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Schools can organise a host of activities to develop Scientific Thinking on the National Science Day
National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm on February 28 every year to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by the Indian physicist, Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman on the same day in the year 1928.
National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm on February 28 every year (starting from 2009) to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by the Indian physicist, Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (C V Raman) on the same day in the year 1928. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for this discovery. National Science Day is celebrated as one of the prominent science festivals in India every year, during which students of various schools and colleges demonstrate motley of science projects as well as national and state science institutions exhibit their latest researches.
The theme of the year 2017 is “Science and Technology for specially abled persons”.
Why should schools celebrate National Science Day?
– Promote active involvement of students and teachers in science related activity.
– Encourage students to ask questions and to get doubts cleared in different areas of science and promote their effective participation.
– Enable students to know about the latest developments in the fields of science and technology.
– Enhance interaction between scientists and students.
– Encourage scientific thinking and promote better understanding of concepts of pure science among students and teachers of high school.
– Sensetise high school students about high intellectual value of science and to develop science culture.
What are the activities a school should conduct on National Science Day for students?
If your school would like to conduct a National Science Celebration, here are some past program ideas to inspire you:
– Science Fair and Expo: A designated hall can be divided into 5 areas: (1) Scientists in action; (2) Biology; (3) Chemistry; (4) Earth and Space and (5) Physics. The children will have demonstrations and experiments to view and/or complete. The aim of this event is to engage the children with a variety of science concepts in a fun way.
– Quiz Competition: Quizzes are a healthy way to increase the knowledge of students trough a competition. The quiz competition consists of multiple teams competing with each another trough out the multiple rounds
– Speech Competition & Debates: to make students aware about science and technology, schools can organise a speech competition and Debates based upon science and technology topics. This will be the best way increase the knowledge of students on this subject as well as teach them negotiating and discussion skills by counterfeiting two sides.
– Essay Competition: Some students are better in written skills as compared to vocal skills hence, hosting an essay competition would be a great opportunity for students. The topics for essay competitions should be related to the science and technology such as essays on the scientists in India like late C V Rama, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and the latest trends in technology field and initiiaves in India’s science and technology sector taken by Government of India
– Poster Making Competition: Poster making competition can be a great way to spread the awareness about the science and technology. Participants can make posters on the given topic. This will showcase the students’ creativity and knowledge about the subject and how they present it.
– Science Movie and Documentaries: Showing sci-fi movies and various documentaries to students can help to create interest in the science among the students as we learn more visually.
Images courtesy: Prasar Bharti, All India Radio and RRI Archives
Parts of this story are inspired by the following articles – https://dejavuh.com/2017-national-science-day-celebration-ideas-activities-schools-colleges/, http://asta.edu.au/programs/natscienceweek/activity_ideas