Astronomy

From: 26 October 2008 To: 06 November 2008 Age Group: 6 -12 years

What is a solar system? Can you make your own solar system? Can you make your own rocket?
Can you gain new information about astronomy without reading a book?
  

Language: Arabic

Chemistry

From: 12 October 2008 To: 23 October 2008 Age Group: 12 -16 years

This 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.  

Language: Arabic

Light and Colors

From: 12 October 2008 To: 23 October 2008 Age Group: 8 -12 years

Without light, colors do not exist. But how can light enable us to see them? How is it that two colors mixed together make a third? Why do crystal drops cast rainbows when they catch the light? Why isn’t the sky always the same color?  

Language: Arabic

Kindergarten (KG)

From: 24 August 2008 To: 28 August 2008 Age Group: 6 -9 years

This is a workshop dedicated for very young children; it tackles a scientific theme in a different approach that simplifies theories and turns them into entertainment and practical games.
  

Duration: 90 Minutes

Language: Arabic

Zoom Earth

From: 24 August 2008 To: 28 August 2008 Age Group: 9 -12 years

Satellites capture images that differ according to the type of light waves, using sensitive equipment. By analyzing the images provided by the satellites, professionals get the information they need to better monitor and study Earth.
    

Duration: 90 Minutes

Language: Arabic

Time Measurement

From: 24 August 2008 To: 25 August 2008 Age Group: 9 -12 years

A recreation of the history of clocks; how they were made and how they were used.
  

Duration: 90 Minutes

Language: Arabic

First Aid

From: 17 August 2008 To: 21 August 2008 Age Group: 9 -12 years

The objective of the workshop is to give children the ability to face risks and accidents that might happen to them or to their friends, to show them the simple tools they may use, and the necessary equipment in the first aid kit.
   

Duration: 90 Minutes

Language: Arabic

Fish & Birds

From: 17 August 2008 To: 21 August 2008 Age Group: 6 -9 years

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. It boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, has an important role to play and that it is this combination that enables the ecosystem to possess the ability to prevent and recover from a variety of disasters.
In this workshop students will understand the importance of birds and fish,  analyze their anatomy, see their environment and nutrition, and compare different kinds of birds and fishes.
  

Duration: 90 Minutes

Language: Arabic

Gravity

From: 17 August 2008 To: 18 August 2008 Age Group: 9 -12 years

Gravity is the pull that objects have on other objects around them. All objects have gravity, which means that they are always trying to pull other objects toward them. The larger an object, the stronger its pull. Because Earth itself is the largest object in our world, the pull of its gravity is the strongest we can feel.
     

Duration: 90 Minutes

Language: Arabic

Planet Earth

From: 10 August 2008 To: 14 August 2008 Age Group: 12 -16 years

This workshop is about our planet earth. It answers questions like:
What does the earth look like ? How old is the earth and how it formed?
What is in the atmosphere? What are minerals and crystals?
  

Duration: 90 Minutes

Language: Arabic