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SHARJAH
SCIENCE MUSEUM
Sharjah Science Museum is the first interactive Science
and Technology Centre in the UAE. The exhibition hall
is designed to stimulate the visitor's curiosity about
the world around them. It contains hands-on exhibits
that cover a wide range of topics, from human performance
to the physics of rotating objects. Visitors can continue
their exploration by taking part in the science demonstrations
or the planetarium shows.The learning center with
its modern science and computer labs provides curriculum-related
workshops to school, on a pre-book basis. At the museum,
children and adults can have fun while learning. |
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exhibiting halls where there is the exploring area,
science lab and computer lab and they are all well equipped
to introduce various workshops for different learning
levels. |
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Space
show
In the sky of Sharjah the visitor will be accompanied
by the guide in his journey in the space starting by
the solar system to know the secret of this amazing
globe to know the location of the stars and to learn
that most of these names of starts are originally Arabic
names and they have their life cycle, just living things
when produced and when passes away. |
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Static
electricity show
Here the visitor will see and feel the effect of electric
charge when used through Van De Graf device upon the
body. |
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Physical
law temperature show
In this show the guide will try to dispose each material
of its trait and when using a sort of very cold gas
the result is that many organisms truned to the solid
states, a slight touch could smash the flower into pices
and a pice of rubber could become a stone. |
The
magic show
Have you ever saw a glass keeping its water even when
it is turned upside down ?....or a balloon starts to
pump up without being puffed ? What about seeing a liquid
that keeps changing its colour by itself ? All these
thrilling shows and many more magic acts would be introduced
and explained to the visitors here.
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Location:
Next to Sharjah TV, Halwan area.
Timings: Saturday to Tuesday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Wednesday & Friday, 3:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Timings are subjected to change without prior notice.
Admission: Different fees depending on the groups.
Contacts: P O Box:25700, Sharjah, UAE.
Tel:009716-5514777, Fax:5514733. |
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© Copyright Department of Culture
& Information 2004
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