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NMSF celebrates two-day Science Utsav on 6 & 7 Feb

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai Science Foundation (NMSF) in collaboration with Shri Gujarati Samaj and Maharashtra Academy of Sciences celebrated two day Science Utsav on 6^th and 7^th of February 2016 in Gujarat Bhavan, Vashi. 

On 6^th of February in the Teachers' conference, 35 teachers from 25 different schools of Navi Mumbai and Thane which included 10 from municipal schools discussed the topic of "Encouraging And Supporting Students’ Thinking In Learning Science". The lively discussion covered various details on the topic with presentation by experts from Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education.

On the second day, nearly 50 teams of three students each presented the result of their experiments on the principles of science they study. The event was inaugurated by Mr. S.S. Sonavane, the Mayor of Navi Mumbai.

In his inaugural speech, while appreciating the efforts of NMSF, he also emphasized the efforts of NMMC in improving science education in Navi Mumbai. This event which was open to public was moderated by a panel of six judges who are serving and retired scientists.

The experiment on "Static friction On An Inclined Plane" by Prabhuddha Gope, Sankalpa Bhadoria and Himanshu Kulkarni of Lokpuram Public School, won the best exhibit award. Three second positions were given to "Ph of Solution" by Rutuja Patil and Akanksha Yadav of Sreerang Vidyalay, Thane, "Kacchra Vyvastapan" by Puja Biswal, Umer Sana and Shweta Rajan of NMMC School No 40, Mhape and "Factors Affecting Rate of Chemical Reaction" by Vikarsh Jadhav, Sahil Valekar and Akash Shete from St. Mary's School, Vashi.

Nehru Science Center demonstrated advanced scientific techniques like Cryogenics. 25 students from Govandi School of CUBE (Collaborative Undergraduate Biology Education) by HBCSE demonstrated lifecycle of mosquitoes, dafnia and fruit fly.

Dr. Bhagwat, the chairman of NMSF, said that the excitement and enthusiasm of the students in participating in this event and in competently defending their efforts to the public is a triumph for us all.