In order to foster creative talent and create scientific temper in the youth, National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry Of Culture with its headquarters in Kolkata, is organsing a mobile exhibition at Sakchi High School.
Students of several schools in the city including private and government witnessed working models through a mobile science exhibition. The mobile exhibition in the city is being organised by the District Science Centre, Purulia. These mobile science exhibitions across the country is organised by the NCSM. “Our idea is to create awareness of science and technology in rural areas and provides hands on learning opportunity to rural children,” said a representative of the science centre. He said that the exhibition gives working ideas on science for students.
The bus has about 24 models covering Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Maths. The exhibition stationed for two days at government-aided Sakchi High School, after which it will move to the Sarodamoni Girls School. A teacher of Sakchi High School noted: “We must try to link science with the activities of our day to day life and try to search for the element which needs further understanding”.
Most of the students said that the interaction was very informative and brought about lot of ideas. Teachers and many students requested for their next visit to the exhibition. The exhibition started from July 15 and will continue till August 17. In the nest phase rural areas of East Singhbhum will be covered.