The Mind Museum Unveils BASF Virtual Chemistry Table
Chemistry
is one of my favorite subject’s way back in high school and college. There’s
just something beautiful and magical when you observed elements create chemical
reaction resulting to incredible materials. As one of the vanguards of Science
and Technology, learning Chemistry especially at an early age and seeing how
wondrous it is can be advantageous to our younger generation.
The
Mind Museum, with sponsorship from BASF, the largest chemical producer/supplier
in the world, recently unveiled the first ever Virtual Chemistry Lab, a touch
table where kids and kids at heart learn in a fun way, how a single atom or
molecule can be the difference between fire and fizzle.
During
the unveiling, BASF Philippines managing director Ronald Mercado said that
exposing the children early to science and technology can “increase the
probability that more people are going into this discipline and finding new
ways and solutions to problems we are facing right now.”
BASF
is not new to this kind of endeavor, in fact, BASF through Kids Lab, a BASF
project which celebrated its 20th year last 2017, offers simple and
safe-for-kids experiments to children so that they are able to appreciate
chemistry. It has been held in the Philippines for several years in
partner schools in Laguna, near the BASF Agricultural Research Station.
Although
we didn’t get try hands-on the touch table, we were taught the basics of it.
Composed of substance disk, reacting disk, and tool disk, you can take a
drag-and-drop approach to the elements. You can mix and match them and choose
elements from a projected periodic table to see what happens with the
combination. You can also start over and over again or throw new elements into
the mix. What more, the table can also suggest combinations you might want to
try, without fear of explosion or any harmful reaction one might expect when
you’re in a real chemistry lab.
The
Virtual Chemistry Lab, the first in this part of the world, was secured through
the South African-based Formula D Interactive. The company is involved in
exhibits and with the help of its scientists and engineers where they use virtual
reality, augmented reality, and infrared technology in exhibit spaces.
The
Mind Museum hope that museum
visitors will enjoy performing digital science experiments that is safe and
fun for everyone. So come down and visit The Mind Museum and try the Virtual Chemistry Table.
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