Kid was bored and wanted to go to a place where he could spend his energy and what other place than a trip to the science museum located in PCMC. I thought the science museum will help trigger the kid and make him curious. When I was young I had a very rare opportunity to meet and see Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Meeting him in the younger years triggered the necessity to explore science and the same had come back in the form of triggering the young minds of my kid. "Ignited Minds" with this thought in mind, off we travelled.
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| Science Park Center in PCMC |
So we bought all the show tickets and entered the science park from some fun. This was my 1st kids visit to something completely different and encouraging them to think.
Exploring MiG-23
As soon as you enter the science park you are greeted a hello from the MiG-23. The flight on display has been a war-veteran and was used during various missions in the yester years.
Kid started asking various Qs as to what all aspects of the aircraft meant and what was defined as Air-Force. The displayed plane can be touched and photographed and there is no restrictions on the same.
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| Kid exploring the plane |
Exploring the Science Park
Once we were done exploring the MiG-23, we entered the main building. Since it was a weekend and rained heavily the other night, there was a good rush of people visiting the Science Center. The Science Center is divided into 4 areas. As you enter, at the ground floor, you will find the automobile section where the center has various artifacts which explain the various parts of the automobile and how the industry works.
| PSLV Experiment |
| Trying to understand Linear Motion for a Circular Object |
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| The very first Mercedes Benz ever crafted |
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| Exploring the first steam engine |
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| Exploring how a truck works |
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| Exploring Tires |
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| Tickets Showcasing the various shows |
Exploring the Tarangan
The 2nd part of the building contains the Tarangan or Space Center. Here we had a 30 mins show which showcased the current stars in the sky even during the day as well as a video film on the theme of that day.
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| Space Center |
Post exploring the science center we moved to the upper floor which contained various physics and solar experiments.
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| Science Lab for kids to explore |
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| Indian Minds which inspired the World |
Lantern Making Activity
That day at the Science Center there was Lantern making activity which was simplistic in nature and was without the use of sticky gums. It was which paper cut outs and rubber bands and the kids were put to task for creating one for themselves.
and with that activity it was a wrap for the science park. Due to rains and muddy outfield, we could not take a look at the garden which also have various science experiments. Overall a good day to spend with kids to trigger their minds and start asking the correct science questions.
One can explore the science park by visiting their website here --> https://www.pcsciencepark.org/
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