Internationl Year of
Light 2015
Students Participate
in Workshops on Science of light
Workshops on
Science of Light at schools in Delhi have given an impetus to the International
Year of Light (IYL) celebrations in India. The activities are a part of UNESO
campaign as 2015 has been declared as the Year of Light by the UN to highlight
to the citizens of the world the importance of light and optical technologies
in their lives, and as a cross-cutting scientific discipline that can advance
sustainable development.
Workshop on
Science of Light for students is an initiative of MARS (Media, Art, Research
& Studies), Antriksh Education and YAATRA. It is being received with great
enthusiasm by both the students and the teaching faculty of the schools in
Delhi. Bajaj Electricals CSR Wing is the main sponsor. Around 100 workshops
will be held in and around Delhi.
The first
such workshop was held at S.R. DAV School, Dayanand Vihar, New Delhi, on October 6. The
second workshop, exclusively for girl students, was organised at the Janki Devi Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi, on October
14.
The students
really seem to enjoy the activity-filled two-and-half hour session as the classrooms
are sealed off to make it dark for the various light related experiments.
The
sessions are interactive with MARS-Antiksh educators taking questions and
explaining concepts using various hands-on activities.
The activities relate to
understanding colour, refraction, properties of light, wavelength and
frequency, spectroscopy, and applications like telescopes, origin of
photography and artificial light sources.
Expert from Bajaj Electricals give
presentations on various light sources, explaining the science behind the
efficiency of LED lighting.
Ms. Anita Singh, Principal of Janki
Devi Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, is appreciative of the initiative to
conduct the workshop at government schools. She says it is a great learning
experience for the students and wants more such hands-on learning activities at
the school.
Ms. Renu Laroiya, Principal of S.R. DAV School, says that
while the teachers teach from the books, hands-on learning is a
never-forgettable experience. She say it would be enlightening if a special
workshop session for teachers could be organised in sometime in future.
Y.S. Gill October
15, 2015
