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