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The objectives of the celebration of the important National and international Day is will be to raise greater awareness among the public and the media of the importance of the day. There are several commemorative events every year like World Telecommunication Day, World Health Day, World Environment Day, World Ozone Day, World Population Day, National Science Day, National Technology Day etc.
Science can be made fascinating by making it simple. This is the philosophy behind the popular science lecture programs, where eminent scientists who are also excellent speakers are invited to address a group of students on a topic of current interest. Luminaries like Nobel Laureates, Famous Indian and International level Scientists, Academician are invited to with students through this platform.
Observation and thinking are the processes that never stop. Students, being great observers, usually come out with new and innovative ideas to mitigate the problems faced by the society and/or for creating a better living place by designing solutions for the environmental problems for the generations to come. The Centre annually conducts science fair to provide a platform for students to convert their ambitious thoughts into physical reality by making models or preparing projects. The state level fairs are conducted in association with state education authorities.
This programme is organized every year to encourage students, teachers, and science communicators to explore and experiment with drama as an effective medium for communicating scientific ideas. It provides a creative platform where science blends with language, culture, and performing arts, helping participants express complex concepts in an engaging and relatable way. The programme includes a variety of activities such as science theatre performances, fancy dress competitions, and nukkad natak (street plays), allowing participants to showcase their talent, creativity, and understanding of science while promoting awareness among the public in an entertaining and impactful manner.
Can learning science be fun? The answer is YES! If it is learnt in simple through fun -way. Science Shows are intended to create interest in school students as well as general visitors. Here during the shows, the demonstrator performs and explains a set of exciting experiments on a theme and the experiments produce startling and amusing results. Various Science shows on topics such as Unexpected Science, Super Cold Show
This is a platform where student can express their imaginative, innovative and creative thoughts and suggest solutions to a problem posed to them arisen out of the modern life style or future of mankind. The problems may be related to pollution, decaying natural resources or about Indian future space missions or International mega experiments like CERN.
Event of a Celestial drama is a natural phenomenon such as Lunar eclipse, Solar eclipse, Venus transit etc. But why they happen and how well they can be observed is a great experience. The Centre has sophisticated refracting telescope using which astronomy experts conduct sky watching sessions for students and general public at night. Identification of constellations and other celestial bodies, observation of special events.
How, when, why and what are the traditional questions in a science quiz. But beyond the traditional quizzes conducted everywhere, the Centre conducts the science quiz in an interactive and participative way. Science experiments or demonstrations are performed before the group of Students, who are expected to answer the reason of the science behind the experiment. This is an annual event. It involves hundreds of schools in Delhi.
Over the years, method of teaching has undergone sea change. Hands- on activities, multimedia, smart boards etc. have become an integral part of modern way of teaching. But the basic scientific principles remain unchanged. A teacher is a hub between a student and the science education. Keeping this in mind, Centre conducts a teacher training programme so that if a teacher is trained, he or she may ignite numerous minds.
In order to create a perfect ambience for the children to spend their summer and winter vacations in doing creative and useful works, the Centre organizes Vacation Hobby Camps. These camps are held on various topics and subjects that facilitate the students to develop interest in different fields of Science and Technology. Some of the topics dealt are learn Science through fun, like Skill Development, Exploring Nature, Creative Art, Astronomy, Electricity and Magnetism, Electronics, Science versus Superstition etc. Look out for the announcement of dates to avail of this opportunity to participate in these programmes.
