Science Club gives students the opportunity to conduct hands-on experiments and enhance their science knowledge.
The launch of Chandrayaan-2, India’s second lunar exploration mission certainly triggered the curiosity of many and the 3rd and 4th grade students seized the opportunity to learn the basic aerodynamics of a rocket through the “Balloon rocket experiment” using balloon, string, straw and tape. It taught them about the pressure, which propels the rockets in space. This experiment taught the students about action and reaction. The force from the air moving in one direction propels the balloon in the other direction, much like a rocket. The children enjoyed this simple experiment and had fun doing it over and over again with balloons of different shapes and sizes.
Students of Classes 5th and 6th grades made a simple camera with the help of shoe box; a camera without a lens but with tiny aperture, a PINHOLE. By doing this activity they learnt that light travels in a straight line from the source to our eyes. They also observed how light creates shadows and how the image appears upside down. The Students followed detailed instructions given by the teachers to make their personal pinhole cameras and are eager to put it to use to study the nature of light and to safely watch solar eclipses.
The students of classes 7th and 8th learnt to detect the presence of sugar in various fruit samples using Benedict’s Solution. The teachers first explained the concept and procedure to the students and thereafter took them to the chemistry lab. Students performed the experiment in a group. With the Benedict’s test, the colour changed from blue to brick red with gives indication of the amount of sugar present in various food samples.
