Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Offers a Wide Range of Exciting Summer Activities

This summer, SSTM carefully planned and launched a series of themed science communication activities featuring "immersive experiences, visual demonstrations, hands-on creation, and in-depth educational exploration." Through an innovative, multidimensional approach to science communication centered on "playing, performing, creating, and learning," SSTM enabled visitors to uncover scientific mysteries through engaging interactions, firsthand experiences, and in-depth educational activities. These initiatives continuously enhanced the summer science learning experience and established SSTM as a popular science destination across the city.

Immersive Experiences Bring the Wonders of Science to Life

Engaging experiences are the best way to introduce science to the public. During the summer holiday, the exhibition halls at SSTM drew on their updated exhibition resources to launch a series of special summer activities, overcoming the limitations of traditional science exhibitions where visitors could "look but not touch." A wide range of classic exhibits and interactive installations attracted considerable interest from visitors.

Free guided tours were offered at scheduled times each day across multiple exhibition areas. "Science Companions" guided visitors through the exhibitions and encouraged them to interact with the exhibits, explaining the scientific principles behind them from fresh perspectives. Several popular exhibition areas also offered scheduled activities, featuring interactive experiences with exoskeleton robots, superconducting racing cars, brain-controlled cars, and other exhibits, attracting numerous visitors to stop and participate. In addition to listening to professional explanations, visitors could operate the exhibits themselves and gain firsthand experience. Through immersive activities involving touching, observing, and exploring, they developed an understanding of various scientific phenomena, turning their museum visits into engaging journeys of scientific discovery.

Dynamic Science Demonstrations Bring Exhibition Halls to Life

During the summer holiday, SSTM introduced a variety of dynamic science communication activities, including the "Science Train," a mobile classroom travelling between exhibition halls, and the "Science LIVE Show," featuring science experiments presented on stage.

In addition to its regular themes, the summer "Science Train" program introduced several special sessions in collaboration with universities and enterprises, covering fields such as optics, brain science, acoustics, and aviation. In collaboration with universities, SSTM presented a special session titled "Brain Detectives: Explore the Brain and Challenge Your Attention," in which frontline researchers guided visitors in learning about brain structures and participating in engaging experiments on attention. Engineers, pilots, and other professionals were also invited to SSTM to transform cutting-edge materials technology into accessible, live science presentations through the "Science Train" platform, bringing scientific advances vividly to life for visitors.

The "Science LIVE Show" was staged in public areas, where science educators presented various scientific principles directly to audiences through clear, accessible explanations and visually engaging experimental demonstrations.

Hands-on Practice at the Science and Technology Innovation Workshop Develops Practical Skills

The newly renovated "Future Science and Technology Innovation Camp" continued to offer a popular program of activities following its reopening. Focusing on developing young people's scientific and technological innovation capabilities, the camp launched a series of themed science experiments and innovation courses, providing a high-quality platform for young science enthusiasts to engage in hands-on practice and innovative exploration.

The courses covered a diverse range of subjects, including basic science experiments, engaging science and technology projects, engineering thinking exercises, and natural science exploration, tailored to the cognitive characteristics of young people in different age groups. Under the guidance of professional instructors, children operated experimental equipment, completed small science projects, and explored the principles behind scientific phenomena. From observing phenomena and raising questions to conducting hands-on experiments and drawing conclusions, these activities fully embodied the scientific education philosophy of "learning by doing."

In-depth Educational Exploration Strengthens Scientific Literacy

Drawing on its high-quality science communication resources, SSTM continued to develop a premium platform for specialized, high-quality, and in-depth science learning. During the summer holiday, it organized a series of in-depth science communication activities, including Meet @ Scientists, the Shanghai Science Communication Forum, Science Fantasy Night, and themed educational exploration programs, establishing a comprehensive, multilayered system for in-depth learning.

The "Meet @ Scientists" series invited outstanding researchers from various fields to SSTM to engage in face-to-face discussions with young people, share stories from scientific research, explain cutting-edge technologies, and answer scientific questions, inspiring young people's dreams of scientific and technological innovation through the power of role models. The "Shanghai Science Communication Forum" focused on popular topics such as cutting-edge technologies, the mysteries of nature, space exploration, and life sciences, broadening visitors' scientific horizons through professional lectures.

At the same time, the "Exhibit Hyperlinks" section was launched on the smart guide Mini Program. In addition to listening to audio guides during their visits, visitors could watch supplementary videos on exhibit detail pages after returning home, ask the AI assistant follow-up questions for further details, and follow recommendations in the "Experiment Players" section to recreate science experiments at home. This extended science communication beyond the museum and transformed a single visit into an opportunity for long-term exploration.

This summer, SSTM comprehensively expanded its summer science communication offerings and enhanced the visitor experience through a diverse range of lively, engaging, and professionally designed activities that encouraged visitors to observe scientific phenomena, participate in interactive experiences, conduct hands-on experiments, and deepen their scientific knowledge.