Antenna

Antenna presents current science stories in a clear and engaging style pitched at secondary aged students and upwards. Using displays and touch-screen interactives Antenna provides a unique environment in which to increase understanding of:

- the way scientists work, scientific methods and investigation
- advances in modern science and technology
- social and ethical implications of scientific and technological developments.

Antenna comprises a series of smaller displays about topical science stories and a larger 'feature' exhibition. The current feature is:

Water Wars: fight the food crisis
It takes a huge amount of fresh water to grow food. Supplies are dwindling because of poor water management, increasing demand and our changing climate. As the world’s population explodes, we have to ask… do we fight for fresh water now or wait for a global food crisis?
This exhibition looks at new technologies such as fog nets, bug batteries and seawater greenhouses that might help to solve the problem. There are interviews with the scientists and experts involved, and a fun game - Drench - that helps to illustrate the technologies and provoke discussion. 

The Antenna website provides a rich classroom resource for teachers, which you can use completely independent of a visit to the Museum. It contains a wealth of topical science stories, interviews with scientists, opinions from experts, and lively games that you can use in your teaching. It's also great for students to use when researching topical issues, problems or events in the scientific field (Citizenship).

During the school holidays Antenna also offers the chance to meet the scientists behind the discoveries and see what they’ve been working on.