{"id":2433,"date":"2012-07-30T16:29:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T22:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2015-06-24T13:01:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T19:01:38","slug":"telus-spark-if-this-is-science-we-are-doomed-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/07\/30\/telus-spark-if-this-is-science-we-are-doomed-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Telus Spark : If This is Science We are Doomed, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\"\"<\/a>We visited http:\/\/www.sparkscience.ca\/<\/a> for the first time yesterday.<\/p>\n

Everyone in my family is into science – in a BIG way. We also love learning new stuff, and we love having fun. This should make a visit to the science center a fantastic outing.<\/p>\n

Where do I begin?<\/p>\n

To be fair, we did end up laughing a lot – but mostly it was the kind of laughter you turn to when things are just too pathetic\/depressing for words.<\/p>\n

The number of squandered opportunities for learning science, or, well, ANYTHING is really quite impressive.<\/p>\n

If you want to learn something about science this is NOT (!!) the place to do it.<\/p>\n

Also, WAY too expensive.<\/p>\n

The staff were friendly enough, but it seems quite clear to me that whoever designed the exhibits either does not know much about science or does not know how to teach it – or both.<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the good:<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>The little kids’ play area is FUN.<\/p>\n

There was lots of stuff to do of course. Some of it even had to do with science – though of course, NONE of it was explained. OK. It’s the little kids’ space. I guess they don’t need to learn about science.\u00a0 (I’m kidding!) Of course THAT is the very BEST time to begin to inspire kids to be interested in science, but apparently not here.<\/p>\n