Registrations are invited for Weekend Course in Physics for Students in Classes 11-12 by Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore. The course will begin from October 9, 2023.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium (JNP) is administered by Bangalore Association for Science Education (BASE). The BASE is devoted to science popularisation and non formal science education.
Started in 1989, the JNP has emerged as a premier institution devoted to science popularization and non formal science education in India. It attracts over 3 lakh visitors annually, majority of whom are students. It is equipped with a large 15 M dome and a state of the art hybrid projection system installed and commissioned in 2017. The JNP organizes several interesting programmes aimed at school students and general public. These are: monthly star gazing, science club activities, science movies, Sky-theatre shows every day, viewing of astronomical events etc.
The science education activities include: Science Education in Early Development(SEED) for Primary school students, Science Over Week-ends (SOW) – Interactive Week-end Sessions for high school children, three year long week-end programme Research Education Advancement Programme (REAP) for undergraduate students, Summer Programmes, Science Exhibitions and Workshops.
The course will have three modules of about nine sessions each. The first nine sessions will be on ‘Simple Harmonic Motion’. The second module will be on ‘Circular Motion’ and the third module will be on ‘Gravitation’. All the modules will have an interdisciplinary approach to the concepts. The course involves lectures, discussions, problem solving and experiments. Students can enrol for one or more module at a time.
The course will start from October 8, 2023.
PUC I or II year or equivalent of it in any other Board.
The course fee per module is ₹350/- (rupees four hundred only).
Interested participants can register online via this link.
Email: admin[at]taralaya[dot]org
