Plants

From: 01 February 2009 To: 11 February 2009 Age Group: 6 -9 years

Plants are living organisms that include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. Green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight via a process called photosynthesis. During this workshop students learn the importance of plants to humans. They will study their characteristics and components, see the environment where they grow, learn the process of photosynthesis and its importance for humans. 

Chemistry

From: 01 February 2009 To: 11 February 2009 Age Group: 9 -12 years

Chemistry is the Science of chance. It looks at all the different kinds of substances and how they interact with each other. People in widely differing walks of life use chemistry every day. The chemistry workshop comprises some simple and fun scientific experiments that familiarize children with some chemical secrets, such as: the secret of chemical reactions, atoms and molecules, the difference between compounds and mixtures, acid base reactions … etc.  

Fun with Science

From: 01 February 2009 To: 11 February 2009 Age Group: 9 -12 years

In collaboration with the BA Young People and Children libraries, Fun with Science applies a series of fables containing valuable messages that aim to provide children with a scientific basis, enabling them to make use of scientific facts as a creative tool. A major theme of the workshop is the introduction of "systems thinking"; children learn that everything in the world is interconnected.

This cycle’s fable is “Tree Candy”; children will discover that trees contain sugars that are not harmful to teeth; sugarcane is rich in fibers that could be used in making paper; and that the world has a tremendous amount of natural resources; thinking creatively will allow us to make the best use of these resources.

Plants

From: 14 December 2008 To: 25 December 2008 Age Group: 8 -12 years

During this workshop students learn the importance of plants to humans. They will study their characteristics and components, see the environment where they grow, learn the process of photosynthesis and its importance for humans.   

Language: Arabic

Mechanics

From: 14 December 2008 To: 25 December 2008 Age Group: 12 -16 years

Simple machines are the foundation of all mechanical devices. Learn about these simple, yet fundamental machines, such as pulleys, gears, levers and inclined plane.  

Language: Arabic

Density

From: 23 November 2008 To: 04 December 2008 Age Group: 12 -16 years

A workshop that presents the theory of density and floating bodies in a simple and fun manner.  

Language: Arabic

Electricity

From: 23 November 2008 To: 04 December 2008 Age Group: 12 -16 years

This workshop revolves around electronic components, such as: resistors, transistors, coils, … etc.; starting with a brief description about the history of electricity and electronics, then going into detail through the usage of each component, ending with demonstrating a complicated electronic circuit.  

Language: Arabic

Human Body

From: 09 November 2008 To: 20 November 2008 Age Group: 8 -12 years

This workshop is about the human body. Its experiments are about the lungs' capacity, the digestion operation, the DNA, the skeleton, the pulse and the stages of the embryo.  

Language: Arabic

Magnets

From: 09 November 2008 To: 20 November 2008 Age Group: 12 -16 years

When you use a computer, you're using magnets! A hard drive relies on magnets to store data, and some monitors use magnets to create images. If your home has a doorbell, it probably uses an electromagnet to drive a noisemaker. Magnets are vital for many devices we use on daily basis.  

Language: Arabic

Energy

From: 26 October 2008 To: 06 November 2008 Age Group: 12 -16 years

This  workshop presents the different forms of Energy, using interactive experiments to explain how energy is transformed to different forms, its properties and its applications in the daily life.  

Language: Arabic