Toy Story Chemistry II: Invisible ink

From: 02 May 2011 To: 05 May 2011 Age Group: 12 -15 years

Writing secret messages is a challenging experience. What about preparing the invisible or security ink yourself? In this workshop, the students will prepare different types of invisible ink; how to make it visible later on, and learn about the chemistry behind it.   

Person In Charge: Rasha Hassan & Reda Kandil

Electronics

From: 24 April 2011 To: 28 April 2011 Age Group: 13 -14 years

This workshop deals with the electronic components (resistors, transistors, coils, ... etc.). It starts with a brief description about the history of electricity and electronics, then explores the usage of each component, and ends with demonstrating a complicated electronic circuit.

Person In Charge: Heba Elgamal

Light

From: 17 April 2011 To: 21 April 2011 Age Group: 12 -15 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.

Person In Charge: Soha Badry & Reda Kandil

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

From: 10 April 2011 To: 14 April 2011 Age Group: 10 -12 years

A volcano is an opening in a planet's surface that allows lava, as well as other hot molten rocks and poisonous gases, to escape from below the surface. They are formed where there is stretching and thinning in the Earth's crust. Earthquakes often occur in volcanic regions due to the movement of magma in volcanoes. Such earthquakes can serve as an early warning of volcanic eruptions. During this workshop, students will carry out some experiments about the Earth's topology, know the equipment used to measure earthquakes, learn the reasons behind volcanic eruptions and explore the composition of lava.   

Person In Charge: Abdallah Casper

Physical and Chemical Changes

From: 03 April 2011 To: 07 April 2011 Age Group: 10 -12 years

Making an orange soda and experimenting with cucumber & pickled slices or making cheese out of  milk are examples of chemical reactions that the participants will experience during this workshop.

Person In Charge: Reem Sassy

Genetics

From: 27 March 2011 To: 31 March 2011 Age Group: 9 -12 years

We are born with our full sets of genes that shape our lives. During this workshop, you will discover what a gene is, and how it affects characteristics such as hair color, eye color, height, and bone structure. You will learn the difference between recessive and dominant genes, and how each cell in your body contains long strands of DNA known as chromosomes.

Person In Charge: Nihal Soliman

Science Behind Balls Workshop

From: 03 February 2011 To: 10 February 2011

Science can be found in everything in life. Did you ever think about the science behind balls; what they’re made of, how high can they bounce and why certain balls are used in certain sports. In this workshop the children will learn data about the diffident types of balls , the shape of balls and which design is suitable  for every sport .

Light Workshop

From: 03 February 2011 To: 08 February 2011

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.

Everyday Changes

From: 30 January 2011 To: 07 February 2011 Age Group: 9 -12 years

Chemical reactions are all around us, and chemical changes occur all the time in our daily lives although we might not notice. Indulging into the world of chemical reactions, during this workshop, students will experience making an orange soda, and experimenting with cucumbers and pickles, as well as making cheese out of milk, and many other intriguing chemical experiments.

Forensic Science

From: 30 January 2011 To: 02 February 2011 Age Group: 12 -16 years

During the workshop, students will become detectives for a while. They learn about crime scene investigation through various hands-on activities related to forensics and tackling sciences. Each time, the animator describes a crime to the participants, who are then required to collect and analyze evidence in order to capture a suspect through identifying different fingerprint patterns, tool marks and shoe prints. They will also know the use of hairs and fibers as evidence and examine blood samples.