STEAM Theory of Museum Education in Chinese Children Aged 9 to 12 Technology Literacy Cultivation Mechanism

-- Planetarium in Shanghai as an Example

Abstract

STEAM museum education is an important way of the Chinese government fosters the talent, science and technology literacy is to improve the basis of primary and middle school students' creative thinking and independent thinking, but the museum course level is uneven. Lack of course characteristics, misunderstanding the training target and lagging education is one of the reasons lead to this phenomenon. In order to improve the quality of STEAM education in China, this work analyzes the curriculum significance of teaching framework, teaching content and teaching effect of Shanghai Planetarium. Planetarium as a public space with popular science education significance, China has invested a lot of resources in its construction, so it also has outstanding ability to cultivate scientific and technological literacy. The Chinese government has made museums pay attention to their role in promoting STEAM education. Shanghai planetarium STEAM education ability among China and the world top, since its open that has formed across age of STEAM education technology literacy curriculum system.