Shillong, February 19 Bringing science beyond the classroom, the Shillong Science Centre launched a mobile exhibition bus on Thursday that will travel across Meghalaya, offering students hands-on experiments and live demonstrations aimed at encouraging young minds to pursue science.
The "Science on Wheels" tour program, organized in collaboration with the National Science Centre, Guwahati, a unit of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), was formally inaugurated during a ceremony held at the Shillong Science Centre.
Officials said the mobile science exhibit will visit 36 schools across different regions, equipped with interactive models and demonstration setups designed to explain scientific concepts through practical learning.
The current phase of the Science on Wheels bus tour will continue until the end of April.
The inaugural event featured live demonstrations in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, along with guided tours of the mobile exhibit, allowing students and participants to directly engage with scientific principles.
This outreach program builds on last year's pilot initiative, during which the Science Centre covered 27 schools in selected areas including the Mawkynrew C&RD Block and the Amlarem C&RD Block. Encouraged by the response, officials said this year's program is more expansive, with a long-term goal of covering all 12 districts of Meghalaya by the end of the year.
The initiative aims to promote scientific awareness among students, particularly in remote areas, by taking experiential learning beyond traditional classroom settings and making science more accessible through hands-on activities.