 》 活動簡介

1. Bringing Science Alive 《活的科學》活動簡介 2010/07/16 Ms. Jan LEUNG Assistant Curator, Hong Kong Science Museum Email: jtyleung@lcsd.gov.hk

2. Hong Kong Science MuseumDevelopment Unit香港科學館拓展組2010

3. Scope of Services • Extension Activities(推廣活動) • Education Services(教育服務) • Docent Services(導賞服務) • Exhibition Hall Visitor Services(展覽廳訪客服務)

4. 2009 Extension and Education Programmes • Fun Science Competition 2009 (Jan) • Secondary School Science Quiz Competition(Feb) • 08-09 HK Youth Technology Design Competition (Mar) • The 12th Primary Science Project Exhibition (May) • 2009 HK Student Science Project Competition (May) • Robotic Olympiad 2009 (May) • International Museum Day 2009, Hong Kong(May) • Hong Kong Geology 360 (May-Dec) • The 42nd Joint School Science Exhibition(Aug) • ‘Science in the Public Service’ Lecture Series (Sep-Dec) • FameLab Science Communication Competition (Nov) • 2009 Distinguished Chinese Scientists Lecture Series (Nov) • Science Alive 2009(Nov) • Stamp Sheetlet Design (Nov–Dec)

5. 2009 Exhibition Projects Science News Corner Exhibitions • ‘Unlocking the Mysteries of the Brain’ (HKUST + ScM) • ‘Science of Human Locomotion’ (HKPolyU + ScM) • ‘Bio-hydrogen Production from Wastewater’ (HKU + ScM) Hong Kong Geology 360 Special Exhibition (HKU, Stephen Hui Geological Museum, CEDD, Geological Society HK, ScM) ‘A Tribute to Prof. Charles Kao – Father of Fibre Optics’ Special Exhibition (CUHK + ScM)

6. Science News Corner (科訊廊) • Opened in June 2002 • Covers an area of 50 m2 • Divided into 4 distinct zones of interest • Organized 3 exhibitions per year • Received 23 project nominations for public selection in 2010 • The upcoming(21st) exhibition to be launched in Aug- • “Life in the Universe ” (宇宙中的生命)isdeveloped with the University of Hong Kong

7. Hong Kong Geology 360 8 Lectures, 7 Visits & Special Exhibition

8. ‘ A Tribute to Prof. Charles Kao’ Programmes Special Exhibition, Competition & 2 Lectures

9. Lecture Series • Research Grant Council Public Lectures (4 talks, April & September) (Research Grant Council and Universities) • ‘Science in the Public Service’ Lecture Series (15 talks, September to December) (Government Departments) • ‘Climate Change – What Can We Do?’ Lecture Series (4 talks, October) (HK Meteorological Society & Hong Kong Observatory) • Distinguished Chinese Scientists Lecture Series 2009 (5 talks, November) (Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre, China Association for Science and Technology, the China Association(H.K.) for Science and Society Limited) • ‘Science Alive’ Lecture Series (7 talks, Nov 08) (British Council & Education Bureau)

10. Competitions for Youth

11. Science Project Exhibition for Kids

12. Science Theatre National Geographic Channel Series RTHK Series Science Workshops Self-Learning Software Corner Family Robotics Workshop Laboratory Classes Fun Science Experiments Science Day Camps Healthy Elderly Laboratory Programmes Little Scientists Exploration Programmes Other Regular Activities

13. Education Services • School visit and educational programmes are core services of the Museum • Aim at promoting science to students and supporting science learning for school groups • Develop and organize programmes for students with different levels on various topics of interest • Offer a wide variety of programmes including film shows, guided tours, laboratory activities and science demonstration during school visit sessions • Traveling exhibitions and Video recordings of science lecture on-loan to schools • Organize special programmes with special learning objectives with other institutions (e.g. Science Alive)

14. Secondary School Science Quiz Competition 243 students from 78 secondary schools in participation

15. Science Alive 2009 Science Alive is an annual science event jointly organised by the British Council, Education Bureau and the Museum, and sponsored by The Croucher Foundation. Taking ‘Beautiful Science’ as its theme, Science Alive 2009 included: • Interactive Science Lectures presented by U.K. scientists (17 – 20 Nov) • FameLab – Science Communication Competition (21 Nov) • Science Walkabout Shows ‘Science Busking’ (21 – 25 Nov) • Science Demonstration Shows ‘Crisp Packet Fireworks!’ by The Naked Scientists(21,22 Nov) • Teacher Workshops delivered by Science Made Simple (23,24 Nov) Science Alive 2009 received 3,661 audiences including teachers, students & members of the public

16. School Visit Activities & Guided Tours

17. Docent Services • Services provided from March 1992. Around 200 docents are now on the service pool • Explain exhibits and conduct guided tours for students and visitors, • Support various kinds of educational programmes & extension activities • In 2009, 2,741 guided tours were arranged for 66,195 visitors

18. Science Demonstrations • Run by museum assistants during opening hours • On show at demonstration theatre, exhibition halls, lecture hall and museum lower piazza • More than 10 topics are available for presentation • In 2009, 1,978 demonstrations were performed with 84,365 audiences

19. Supplementary Visit Materials • Visit planning materials for teachers • Teacher guide • Student worksheet • Pre-visit activity guide • Education Newsletter The materials are free for teachers to plan their visit and to develop learning materials for their students.

20. School Visit Statistics (2005-09) * A significant drop in attendance was due to the threat of swine flu infection between May and July 09. The attendance figure of 2008 in the period was 40,185 (from 452 schools) whereas the figure in 2009 was 16,695 (from 221 schools)

21. Teacher Programmes • To introduce museum services and resources available to teachers through orientation programmes • To promote teachers’ understanding on the contents of museum permanent / special exhibitions • To provide special workshops to teachers on special topics of science • To work with Education Bureau to organize training workshop for teachers

22. Traveling Exhibitions • To promote science to schools & local community • Loan out exhibits for a period between 4 to 7 days • Schools arrange to pick up exhibition materials and setup by their own • Five exhibitions are available for booking: • Ask Professor Water (問問水教授) - for Secondary School • Optical Illusions (幻影) - for Secondary School • SARS and Viruses (沙士與病毒) - for Secondary School • Love the Everest, Love our Earth (親親珠峰 – 親親地球 ) - for Kindergarten • Care of your Eyes (謢理眼睛) - for Primary School • In 2009, 19 exhibitions were held with 7,305 visitors

23. Exhibition Hall Visitor Services Visitor Service Centre (1/F) • General Enquiries • Guided Tours • Providing Museum Exhibits & Programme Information • Offering assistance on request Resource Centre (Lobby) • Museum Information Materials • Educational Reference • Science Magazines / Books • AV-materials / CD-ROMs • Web-surfing

24. 2010 Programmes

25. Upcoming Events and Exhibition held at HKSM 1. “Life in the Universe” Exhibition《宇宙中的生命》展覽 at Science News Corner (Exhibition period: Aug – Dec 2010) 2. New Exhibition Hall “Jockey Club Environmental Conservation Gallery” 《賽馬會環保廊》 – will be opened on 27 Aug 2010! 3. “Marvelous Machines of Leonardo da Vinci”Exhibition 《達文西的科學智慧》展覽(Exhibition period: Oct 2010 – Feb 2011) 4. Secondary School Science Quiz Competition 2010 中學校際科學常識問答比賽 5. Science Alive 活的科學 6. ….and More….. For details, please visit our Museum website at http://hk.science.museum

26. Thank you

27. 2007-2010 Programme Statistics