A Model Rocketry workshop is being organised at Regional Science Centre, Bhopal here from Friday. The Model Rocketry is being organised as a part of summer vacation workshop for the middle school children to enjoy the science facts in a fun learning way.
As many as 20 students from different schools of Bhopal participated in the workshop. Students from classes 6 to 8 are a part of the workshop. The workshop was initiated with a Power Point Presentation on Principles of Model Rocketry followed with a live demonstration.
The workshop will continue till Monday.
During the first session of the workshop, the students were briefed the basic principles of rocketry, its history, parts of a rocket and its significance in modern days.
They were made aware about the beginning of rocketry and various innovations as well.In the second session the students were given hands on experience of rockets.
They have prepared various parts of rockets using given dimensions and assembled them to a complete rocket using pastel sheets.
They have prepared all the parts of the rocket and assembled them successfully.
Interestingly, each student individually prepared one rocket on the first day of the workshop and also named their rockets according to their choice.
While informing about the workshop, Education Officer of Regional Science Centre MM Rout said, “Through various presentations the students were exposed to different parts of a rocket such as Engine, Body tube, Coupling tube, Nose cone, Fins, Thrusting and launching lug and their functions it was followed by a live demo on how to prepare these parts and connect them properly.”