{"id":1851,"date":"2021-01-09T22:42:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T22:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/?p=1851"},"modified":"2021-01-09T22:42:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T22:42:46","slug":"a-world-wide-knowned-best-practice-example-the-exploratorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/desres20.netornot.at\/?p=1851","title":{"rendered":"A world wide knowned best practice example : the Exploratorium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

History : <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Exploratorium<\/strong> is a museum of science, technology and arts in San Francisco.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Exploratorium was founded by the physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer and opened in 1969 <\/strong>at the Palace of Fine Arts its home until January 2, 2013. On April 17, 2013, the Exploratorium reopened at Piers 15 and 17 on San Francisco bay. The historic interior and exterior of Pier 15 was renovated extensively prior to the move, and is divided into several galleries mainly separated by content, including the physics of seeing and listening (Light and Sound), Human Behavior, Living Systems, Tinkering (including electricity and magnetism), the Outdoor Gallery, and the Bay Observatory Gallery, which focuses on local environment, weather, and landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frank Oppenheimer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since the museum’s founding, over 1,000 participatory exhibits have been created, approximately 600 of which are on the floor at any given time. The exhibit-building workshop space is contained within the museum and is open to view. In addition to the public exhibition space, the Exploratorium has been engaged in the professional development of teachers, science education reform, and the promotion of museums as informal education centers since its founding<\/strong>. Since Oppenheimer’s death in 1985, the Exploratorium has expanded into other domains, including its 50,000-page website and iPad app. It has also inspired an international network of participatory museums working to engage the public with general science education. The new Exploratorium building is also working to showcase environmental sustainability efforts as part of its goal to become the largest net-zero museum in the country.<\/strong> He has a major solar pannel to furnish its energy [1].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View of the Eploratorium on the bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Field trip with explainers :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Oppenheimer, the founder of the exploratorium had a special conviction about learning science. For him, having a real experience out of school was really important to learn.<\/strong> But he also knowed how it could be frustrated for someone not trained to understand it. That’s why he created this explainer program<\/strong>. Since 20 years, the explainers, special employees help the visitors to go through the museum. They are group of educators which help the visitor during the arrival<\/strong> : they guides the group to the check-in entry and help the teacher when they have classes. They will then guide the visitors through the museum and can help them when they have questions. There’s also some parts of the exhibitions where visitors can go through freely; but in case of need they always can find explainers at some special points inside the museum [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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