Printer-friendly version--October 13, 2011.
The Sherbrooke Museum of Nature and Science recently kicked off its autumn schedule with the opening of the latest exhibition Watt’s Up? Renewable Energy.
“NOTHING IS LOST, NOTHING IS CREATED, EVERYTHING IS TRANSFORMED”
Is the transformation of our resources into energy causing pollution? Are we exhausting our resources? The Watt’s Up? Renewable Energy exhibit provides visitors with an understanding of the issues associated with the production of energy. Should we make more or consume less? As always, the museum team has created an interactive exhibition that is enjoyable for children, as Ludo and his friends from St-Anne's school had a great time trying to light up a pretty little house using hydroelectric, solar, wind and plain old muscle power.
This project has been made possible thanks to the generous contributions of the Canadian Heritage Museums Assistance program and the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation as part of the Let’s Talk Energy initiative, co-produced by the Saskatchewan Science Centre and the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum. Watt’s Up? Renewable Energy will follow in the footsteps of some twenty other Sherbrooke created exhibitions and begin its tour across Canada in January 2012.
In addition to this new exhibition, the Museum is offering an impressive schedule of events for autumn. According to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Executive Director of the Museum, “The science lectures and field trips offered by the Museum are always fascinating, but the new youth component is particularly exciting. The animators for this part of the schedule have all been recognized for the originality of their presentations, which have been conceived for a younger audience. There is no doubt that children will be amazed by the talks given about the magic of chemistry, energy and environment, optical illusions and even insects, in celebration of Halloween.”
This all new series of lectures for young people would not have been possible without the financial support of Hydro-Québec. All the exhibits are bilingual, but the lectures are presented in French only.
The complete autumn schedule is available on the website at www.naturesciences.qc.ca.