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The science garden at the Weizmann/Davidson Institute was inaugurated

The Clore Science Garden of the Davidson Institute for Science Education - the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science, has undergone an upgrade in recent years so that it also reflects areas of knowledge that did not exist 25 years ago when the garden was first inaugurated. It is the only science museum in the world under the dome of the sky

The Science Garden at the Davidson Institute for Science Education. Photo by Ido Kagan
The Science Garden at the Davidson Institute for Science Education. Photo by Ido Kagan

The Klor science park in the Weizmann Institute campus complex in Rehovot is open to the public and is the science park the first in the world which was built under the sky. The garden covers an area of ​​about 13 dunams, founded by the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Davidson Institute for Science Education - the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute and the Klor Israel Fund. The renewal of the Science Garden lasted for about 5 years, with another part to be built in the next three years. 

The Science Garden has nine complexes that integrate in the experience and content, flow and connect with each other. The facilities invite us to play, experience, enjoy and learn through permanent exhibits and changing science activities. Greetings and welcome.

Science Park Complexes

Heritage Square - How did it all start? At the entrance to the Science Garden you will find the Heritage Square: an open area with several exhibits that express the spirit and heritage of the garden, honoring the people of vision and action who laid down the guiding principles for the nature of the garden's activities. The exhibits include a Xalapeon (no, that's not a typo!), a giant wave, the globe, small and large bubbles, a vortex, a wall of glitter, a chaos pendulum, and more. 

Everything is alive – What is it like to travel inside the human body? Man, his health and quality of life are one of the central foci of scientific research. In the complex we climbed inside a massive display of the human body, the height of a 3-story building! We will activate our lungs and heart, move our fingertips, see how the blood flows and understand more what is inside us and the systems that make life possible, our responsibility towards ourselves and towards those who live with us.

Everything is growing - How do the wonders of technology help to grow plants? Plants are essential for life on earth. In the complex, we will see how a robot takes care of a flower bed, we will smell spice plants, we will get to know vegetables that grow without soil, we will meet plants unique to the Land of Israel and we will examine what is necessary to provide food and oxygen in the future.

Everything is matter - What properties do different materials have? Each material has its own unique properties. Elasticity, magnetism, electrical conduction, sound and light are some of the wonderful properties you will play with. In the complex we will play with soap bubbles, create and listen to music that we have produced from the various materials, and more. 

everything light – How do light rays break into colors? Light is the primary source of energy and the basis for all life on Earth. Come and play in a huge kaleidoscope, reflections in origami mirrors, and lots of light rays that break and create arcs.

everything movement – How does energy become motion? We and the universe around us are in constant motion and motion is necessary for life: it allows blood flow and metabolism, the migration of living creatures, the growth of trees and flowers and more. In the complex we will make balls and water move in different directions and with different methods. Carousel, spoons, stairs, air blower, jukebox, bells - we will activate all the facilities with the help of movement.

Everything is code - Will you be able to crack the code? Our world is full of hidden patterns designed to perform complex operations. If we continue to crack the code in nature we will understand more about the world around us. In this complex you are invited to a huge cooperative programming game and to program with code the movement of water, the sounds of music, mirrors and colors.

everything country - The earth is the home of all of us, how will we manage to protect it? In this complex we will observe the vastness of the sky, notice the movement of the clouds, go down to the depths of the water, climb to the tops of trees through a wooden structure made of bamboo, walk on a spider's web, meet a living system in an ecological pond and enjoy a sensory route in direct contact with the earth, the trees, the water and everything in between.

everything brain - How does the mind deceive us? The brain is the most complex machine known to mankind. Responsible for emotions, activation of organs and in fact - the commander of the body. In this complex we will experience optical illusions, we will understand how they occur, we will explore the abilities of the brain through mathematical sculptures and we will visit a Japanese garden through which we will encounter the connection between body and mind, and we will try to decipher what is meant when they say "it's all in the head".

All water - Water is an essential element for sustaining life. This is also the case in our garden: between the enclosures and within them flows a stream, which drains into a spectacular and vibrant ecological pond. We will get to know the flow properties of water, how we can influence them, we will ask what are the characteristics of the living environment they produce and we will explore the interrelationships they enable and affect us all.     

Prof. Alon Chen, president of the Weizmann Institute of Science: "The Weizmann Institute of Science attaches great importance to the promotion of scientific education among the general public. Alongside the research carried out in the institute's laboratories, we invest a lot of effort in making science accessible to the public, through a variety of activities, programs and events. Together with the Davidson Institute for Science Education, the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute, we dreamed up and established the Kalor Science Garden, a museum of international standard, built with the aim of enriching the world of knowledge of the visitors who will come to enjoy the spaces of the garden, through active involvement, experiences, and experience."

Dr. Liat Ben David, CEO of the Davidson Institute for Science Education - the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science: "The science garden is the place where our natural curiosity meets one of our greatest achievements: science. The spaces of the garden, the various themes and the northern phenomena in it invite diverse possibilities of an active, fascinating and enjoyable journey to our most beautiful thinking, discovery and creative abilities. Meanwhile, the visit to the Science Garden reminds us that we, humans, have a lot of good to offer - to ourselves and to those who live together with us."

Amir Shor, Chief Curator and Project Manager for the establishment of the Science Garden: "The science garden is made up of eight complexes, each of which offers observation of nature through a different point of view. Games of movement, light, code, living, material, earth, vegetation, mind, and all of them are connected by flowing, jumping water and life containers. The garden is operated by the visitors. It is full of music, surprising phenomena and experiences that visitors will not forget, and it will continue to grow and develop over the years.''

to the Science Garden website

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