EXTRA, the marketplace for scientific touring exhibitions.
You can further develop your abilities and it depends entirely on you which direction your focus on in the future.
At the start of the exhibition you will get a unique QR code which you activate in the “Central Brain Exhibition” and you can start discovering your talent.
What awaits you in the stations?
- learn about the lives and works of prominent world figures who excelled in the given area
- take a topical quiz
- try out your skills on the exhibits
Stations under the microscope
A. Focus on the humanities
A1 - memory test (training memory of signs using Kim’s game)
A2 – synonym (matching words of similar meaning)
A3 - what came first, - compiling a timeline of milestones from world history (figures, battles, discoveries)
Profiles of prominent figures: J. K. Rowling, Plato, J. A. Comenius, J. Pulitzer, T. G. Masaryk, J. Paul II.
B. Dexterity:
B1 - Buzz wire (guiding the loop without it touching the wire)
B2 – Knots (making a braid from string)
B3 – Labyrinth (moving a ball around a maze)
B4 - Beads on a stick (threading as many beads of various shapes as possible )
B5 – Embroidery (embroidery patterns on metal warp)
Profiles of prominent figures: G. Versace, C. Chanel, I. F. Kamprad, F. Lamborghini, J. Choo, Confucius, E. Ferrari
C. Technical disposition
C1 - build a tower (build the highest and most stable tower you can)
C2 – center of gravity (finding the center of gravity of the depicted body)
C3 – navigation (guiding a robot along a path)
C4 - spatial puzzle (fitting pieces into a 3D shape)
C5 – distance (estimating distance)
Profiles of prominent figures: A. Citroën, K. Benz, S. Jobs, S. Wozniak, L. da Vinci nebo T. A. Edison, P. Spencer, J. Goodfellow, Laurin & Klement.
D. Artistic leanings
D1 - art of composition (finding the golden ratio in photography)
D2 – dance (copying sets of movements from a video clip)
D3 – Mozarteum (copying a recorded melody)
D4 - musical ear (playing a melody on a virtual keyboard)
D5 – mime (miming facial expressions from a video clip)
Profiles of prominent figures: B. Smetana, W. A. Mozart, J. Carrey, M. Jackson, P. Picasso, J. Werich, F. L. Wright, M. Buonarroti
E. Physical ability
E1 - catch it (reaction test)
E2 - balance board
E3 – jump (measuring the height of a jump)
E4 - hanging on a rope (measuring endurance hanging on a rope)
E5 – strongman (measuring the force of a hammer blow)
Profiles of prominent figures: E. Zátopek, J. Jágr, M. Jordan, U. Bolt, E. Weihenmayer, M. Giroux, M. Navrátilová
F. Sense of justice and communication
F1 – events (creating a timeline for a comic story by logically connecting causes and effects)
F2 – describing game (describing depicted objects)
F3 – judge (decide who the culprit is after reading a microstory)
F4 – reporter (commentating on a football match or a fashion show)
F5 – microstory (subjective evaluation of a submitted story)
Profiles of prominent figures: V. Havel, M. L. King, Seneca, M. Gándhí
G. Passion for nature
G1 - how it feels in a dumpster (trying out a short stay in a dumpster)
G2 – shopping (choice of options and steps when shopping – routine or conscious decision?)
G3 - recognize them? (identification of sounds and their sources)
G4 - are you in touch with nature? (revealing your own attitudes to nature)
Profiles of prominent figures: G. Nelson, C. Limé, W. Maathai, L. Pasteur, G. Galilei, L. DiCaprio
H. Exact thinking
H1 - I think, therefore I am (detecting abilities of logical thinking using simple mathematical tasks)
H2 – differences (comparing figures and focusing on their differences)
H3 - mathematical minimum (completing numerical series)
Profiles of prominent figures: S. Hawking, A. Einstein, O. Wichterle, M. Faraday
Central brain
Evaluating the quizzes using the QR code
The well-known Czech psychologist Tomáš Rodný, who specializes in counseling related to the selection of suitable studies and professions, was consulted during the development of the exhibition.
Most exhibits are connected to evaluation software, which assesses which field of expertise you excel at on the basis of your success in fulfilling the tasks. Tasks are divided into three levels according to age. The minimum age limit for completing evaluation is eight years old. After completing all the stations your measurable results will be sent to your e-mail address.