05 March 2014
The Planetarium Science Center is organining a number of events during the Science Month to promote science among the public as follow:
16-18 March 2014: Intel Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair (Intel BASEF)
Intel BASEF 2014 is an affiliate fair of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF). This year, 150 projects will be competing to win the first three places to represent Egypt in Intel ISEF 2014 that will take place in the USA. Other awards are granted to other first places winners by category and other criteria.
20 March 2014: Master Classes
Each Master class is a one-day-activity, where researchers invite high school students and give them the opportunity be scientists for one day. The core activity is a measurement with real data from CERN (European Council for Nuclear Research). Having performed the measurements, students participate in an international video conference, together with three or four other institutes, according to the schedule, and moderators from CERN.
24 March 2014: Yuri Gagarin
Celebrating eighty years on the occasion of the birth of the first astronaut in the world; "Yuri Gagarin", the Russian Cultural Center donated the Library of Alexandria bronze bust of the astronaut. Recognizing his role in unveiling the skies, the statue will be displayed at the Planetarium Theater entrance, it will be unveiled during a ceremony held by the Library of Alexandria in conjunction with the Russian Embassy and the Russian Center on 24 March 2014.
31 March 2014: Water Day
The PSC is celebrating the water day in collaboration with Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Francophone Cultural Activities Center. Schools students will be invited to attend an interesting lecture about water at the BA Conference Center, followed by a workshop on water characteristics and conservation.
Science Festivity 2014 Activities
Pre-Event Activities
4-5 April 2014: Construction Workshop at Green Plaza, Alexandria
11-12 April 2014: Construction Workshop at City Center, Alexandria
The PSC will perform the construction workshop, which is a miniature of a construction site at the most famous shopping malls of Alexandria. This is to teach children the basics of engineering, safety, construction and other scientific concepts in an attractive and entertaining manners to both children and parents.
Event
16-17 April 2014: Science Festivity at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
The PSC will organize its 8th Science Festivity this year under the overarching theme of “Human Life”. The event is free and open to the public at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Plaza, where the science village hosts different schools and institutions to present their hands-on activities to the visitors. It is designed for school students and families.
Post-Event Activities
25-26 April 2014: Science Festivity at Sohag Regional Center, Sohag
The PSC will collaborate with the Egyptian National Scientific and Technical Information Network (ENSTINET) to hold the festivity in Upper Egypt. This is a breakthrough as it is planned to have a similar festivity, but on a smaller scale in Sohag to serve a new sector of Egypt and raise the public awareness of the importance of informal science education.