April 26th, 2009
The Science Centers in Kuala Lumpur
There are two science centers, or museums in Kuala Lumpur. The first is the National Science Center. The Prime Minister in 1996 was Mahathir Mohamad. He opened the center in November of that year. The center is just northwest of the city and is in Bukit Kiara atop a hill. The center’s goal is the promotion of technology and scientific study in the country of Malaysia. The first building that comes into view looks like a futuristic, geometric sculpture, a cone with a dome on top. In this building, there are many exhibitions dedicated to the environment, to the ideas of the future, to famous inventions of the past. One enters the center through an underwater tunnel where fish swim in the aquarium overhead. This leads into the environmental exhibit of a man-made rain forest, with descriptions of the exotic and tropical plants and animals that are indigenous to the rain forest . The center is designed to promote education in areas such as chemistry and biology, to robotics and computer sciences. Everything about the natural world, and the created world of data analysis and communications technology, all areas of and relating to science and how these studies have changed and will continue to change the world in which we live in. This is a perfect stop when traveling with the whole family, as many interesting hours can be spent in this building.
One other such center, which is great for children, and is located close to the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hotels and other tourist attractions is the Petrosains. This is different from the National Science Center in that this museum does have many educational exhibits from the various sciences, but it also includes the dinosaurs. The time period that many children find extremely interesting. The effects that earthquakes have had throughout the years, and how human life is forever changed by natural disasters and by discoveries in the natural world, such as petroleum are topics that are investigated by visitors through the interactive nature of this center. Many find the study of the sciences a grueling endeavor, but the goal at Petrosains is to illustrate how enjoyable learning can be, that it can actually be a fun way to spend an afternoon. Both of these centers are wonderful, fascinating options when deciding how to spend the day in Kuala Lumpur.
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