Panasonic GREEN IMPACT PARK

The first floor of Panasonic Center Tokyo has been renovated into an experiential displays space where elementary and junior high school students can learn about the environment, think about it, and take action.
In this space, while introducing Panasonic's long-term environmental vision "Panasonic GREEN IMPACT", which is Panasonic's initiative to reduce CO2 emissions, each child will find ideas for "ACT" and become friends who will take action on environmental issues. We are aiming for

The various shapes scattered throughout the space represent the unfinished forms that children will create themselves in the future, as a place where each child can learn while searching for answers to environmental problems, which are issues that do not have clear answers. doing.
In addition, by asking questions using the four big signs, you can explore hints while experiencing game content and hands-on displays.
The content is set in familiar homes and daily life, so that you can relate large-scale environmental issues to your own daily actions.
In addition, through games that combine analog gimmicks such as "pushing" and "turning" with digital content, and through collaborative work with friends, we have devised ways to allow children to have fun and learn using their bodies in a real space.

Currently, as environmental issues become more complex and diverse, the amount of prerequisite knowledge required for learning is increasing, and at the same time, there is a need to develop human resources who can think and act to solve problems.
However, the current knowledge-input type of environmental education that has been used up until now does not allow children to view large-scale environmental issues as their own, and it is not possible to connect them to the actions of children.
In addition, many companies are facing the problem of how to communicate to children environmental issues for which even adults have not found clear solutions.

By converting dilemmas that actually occur in the field into content, the children who experience them become involved in problem-solving themselves, giving them an opportunity to develop a sense of self-efficacy.
For example, content that preserves power generation and supply, including renewable energy, must find practical solutions to the dilemma of CO2 emissions and stable supply. In this space, we have created a project that allows children to naturally acquire an attitude toward tackling environmental issues through trial and error through games.

Based on the survey results, students from school groups said that displays experience was "easy to understand," "it was fun," and "I learned about Panasonic's initiatives." We have also received feedback from the teachers who led the classes, such as ``We had a great time'' and ``The students were actively experiencing and learning.''