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Friday, September 12, 2014
Workshop for school teachers on Science at B. M Birla science centre
Following are my reflections for a 7 hrs workshop for
school teachers on Science at B. M Birla science centre on 9/9/2014. The session started with the visit to the science museum. Interactive session in Science Museum: by Mr.Ch Kishore
Kumar was very useful and highly recommended for students of grade 8 onwards.
Many difficult concepts could be explained by showing different setups. Mr.Ch
Kishore Kumar took us to the amazing world of science especially, physics
explaining the different theories and phenomenon by simple assemblies. He
demonstrated concepts following setups: Fun mirrors, Deceptive warmth, Invisible
string, See sounds, Laser, See heat Climbing park Resonance: sympathetic swing Gears Pulleys and belts Corner cube Ballistic missile Centrifugal force assembly Conversion of energy: mechanical energy
to electrical and kinetic to potential energy n vice versa Use of angular momentum Demonstration of friction Pendulum motion: showing sine wave Archimedes principle Pythagoras theorem Optical illusion, Antigravity cone:
concept of centre of mass ,to name a few Later we had Curriculum based interaction discussing
the above setups. Later we Visited Observatory: Situated on the sixth
floor of the museum, the sky watching could be done conveniently and
effectively by a fully computerised telescope. We also visited Planetarium for a sky show followed by
visit to Dynosaurium which has fossilised dinosaur from places around Hyderabad
and Nalgonda. Later we were introduced to a very dynamic personality,
Mr. Praveen
Kumar Gorakavia young scientist, an inventor and former child prodigy. Praveen innovations span multiple scientific fields. He
started his scientific sting. At an age of 13, he has developed mathematical formula
for perpetual calendar calculation, which also mentions historic dates observed
on various types of calendars. He is recognized as a young polymath for his
innovations in diverse fields of science and engineering. At an age of 15
years, he designed a low-cost artificial leg with an ability for knee and ankle
movement. He has also developed a missile technology using wax in his school
project, at an age of 15.Praveen
is youngest recipient of one of the highest civilian awards of Andhra Pradesh
state, Ugadi Gaurav Puraskar, from state government of Andhra Pradesh.Praveen is also considered as the
youngest recipient of the FAPCCI award 'Outstanding Engineer/Scientist for the
state of Andhra Pradesh'. He has developed a low-cost products for water
purification, food storage, and biocatalyst for conversion of cotton to
bioethanol. Praveen has recently designed a low-cost mechanical brailler(cost Rs
3000/ against 1.5 lac)- to increase braille literacy in the developing world. He is currently pursuing P.hD on Upcoming trends in
solar energy encapsulation, which covers the 70% use of solar radiation for
solar power as well as solar thermal use. Currently, Praveen is working
on hybrid solar energy encapsulation technology, involving solar spectrum
bifurcation and subsequent concentration, as a part of doctoral studies. Praveen received the award ‘Outstanding
Engineer/Scientist for the year 2009-10’ from FAPCCIand is considered to be the youngest recipient of this
award. Earlier to this, Praveen received India’s prestigious award ‘Balshree’
from President of India. He received one of the highest civilian awards of
Andhra Pradesh state, Ugadi Gaurav Puraskar, from state government of Andhra
Pradesh. With all these feathers in his cap, Praveen is a very modest person
and has agreed to come to our school as a guest lecturer. I was personally very
impressed by Praveen and would highly recommend to invite him to school so that
our children get motivated.
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