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A taste of science
P. SUJATHA VARMA
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National Science Day was celebrated with a slew of fun and challenging contests.
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PHOTO: CH. VIJAYA BHASKAR
Poster power: At the exhibition
Paving the way for students to taste the rich legacy of science, the Regional Science Centre of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Science and Technology (APCOST) at Bhavanipuram in the city organised a series of contests for school children.
To mark the National Science Day celebrations on February 28, the centre invited school children to participate in essay writing, quiz, slogan-writing and poster presentation, all revolving around science-related topics. That Tamil Nadu produces more wind energy was a revelation for many contestants of the written quiz. Then there were questions on the biggest fresh water lake in India. Since Kolleru Lake is closer home in Krishna district, many students managed to answer it correctly. Only a few could recall the name of M.S. Swaminathan when asked to figure out the Father of Green Revolution.
That the sudden fall in the mercury level of barometer indicates ‘cyclone’, blue revolution is related to ‘aqua culture’ and the longest river in the world is ‘Nile’ were easy ones to crack.
Other simple ones included queries on the father of bird watching in India (Salim Ali), the instrument used to detect earthquake (Richter’s Scale), world’s largest waterfall (Niagara) and the place where Royal Bengal tigers are mainly found (Sunderbans)
Though response to the invitation to coin catchy slogans on the theme ‘Understanding Planet Earth’ was not really encouraging, the poster presentation drew good participation.
Students from KCP Siddhartha Adarsh Public School, Kanuru; K.C. Public School, Vidyadharapuram; Bishop Azariah Girls High School; and Atkinson High School in One Town participated in this.
Key issues
‘Wildlife Protection’ and ‘Water conservation’ – being key issues , children could effectively suggest groundbreaking modes of achieving the target.
A depiction suggesting concerted efforts from all quarters to realise the goal of water conservation showed the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, a girl student, a sportsperson, a techie and a commoner braving a downpour and holding on to an inverted giant-sized umbrella to preserve rainwater. The caption above read, “Each drop of water is precious, save it”. “Say no to felling of trees and animal-hunting,” screamed a caption under the ‘Wildlife Protection’ theme.
The participants answered with great confidence the queries tossed at them by T. Srikumar, a physics lecturer from Andhra Loyola College, who was to judge the winners.
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