National Science Museum Launches Full-Scale Science Education Programs for Adults

National Central Science Museum, College of Traditional Science.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] The National Science Museum announced on the 29th that starting in April, it will officially operate ‘Science Education for Adults’ to stimulate adults' interest and enthusiasm for science and to promote the spread of scientific culture.

The program consists of ‘Expert Training Education’ conducted in the Science Workshop, ‘Traditional Science University’ to enhance understanding of scientific culture in daily life, ‘The Scent of Science Found in Books’ where authors of science books explain their content in an easy-to-understand way, and ‘Teacher Training’ to improve the capabilities of science teachers.

The Expert Training Education in the Science Workshop is composed of three courses: ‘Woodworking and IT Convergence 1st Term’, ‘Woodworking and IT Convergence 2nd Term’, and ‘Desktop Cutting Plotter 1st Term’. The 1st term runs from April to July, and the 2nd term from September to November. This is a newly established course this year, reorganized from the existing adult education courses in the Science Workshop, targeting teachers, instructors, and staff who conduct maker education at schools, local governments, and public institutions.

Traditional Science University is the museum’s representative adult education program, and in the first half of this year (54th term), it will be conducted under the theme ‘Normalization of Science, Scientification of Daily Life’. Subtopics such as climate, diet, architecture, and medical care will be selected for lectures, allowing participants to learn about science closely related to our daily lives with experts in each field. However, due to COVID-19, the capacity has been reduced to half of the original 90 participants (45 participants), and the program will be operated over 12 weeks combining both online and offline formats.

‘The Scent of Science Found in Books’ will invite Dr. Shim Chae-kyung, author of , during the Spring Science Day event period. She will give a lecture on astronomical research based on planetary observation data and share her life as an astronomer in Korea. Dr. Shim is a senior researcher at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute and was selected by Nature as a young scientist leading future lunar exploration in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Meanwhile, the AI and science experiment-themed summer teacher training conducted in the science classroom will take place in August. Teacher training sharing teaching methods for scientific principles based on research by the Daejeon Secondary Science Teachers’ Association is planned for June and November.

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