Zoom Earth
From: 06 July 2008
To: 10 July 2008
Age Group:
9
-16
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: 06 July 2008
To: 10 July 2008
Age Group:
6
-12
years
A recreation of the history of clocks; how they were made and how they were used.
Duration: 90 Minutes
Language: Arabic
Light
From: 29 June 2008
To: 03 July 2008
Age Group:
9
-16
years
What is light and what are its properties? What are light applications in our daily life? What are the different types of images, rays and shadows? What is reflection and what is refraction? And what is the day and night phenomenon?
Students participating in this workshop get to learn the answers to all these questions.
Duration: 90 Minutes
Language: Arabic
Colors
From: 29 June 2008
To: 03 July 2008
Age Group:
6
-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?
Duration: 90 Minutes
Language: Arabic
Astronomy
From: 22 June 2008
To: 26 June 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?
Duration: 90 Minutes
Language: Arabic
Air
From: 22 June 2008
To: 26 June 2008
Age Group:
9
-16
years
Air is all around us, but it can be hard to see. Performing interactive experiments, find out why hot air rises, how temperature changes air pressure, and much more.
Duration: 90 Minutes
Language: Arabic
Air
From: 06 April 2008
To: 17 April 2008
Age Group:
8
-12
years
Air is all around us, but we cannot really see it. Find out why hot air rises; how temperature changes air pressure; and other related issues through entertaining interactive experiments.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Language: Arabic
Sound
From: 23 March 2008
To: 03 April 2008
Age Group:
10
-15
years
Sounds are all around us . . . cars honking, phones ringing, friends talking, and dogs barking are all sounds you are probably familiar with. So, what is sound?
This workshop aims to facilitate the understanding of sound and to answer intriguing questions like:
How does sound travel?
Is there sound on the moon?
How do musical instruments work?
Some of the topics that we are going to discuss are Sound vibrations, Sound waves, the speed of sound in different mediums and sound frequency.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Language: Arabic
Genetics
From: 23 March 2008
To: 03 April 2008
Age Group:
12
-14
years
Shopping for a new pair of genes? That is not as easy as it sounds as each is born with a full set of genes for life!
In the workshop, participants will discover what a gene is and how it affects characteristics such as hair color, eye color, height, and bone structure; they will also learn how each cell in the body contains long strands of DNA called chromosomes, and how genes come into the picture; how some genes are recessive and some are dominant; and why no two people (except identical twins) have the same genetic makeup.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Language: Arabic
Five Senses
From: 09 March 2008
To: 20 March 2008
Age Group:
9
-13
years
An exciting workshop exploring, in a creative and simplified manner, the amazing world of our five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The workshop tackles the biological and physical aspects of the five senses, as well as their interaction with the surrounding environment. Through the workshop, participants will be able to express what they perceive in their own individualized ways.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Language: Arabic