<p>Bengaluru: The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium (JNP) will host a series of student engagement programmes in April and May as part of its summer schedule.</p>.<p>The Bangalore Association for Science Education (BASE) will conduct these activity-based programmes for students across age groups. The schedule includes lecture demonstrations, discussion-based interactive sessions, and workshops.</p>.<p>'The Science of Sense Organs–Physical and Biological' (April 16-28) is an interdisciplinary lecture, and activity-based course for students in classes 9 and 10. Scientists from research institutions will be the instructors.</p>.<p>In a five-day astro-computing programme (April 2-6), students of classes 8 to 10 will get an introduction to the methods used by astronomers to locate the positions of asteroids and understand the sun’s rotation and other celestial motions.</p>.<p>Three one-day workshops will be held for students who have passed classes 7 and 8 — the subjects are Science of Instruments (April 14), Recreational Mathematics (April 28), and Experiments with Fluids (May 5).</p>.<p>A three-day workshop (April 18-20) will introduce mobile phone apps on astronomy to high school students.</p>.<p>A series of lectures by scientists and medical practitioners for PUC and BSc students will be organised (May 21-31) to draw students toward research in physical and life sciences.</p>.<p>An aero-modelling workshop, activities for children who have passed classes 3 to 5, and a training programme for high school physics teachers are also scheduled.</p>.<p>More details about the programmes and fee structures are available at taralaya.karnataka.gov.in. Links for registration to the programmes will be up on the website from March 27.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium (JNP) will host a series of student engagement programmes in April and May as part of its summer schedule.</p>.<p>The Bangalore Association for Science Education (BASE) will conduct these activity-based programmes for students across age groups. The schedule includes lecture demonstrations, discussion-based interactive sessions, and workshops.</p>.<p>'The Science of Sense Organs–Physical and Biological' (April 16-28) is an interdisciplinary lecture, and activity-based course for students in classes 9 and 10. Scientists from research institutions will be the instructors.</p>.<p>In a five-day astro-computing programme (April 2-6), students of classes 8 to 10 will get an introduction to the methods used by astronomers to locate the positions of asteroids and understand the sun’s rotation and other celestial motions.</p>.<p>Three one-day workshops will be held for students who have passed classes 7 and 8 — the subjects are Science of Instruments (April 14), Recreational Mathematics (April 28), and Experiments with Fluids (May 5).</p>.<p>A three-day workshop (April 18-20) will introduce mobile phone apps on astronomy to high school students.</p>.<p>A series of lectures by scientists and medical practitioners for PUC and BSc students will be organised (May 21-31) to draw students toward research in physical and life sciences.</p>.<p>An aero-modelling workshop, activities for children who have passed classes 3 to 5, and a training programme for high school physics teachers are also scheduled.</p>.<p>More details about the programmes and fee structures are available at taralaya.karnataka.gov.in. Links for registration to the programmes will be up on the website from March 27.</p>