Breakthrough
Science Society & KLE Society’s S Nijalingappa
College plan to organise a 3-day State-level People’s Science Fest
on 17-19 Jan, 2014 to showcase the joy of science and the importance
of scientific outlook, to demonstrate ways of ‘learning science by doing’ with easily
available materials, to interact with public and create awareness on
science issues of social importance, to inculcate the culture and
ethics of science among the students, to impress upon how scientific temper
& scientific method help resolve social problems, to differentiate
real science from non-science that merely uses scientific jargon, to
understand the mutual dependence between science and society and to
disseminate the life struggles of & values espoused by great
men of science.
As
an important preparatory step towards the fest, five competitions namely essay,
speech, chart design, collage and science quiz are
being organised on 21-22 Dec, 2013 (Saturday & Sunday) for high
school and pre-university/class 11,12 students at KLE Society’s
S.Nijalingappa College, Rajajinagar (near Navrang theatre).
Date:
Saturday, 21 Dec 2013
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Competition
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Time
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Eligibility
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No of participants
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Language
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Entry Fee
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Topics
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Essay
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10.30am-11.30am
|
High school & PU/Class
11,12
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5 students per institution
|
English & Kannada
|
Rs.10 per head
|
· Towards
improving science teaching in curriculum
· Science
& its ethics
· Science
can solve social problems
|
|
Chart Design
|
12pm-1pm
|
High school & PU/Class
11,12
|
3 teams,
2 members per team
|
English & Kannada
|
Rs.20 per team
|
· Conserving
Planet Earth
· Managing
Natural Disasters
· Science
& Superstitions
|
|
Collage
|
2pm-3pm
|
High school & PU/Class
11,12
|
3 teams,
2 members per team
|
English & Kannada
|
Rs.20 per team
|
· Conserving
Planet Earth
· Managing
Natural Disasters
· Science
& Superstitions
|
|
Quiz*
|
3.30pm-5pm
|
High school
|
3 teams,
2 members per team
|
English
|
Rs.20 per team
|
· 50
questions (reasoning based and not just fact-based) to be answered in 90
minutes
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*The final round of Science Quiz
(oral round) will be held during the People’s Science Fest in Jan, 2014 from
among the selected teams from the written Quiz competition above.
Date:
Sunday, 22 Dec 2013
|
Competition
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Time
|
Eligibility
|
No of participants
|
Language
|
Entry Fee
|
Topics
|
|
Speech
|
11am-1.30pm
|
High school & PU/Class
11,12
|
5 students per institution
|
English & Kannada
|
Rs.10 per head
|
· Solution
to power crisis
· Anti-superstition
bill
· Science
& Media
|
Please
register for the relevant competitions by any of the following ways:
(a)
Send email to bss_kar@yahoo.co.in
with these details: Competition, Name of the Institution, Name & Phone no
of the concerned principal/teacher, Names & classes of students
(b)
Call 9535246513 / 9448266718 / 9611049000 /
9482085869 / 9980540747 / 9986033579 (6 PM to 8 PM on weekdays or 10.30 AM to
2.30 PM on weekends)
Entry Fee can be
paid at the venue on the day of the event. Last date for submitting entries is Wednesday,
18 Dec, 2013. Participants are requested to reach the venue at least one
hour before the start of the respective competition for registration.
The top 5
teams/students in the competitions will be given a memento and a prize along
with certificate. All participants in the competitions will get
participation certificates.
The
relevant details of the competitions along with a brief synopsis of each topic
are attached with this invite along with synopsis of each topic. Please contact
9535246513/ 9980540747/ 9986033579 for any further details. Visit www.facebook.com/groups/bss.psf/
for more details.
