Doing San Jose Tech museum with grandsons - Sidharth,nearly 6, and Nikhil,3 plus - made me wonder if this was what Nehru had in mind when he talked of creating a scientific temper in our young minds.The museum exhibits with interactive features invite children to try their hand on colouring a digital sketch, web-designing, bridge-building, and a host of other activities.
Sidharth/Nikhil,among other things, created their own websites and designed a roller-coaster ride that they could test out in a simulator.They experienced the thrill of riding the roller-coaster they structured on a computer. The tech museum has scores of other hands-on exhibits to engage children. So excited were my grandsons that they wouldn't want to leave when a the security guard reminded us politely it was time we left. The museum closes at 5 p m.
The next day Sidharth asked if he could upload some photos from his baseball camp in the blog he created at the tech museum. Such was the impact of a visit to a place, so unlike most other museum where exhibits are kept in a glass case or cordoned off with a don't-touch signboard.
