120th General Meeting of the KCS

Type Poster Presentation
Area Chemistry Education
Room No. Exhibition Hall 2+3
Time 10월 20일 (금요일) 13:00~14:30
Code EDU.P-508
Subject Analysis of Exhibits related to Chemistry in Busan National Science Museum
Authors Myung Nam Bae
Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Korea
Abstract The purpose of this study was to analyze the exhibits related to chemistry displayed in the science museum by exhibition techniques. I analyzed the exhibits related to chemistry displayed in the permanent exhibition hall of the Busan National Science Museum by operabilities of the exhibits, the visitors' viewing and manipulating activity types, the explanation types of the exhibits, personnel needed to operate the exhibits, and the intention of the exhibits. As a result of analyzing the chemistry-related exhibits of the Busan National Science Museum, more than 90% of them consisted of dynamic exhibits. And more than 90% of them also showed active viewing and manipulating activity type, and it was much larger than passive viewing and manipulating activity type. About 53% of active exhibits consisted of operation-exhibit 2 (including computer simulation), and 38% of them consisted of experience exhibits. All exhibits can be operated alone and about 78% of the chemistry-related exhibits consisted of hands-on exhibit.
E-mail mnbae@pusan.ac.kr