Power of Plants

From: 15 August 2010 To: 15 August 2010 Age Group: 6 -9 years

This workshop provides students with an opportunity to learn more about the plant kingdom and its value to humans. Using games, experiments and stories, the workshop informs children about the vital role of these organisms in the treatment of numerous diseases; hence, their impact on our daily life.

Play with a Scientist

From: 15 August 2010 To: 15 August 2010

Live Tomorrow; a Lecture by Mr. Ahmed Refaat

From: 09 August 2010 To: 11 August 2010

To be successful in your life, you need to have a life plan. Without a plan, many of your dreams will stay dreams. A life plan, on the other hand, will help you turn your dreams into reality. It works because it gives you not a just a destination, but also a way to get there. It does not have to be complicated though. It should only answer two questions: What is your destination? How will you get there?
     

Thinking Out of the Box (Do we Survive or Thrive?!); a Lectule by Mr. Ahmed Refaat

From: 09 August 2010 To: 11 August 2010

A common human tendency is to seek the acceptance and approval of our peers. Another is the desire to operate within our comfort zone. The first tendency means we tend to conform to popular opinion. Perhaps we feel safer in a crowd. Perhaps we once held contrary views, but have had these stifled by societal pressure. The second tendency means we simply accept what we are told because we are too lazy to think for ourselves.   

Building

From: 08 August 2010 To: 12 August 2010 Age Group: 9 -16 years

Buildings come in numerous shapes and functions; they serve several needs of society; as shelter from weather, for privacy, for storing belongings and for living and working comfortably. This workshop helps students understand the principal of building through interactive experiments and learning some concepts such as design, plan, elevation and side view.

Natural Hazards

From: 08 August 2010 To: 12 August 2010 Age Group: 12 -16 years

A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event; such as tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. This workshop introduces children to different natural hazards in order to understand the impact of these hazards on us as well as how to face them.

Liquid Density in my Glitter Globe (For German-Speaking Children)

From: 02 August 2010 To: 04 August 2010

Why does a ball float on water while a coin sinks? What happens if you add oil to water or pour food color on both? These are examples of questions that cross little children’s minds. By performing various fun experiments with different types of liquids, children will learn about density and know how to use their observation in creating a Glitter Globe.    

Let’s Figure Out How Much we Harm our Earth

From: 25 July 2010 To: 29 July 2010

When you walk along a sandy beach at low tide, and leave your footprints, they will be all gone the next day. However, we leave another kind of footprint behind as we live our lives on Earth that does not wash away. One that is not so easy to see, but can be sure to be there. During this workshop, students will learn how to reduce their waste, their energy use and travelling by car. They will also be given ideas on how to grow their own food and take care of the biodiversity of their home and school environment. This will help them to leave a smaller ecological footprint on Earth.

History of Science

From: 25 July 2010 To: 29 July 2010

Scratch

From: 11 July 2010 To: 15 July 2010 Age Group: 12 -16 years

Scratch is a new programming language designed to create interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art. It represents the latest learning environment adopted by SEED (The Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development). Scratch can be a self-study activity that connects the creative soul with the scientific mind. This makes it possible for anyone, whether student or adult, to create animations about their favorite topics and share them on the Internet. This is what our students are going to learn during this workshop.