National Children’s Science Congress(NCSC)
National Children’s Science Congress(NCSC) is a nationwide Science Communication programme started in the year 1993.This programme inculcates the spirit of scientific study as well as analysing a problem scientifically.5 projects were sent at district level which was held at Chandigarh and one project was selected for national level. Students participated with full enthusiasm and prepare their files,log book and charts very beautifully.
Project which was selected for national its topic was SAY BYE BYE TO BALLOONS! And group members were DHANISH IX A AND SANJANA IX B.
It was a group project in which they research on effect of using balloons in parties and function .They had also suggested the ways by which we can stop using balloons and what materials we can use in place of balloons.
Science Exhibition
Kendriya Vidyalaya Baddowal organized the Annual Science Exhibition for classes III to X from 4 Dec 2023.The exhibition witnessed great enthusiasm and blooming participation from children of diverse classes, who had the unique opportunity of exploring as well as expressing their creative scientific ideas in the form of activities, models and projects. The event gave a diverse hands on experience to children, wherein they could translate the theoretical scientific principles into the mode of application in the form of observable phenomena.This event led the children from the realms of theory into the arena of practicum.
The students displayed their creative scientific potential in diverse arenas revolving around the themes of contemporary significance,namely,Agriculture and food security,Sources of energy and their conservation,Transport and communication,Disaster Management, Health and engineering sciences.Students were at their innovative best as they designed their own automobile,hover craft,motorboats,metal detectors,echo rangers,rural air conditioners,earthquake impact detectors to unique designs for tapping alternative sources of energy and new ways to conserve the conventional ones.The event in itself ignited the scientific curiosity in children and gave them a platform to give concrete dimensions to their ideas,from the zone of imagination to realism.
The exhibition didn’t not only provide the opportunity to children to execute their scientific ideas but also gave them the platform to demonstrate their ideas to a large group of science teachers and fellow students. Based on the feedback and suggestive ideas of the science teachers,the children gained a wider and a newer perspective on further development of their model or project.The students also got the unique experience of demonstrating and explaining their ideas to a wide variety of audience which further enhanced their confidence,communication and inter personal skills,overall,a boost to their personality.
On the whole, the Science exhibition was a great learning experience for both the students and teachers alike wherein it seemed that the world of science practically came alive, through the blooming projects of our young student innovators.
