PA/09/17 09 June 2017
Australian Researchers bring ‘Science Circus’ to India
Can you improve your cricket skills with physics and eggs? Can you make rockets from common household mess?
Prepare yourself for some seriously mind-bending Science Circus as two of Australia’s foremost science communicators - Dr Graham Walker and Dr Stuart Kohlhagen from the Australian National University - are heading to India on a nine-city tour starting 13 June.
Presented by the Australian High Commission, in partnership with the National Council for Science Museums (NCSM), the Science Circus duo will travel across India to conduct workshops to make science learning fun for students and teachers.
Science Circus is designed to allow students to experience and develop skills in problem solving, logic, and critical thinking using cost effective household materials.
“We’re looking forward to spreading some exciting, interactive, intriguing science right across India,” said Dr Graham Walker.
"The shows have everything from vacuum cleaner bazookas to liquid nitrogen powered kangaroos - we'll even reveal some physics secrets of how Australian cricketers practice! We’ll also be challenging the audience in puzzles and feats of the mind to develop thinking skills and teamwork,” he added.
Science Circus India Tour ( **Entry is free for all workshops**)
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Date |
Time |
Venue |
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13 June |
9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm |
Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bengaluru |
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14 June |
9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm |
Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre, Chennai |
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15 June |
9am, 10.30am, 12noon |
Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai |
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16 June |
9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm |
Raman Science Centre, Nagpur |
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17 June |
10am, 12noon
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Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, S.P Pune University Campus |
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2.30pm |
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Rd. Pashan, Pune |
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18 June |
10.30am, 12noon |
Kurukshetra Panorama & Science Centre, Kurukshetra |
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20 June |
9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm |
Regional Science City, Lucknow |
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21 June |
9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm |
Science City, Kolkata |
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22 June |
9.30am |
Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata |
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23 June |
9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm |
Regional Science City, Guwahati |