Global Perspectives of Outdoor Science Parks: Benefiting from What We Learned over 25 Years!

Sunday, September 29, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM US CDT

Location: S105A

Session Leader(s)

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Ronen Mir, PhD

Schwartz/Reisman Science Education Centers, Weizmann Institute of Science
Kiryat Tivon, HaZafon, Israel

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Presenter(s)

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Robert Firmhofer

Copernicus Science Center
Warsaw, Poland

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Moshe Rishpon

The Davidson Institute of Science Education
Rehovot, Israel
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Thorsten D. Künnemann

Swiss Science Center Technorama
Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland
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Amir Schorr
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Carol Perelman
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Vesa Lepisto

Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre

Festive Global session inspires developers of Outdoor Science Parks, providing examples, stories, analyzing successes and failures, presenting OSP’s geographical, physical, and social environments. Starting from the 25 year old Clore Garden of Science, choice of themes and exhibit ideas, using natural elements, fostering innovation and inventiveness among the younger generation are highlighted. Participants will share ideas for developing OSP in their community.
Topics include: making use of natural phenomena in diversely designed landscapes, urban biodiversity gardens, additional phenomena outdoors than planned, Education and content development, OSP evolution, the concept of new OSP like the new 2024 Clore Garden of Science.