“SCITRI”

- A celebration at the primary wing.

National Science Day is celebrated in India every year on the 28^th of February to commemorate the invention of the Raman effect by the great Indian physicist Sir Chandra Shekhara Venkata Raman.

Keeping up with the spirit of National Science day, in order to bring awareness amongst the students about the importance of scientific applications in their daily life and to encourage them by popularizing the science and technology, Vidyaniketan Public School on the 24^th, 25^th,26^th, and 28^th of February 2022, hosted a four-day virtual event. The theme of the event this year was Scitri- Imagine, Invent, Inspire, which was open to all the students from grade 1 to grade 4, with grade 3 students participating on the 24^th of February, grade 2 students participating on the 25^th of February, grade 1 students on the 26^th of February and grade 4 students on the 28^th of February respectively, the timings were 3pm to 5pm, held virtually through Impartus. The judging panel of all the four days was different.

It was a celebration mainly aiming at giving an opportunity to the younger generation to display their activities, efforts and inventions in the field of science for human welfare.

Grade 1- We had our tiny tots show casing varied skills both in the uploading and online activities- ‘My instrument to communicate’, ‘Wonders with water’, ‘Magic with magnets’, ‘Heavenly bodies’- were the online activities where the children participated with full zeal and zest. ‘The supreme creations’, ‘Glittering seasons’, ‘The wonders of the ocean’ – were a few uploading activities where we could see a sea of activities uploaded on Edchemy.

Grade 2-Students participated in good numbers and showcased their talents. Online activities such as ‘My discovery’, ‘Fun with air’, ‘Amazing water tricks’, ‘Science behind magic’ were conducted to judge the confidence and to create interest in science among the young participants. Whereas ‘Heavenly journey’, ‘Exploring the animal world’ being the uploading activities brought up the creativity in the budding artists. The creativity and the novel ideas were a treat to watch.

Grade 3- Students participated with great enthusiasm. Online activities such as ‘Lava lamp’, ‘Air travels from high pressure to low pressure’, ‘Balloon powered car’, ‘Candy vending machine’, ‘Periscope’, ‘Kaleidoscope’, ‘Wind vane’, ‘Hydroponics’ brought out the best in the students as they participated in huge numbers to show case their talent of conducting an experiment by themselves or making a working model of the listed activities. There was a lot of creativity seen amongst the students. Whereas, uploading activities like ‘Being a galaxy blaster’, ‘Making their own zodiac constellation geoboard’, ‘Making a Pictionary’, ‘Florets on fabrics’, brought out the wild crafting skills and scientific knowledge in the little scientists.

Grade 4- Students of grade 4 were seen participating with a lot of enthusiasm in online activities which included ‘Invisible forces’, ‘Magic of magnets’, ‘Natural indicators for acidic and basic substances’, ‘Create your own battery’, ‘Food preservation techniques’, ‘Cotton ball launcher’, ‘Bouncing balls’, ‘Optical illusions’, ‘An elevator’. There was active participation amongst the students giving tough competition to each other. There were also uploading activities like ‘Tint with salt’, ‘Bio plastics’, ‘Edible Island’. Students showcased their talent and creativity.

Students touched many new aspects related to science through their online activities and uploading activities. This is indeed the best way to remember and honour the Indian noble award winner Sir C V Raman.