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2021

Oslo Science Centre

Oslo Science Centre at The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology is a popular science experience and learning centre for technology, natural sciences and mathematics. The Science Centre is an arena where visitors can experience, learn or renew their knowledge on their own terms. Oslo Science Centre is the country's oldest science centre, established in 1986.

TeknoLab creative workshop

 Tekno lab  has been in operation since the autumn of 2018, and is now a sought-after space for use by both school students and the leisure audience  . The lab is a permanent location for Talentsenter for Science and Super:bit . The maker workshop is about challenging today's young people and their understanding of technology. Understand that they can help create new things, not just consume technology.

In    Tekno lab ,  we offer teaching for school classes in programming, electronics and digital fabrication, including the use of  micro:bit , soldering irons and 3D printers.  Science, programming, interdisciplinarity and creative joy are combined in a unique way. At the weekends there have been offers in both of our  creative workshops.  disco ball soldering , 3D printing, a drawing robot with  micro:bit  and the "assignment".

Girl holds a microchip

THE TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL BACKPACK – Super:bit

On behalf of the Norwegian Directorate of Education, the Norwegian Science and Technology Association has, through Den teknologiske skolesekken, received funds to carry out basic programming courses for all the country's 6th graders and their teachers. Oslo Science Centre is responsible for Oslo and Nittedal . From 2019-2021, we have trained 97 schools in programming, had 5,603 students and 471 teachers on the course. The feedback is good and we can announce that 100% of the teachers have replied that they think the student program contributes to increased interest in programming (1041 teachers, national evaluation). In 2022, we will continue with teacher courses, out in schools, where our ambition is for around 1,900 teachers to receive the offer. While the museum was closed, most of the teaching took place outside in the schools. 
The Science Center has employed its own pedagogue to lead the project. The project is a collaboration between the Norwegian Science Center Association, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB and NRK Super. Feedback from Udir nationally: "... As said many times;  we are very pleased with and impressed with everything you have achieved!"

In the spring of 2020, the science center association started a digital learning offer in programming aimed at students in the 9th and 10th grades. The project was continued in 2021. The teaching is sent from the museum. The project is called Kodekraft, and is financed by Equinor. Oslo Science Centre 's area of ​​responsibility is Oslo and Nittedal. During 2021, 1,740 students and teachers participated in this project.  

Four young people solve math problems

TALENT CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Talent center for science was established as a pilot project by the Ministry of Education and Science in 2015. The offer falls under the Education Act as adapted teaching, and therefore takes place primarily during school hours in the form of various subject camps. From the 2020/21 school year, this became a permanent offer at Oslo Science Centre . The Talent Centre is an offer for academically strong school pupils who find ordinary teaching to be unchallenging. The Talent Centre 's mission is to provide them with customized training at a level that stimulates, engages and motivates. With active use of the creative workshops, students are encouraged to be creative and creative. With funds from Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, the offer was extended in 2020 to three other upper secondary schools, with associated secondary schools in Oslo: Hellerud, Persbråten and Hersleb. In addition, an agreement has been concluded with Bærum municipality to start a branch in the autumn of 2020. Due to the corona pandemic, this measure has not yet been implemented.   

In the spring of 2021, it became clear that FERD was providing funding for at least five years to ensure an expansion of the talent centre , including to venues outside Oslo. During the short time the offer has existed, The Talent Centre has become an important premise provider in the field of Students with great learning potential in Norway. The Talent Centre 's people are sought-after course providers around the country, and we are now responsible for creating a national plan for the development of teacher courses within the topic. The Science Centre's strong position as a provider of playful learning and a practical approach to heavy theory gave us the mandate to safeguard the wise minds of tomorrow, where students work in the cross-section of theoretical science, practical engineering and technology development. The Talent Centre at Oslo Science Centre has given The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology increased collaboration with the higher education sector in terms of pedagogy and closer collaboration with the region's municipalities and county authorities.  

Four adults sit at a long table with a computer and notepads

THE CREATIVE SCHOOL – WHERE CREATIVE CULTURE MEETS SCHOOL CULTURE

The UiO Center for Natural Sciences and the regional knowledge centers have received funding from the Sparebankstiftelsen DNB for the three-year project Skaperskolen.  The creative school consists of several tools, including skills development for teachers, online resources, s caper festivals, a YouTube channel for children and young people and a didactic platform to bring the creative culture into the school. Due to corona , several of the sub-projects have been postponed until 2022.