How to promote science in the community? Includes guided visit to "Fábrica Centro da Ciência Viva" Ivonne Delgadillo - Science Centre

2. Introduction

3. Mission
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Promotion the Public Engagement with
Science and Technology (general public)
Integration with scholars (school programs)
Development and commercialisation

4. Mission
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Open in 2004
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Operates in a old grains factory
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∑ 300.000 visitors
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65.000 persons/year
(33.000/year indoors + 32.000/year outdoors)

5. Region (indoor activities)
51% Aveiro Region
70% Center of Portugal

6. Region (outdoor activities)
56% Aveiro Region

7. Scheduled: 05 Dec 2013 10:00:00 to 17:30:00
Entrance

8. Auditorium: physics shows

9. Auditorium: chemistry shows

10. Lounge

11. Exhibition - hands on

12. Kitchen is a Lab

13. Robotics Workshop

14. Exhibition for younger

15. Science Lab

16. Maths room

17. Robotics Workshop

18. Holography Lab

19. Snail’s belly - children's room

20. Media Contents: TV, Radio, newspaper & web

21. Adult program

22. Commercialisation: Labs

23. Commercialisation: exhibitions

24. Commercialisation: exhibitions

25. Science and Society Program
Aveiro Region
National scale

26. Aveiro Region
11 Municipalities
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44 Science Shows involving
15.000 children
352 Science Labs involving 8.800
children
550 families
11 days of Science in the Summe
220 days of Scientific
photography exhibition

27. Aveiro Region - science in the summer

28. Aveiro Region - scientific photography exhibition

29. Aveiro Region - physics show

30. Aveiro Region - chemistry show

31. Aveiro Region - Labs

32. Aveiro Region - Families

33. Thank You!
ivonne@ua.pt