LEARN
ABOUT SCIENCE
The learning of science is based on themes that students can relate to in their everyday experiences and to the commonly observed phenomena in nature.
In our Learning Journey at MINT Museum of Toys, we aim to enable students to appreciate the relationship between different scientific ideas and our everyday occurrences.
How does water become ice? How does a remote-controlled car work? Why do things fall when we drop them?
In our Upper Primary Science Trails, we will explore Cycle of Matter, Energy and Force through an Augmented Reality experience with our vintage toys!
LEARN ABOUT CYCLE OF MATTER, ENERGY AND FORCE FROM OUR 3 TRAILS
OUTERSPACE
Museum Level 5
LEARNING ABOUT CYCLE OF MATTER
Something’s smoking! Is that fire?
In this outerspace trail, the students will investigate the changing state of water from evaporation to condensation and melting to freezing based on our toys such as Smoking Spaceman, Dan Dare Space Gun and The Floating Satellite.
Students will explore the different ways of steam/smoke production, identify similar functions in household appliances, as well as the transition between solid and liquid in different materials in toymaking.
The programme includes a 30 minutes guided museum tour and 45 minutes hands-on activity where students will get a chance to explore Augmented Reality touchpoints through a curated set of AR cards during this programme!
HIGHLIGHTED TOYS
THE FLOATING SATELLITE
MAKER: UNKNOWN
COUNTY OF ORIGIN: JAPAN
YEAR OF MAKE: 1960s
DAN DARE SPARE GUN
MAKER: UNKNOWN
COUNTY OF ORIGIN: GERMANY
YAER OF MAKE: 1960s
SMOKING SPACE MAN
MAKER: LINEMAR
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JAPAN
YEAR OF MAKE: 1950s
Characters
Museum Level 4
LEARNING ABOUT ENERGY
A toy car is moving by itself! How did it happen?
In this characters trail, the students will investigate the functions of different energy and the conversion of energy through our toys such as, Batmobile (with Robin), Tom & Jerry Comic Car, Popeye Trapeze and Popeye and Row Boat.
The students will identify various power sources and potential energy, experiment with the transfer of energy from a distance, and explore the efficiency in energy conversion.
The programme includes a 30 minutes guided museum tour and 45 minutes hands-on activity where students will get a chance to explore Augmented Reality touchpoints through a curated set of AR cards during this programme!
HIGHLIGHTED TOYS
POPEYE AND ROW BOAT
MAKER: UNKNOWN
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JAPAN
YEAR OF MAKE: 1950s
BATMOBILE (WITH ROBIN)
MAKER: UNKNOWN
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JAPAN
YEAR OF MAKE: 1950s
TOM AND JERRY COMIC CAR
MAKER: MASUDAYA MODEM TOYS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JAPAN
YEAR OF MAKE: 1970s
Collectables
Museum Level 2
LEARNING ABOUT FORCE
Why do things fall and not float?
In this collectables trail, the students will be exploring the gravitational , elastic force and frictional force through our toys such as, Climbing Monkey, Baby Feeding Dog, Philippine Jeepney, Greyhound Lines and Monkey Tumbling.
The students will investigate the deformation of springs and rubber bands, explore opposing motion in gears, as well as the effect of gravity in moving objects.
The programme includes a 30 minutes guided museum tour and 45 minutes hands-on activity where students will get a chance to explore Augmented Reality touchpoints through a curated set of AR cards during this programme!
HIGHLIGHTED TOYS
