Communicate with the Universe

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 6 -12 years

"Communication" is the process whereby information is imparted by a sender to a receiver via a medium. It requires that all parties have an area of communicative commonality. The goal of this workshop is to help students understand the meaning of communication, its tools and its different images. The workshop also includes a series of activities concerning the "Morse code", which is a type of character encoding that transmits telegraphic information using rhythm, the semaphore, and the telegraph.
  

Much More than Sports (Parts 1 and 2)

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 6 -12 years

Sports are activities that are governed by a set of rules or customs, where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the primary determiner of the outcome, either winning or losing. It is important to know the suitable sport for oneself; that is why this workshop will show students the importance of sports and its effect on the human body. Students will also learn the way to healthy nutrition to build a healthy body. The workshop is divided into two parts that will include a series of activities: experiments, games, and movies.
  

The Solar System

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 6 -12 years

Our Solar System consists of the Sun and the celestial objects bound to it by gravity. For thousands of years, humanity did not recognize the existence of the Solar System. They believed the Earth to be at the center of the universe, and categorically different from other objects that moved in space. Nicolas Copernicus was the first to develop a mathematically predictive heliocentric system. Then, his successors developed an understanding of physics that led to the gradual acceptance of the idea that the Earth moves around the Sun, and that the planets are governed by the same physical laws that govern the Earth. This workshop is about the different planets of the solar system.
  

Micro-Organisms

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 6 -12 years

A micro-organism is an organism that is microscopic; that is, too small to be seen by the naked eye. The study of micro-organisms is known as microbiology. Micro-organisms are very diverse; they include bacteria, fungi, microscopic plants, such as green algae, and animals such as amoeba. Some micro-organisms are considered non-living, such as viruses. Microbes are also exploited by people in biotechnology. What is a microbe? What is a virus? What are the good microbes and the bad ones? In this workshop, students will learn the answers to these questions and much more.
   

Engines

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 12 -16 years

Have you ever opened the hood of your car and wondered what was going on in there? A car engine can look like a big confusing jumble of metal, tubes and wires. In this workshop, the basic idea behind an engine will be discussed, and then students will learn how all the pieces fit together; what can go wrong and how engine's performance can be enhanced.
  

Design and Creativity

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 12 -16 years

This workshop is about the exploration of engineering by engaging in hands-on design activities. It provides an environment where science and engineering concepts and skills are applied in a way that is meaningful to students. The workshop takes students through a series of activities, building their understanding in a sequential way, as they identify and design solutions to problems significant in their own lives. The design activities require students to develop concepts and principles from real encounters in their own world.
  

DNA

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 12 -16 years

DNA is the genetic material that exists in the nucleus of each human cell. It is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. The main role of DNA molecules is the long-term storage of information. The chemical structure of everyone's DNA is the same. The only difference between people is the order of the base pairs. There are so many base pairs in every person's DNA, where each person could be identified by the sequence of their base pairs. Many questions are answered in this workshop, as it will bring you very close to life's code.
  

Measurements

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 12 -16 years

Measurement is the process of assigning a number to an attribute or phenomenon according to a rule or set of rules. The term can also be used to refer to the result obtained after performing the process. In this workshop, students will be acquainted with altimetry, as well as new innovative ways of measurement of different parameters, including an introduction to different measuring systems.
  

Getting Closer to Our Environment

From: 21 June 2009 To: 27 August 2009 Age Group: 12 -16 years

Environment is a term that encompasses all living and non-living species existing naturally on Earth. The concept of natural environment can be broken down into a few key components, such as ecological units that function as natural systems without massive human intervention, which includes all vegetation, animals, micro-organisms, soil, rocks, atmosphere and natural phenomena. That is in addition to universal natural resources and physical phenomena that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water, and climate, as well as energy, radiation, and electric charge. Students will learn about ecosystems, various environmental problems and forms of degradation, providing some solutions to such problems.
  

Human Body

From: 19 April 2009 To: 30 April 2009 Age Group: 7 -11 years

The human body is the entire physical and mental structure of a human organism. By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 10 trillion cells. Groups of cells combine to form tissue, which combines to form organs, which work together to form organ systems. This workshop is about the human body and its enthralling wonders. It includes experiments about lung capacity, digestion, DNA, the skeleton, pulse, as well as embryonic stages.