Winter Break from school is the perfect time to chill out with science! Join Pakistan Science Club Winter camp for one week of a five-day camp and start the new year with some amazing projects.
We are using appropriate methods to provide students with a hands-on learning experience and insight into the practical approach to the theoretical knowledge that they get from books and their classrooms in the school.
FEATURES OF CAMP
Exploration of scientific laws and their applications.
Hands-on skills
Fun Learning Science activities
Engineering design process
Special STEAM Box for the individual camper. (Online)
The onsite camp will be starting on 19 December and the online camp starting date is 9 January. This winter camp is divided into two age groups, 7 to 10 ages little inventors and 11+ Robo scientist
Call for the 2nd International Contest of Creative Popular Science Video Works
Popular Science Video Contest invites you to compete in the 2nd International Contest for the Creation of Popular Science Videos directed by the China Institute for Popular Science, organized by the secretariat of the World Organization for the Quality of Science and hosted by @KnowledgeScience till September 30th 2022. Upload your popular science videos to Zhihu and be bound to the 2nd International Contest on Popular Science Video Creation, you will have a chance to win a generous prize and receive traffic support and promotion from both inside and outside Zhihu.
Wonderful Prize Waiting for You to Get
1st Prize 5 First Prize Winners RMB 10,000 Each (PKR 3,36,000)
2nd Prize 10 Second Prize Winners RMB 3,500 Each (PKR 1,18,000)
3rd Prize 35 Third Prize Winners RMB 1,000 Each (PKR 33,000)
Merit Prize the Winning Prize Depends 0n The Submission Situation
How to participate?
Send an email in a subject of [CONTRIBUTION]*Title of your video.
Please list your personal information including name, educational background / occupation, Video description (<100 words recommended) in the email.
Attached with your video works to: creativevideo@zhihu.com
Recommended Topics
Frontier Technology: Chip Development; Artificial Intelligence; Quantum Applications; Deep Sea, Deep space and Deep earth; New Materials; Virtual Reality (VR) and Extended Reality (XR); Brain Science; Synthetic Biology; Pathogenic Microorganisms and Immunity
Life and Health: Knowledge Related to the Prevention and Treatment of New Coronary Pneumonia; Food Hygiene and Safety; Medical Health; Exercise and Health; Safety Production; Emergency Avoidance of Natural Disasters; Organ Reconstruction and Manufacturing;
Green and Environmental Protection: Carbon Neutralization; Carbon Fixation; Low-Carbon Technology; New Energy Technology and Application; Energy Storage; Sustainable Utilization and Protection of Marine Resources; Desertification Control; Biodiversity Conservation
Modern Farming: Seed Industry Development and Agricultural Planting; Land Protection and Utilization; Sustainable Agriculture; Wisdom Water Conservancy; Invasive Alien Species Control; Disaster Resistance and Stable Production; Agricultural Technology and Smart Agriculture; Green Agriculture and Agricultural Product Safety
Major Project: Major Technological Infrastructure and Technical Equipment; Aerospace Engineering; Deep-sea Engineering; Modern Energy System Construction Engineering; Important Ecosystem Protection and Restoration Engineering
The Digital Society: Internet Information Acquisition and Application; Cyberspace Security and Network Personal Security; 5G Development and Application; Internet Addiction and Hazards; The Digital Divide Modern Traffic Traffic Safety; Vehicle; Road Traffic Design
Which works can participate?
Any individual or organization, domestic or international, can participate in the competition.
Science popularization videos contributed should be original and have never been released publicly.
The science popularization video works should be scientific and informative. No political tendency or racial problem should be involved and no religious belief should be preached.
Every video is required to contain at least one scientific knowledge point, and participants can introduce the scientific knowledge points in the “Video Description”.
Requirements for videos: within 1-30 minutes at 720P or above and less than 2GB.
The videos can be interpreted in their native language, but English is encouraged. Domestic videos are encouraged to be subtitled in English and international videos are required to be subtitled in English.
You also need to know
Default copyright statement: Participating groups or individuals reserve the right of authorship and the host and creators share the rights of exhibition, duplication, translation, projection and dissemination jointly.
All works for the award evaluation should be attached with a self-commitment letter of the scientifically uploaded together with the video. And if there are recommendation letters from experts, the works will be reviewed and evaluated in priority.
There will be three rounds for the evaluation of this activity: preliminary evaluation, re-evaluation and final evaluation, which will be made by domestic and foreign experts. The awards list is expected to be announced in November of 2022.
The host reserves the right of final interpretation of the competition. All matters not mentioned will be further notified.
If any questions regarding to the activity, please send emails in a subject of [ENQUIRY] *your question to: creativevideo@zhihu.com
Look forward to your participation!
For more detailed information, please check the official website of the,
PSC stall got great attention at GB Career Festival
This August, Pakistan Science Club in collaboration with STEAM Pakistan exhibited some of its engaging and interactive Science projects at the Gilgit Career Festival which was organized by the Government of Gilgit Baltistan from 15th to 18th August 2022 for kids, teens, and families, the main purpose of the event were to inspire and motivate the young generation of GB to excel in their careers. The exhibition area was set up where leading organizations showcased their activities and provided mentorship to the students, there were also speed-up one-on-one career counseling sessions for the students with STEAM members and professionals.
Activities Details
Pakistan Science Club was the only organization at the festival that displayed working models and projects related to STEM. It included live Water Rocket launching, Van de Graff generator exhibit, Tesla coil, and Telescope working, etc. PSC also showcased some of its DIY projects such as Hopper bot, Shake Generator, Walking Robot, Bluetooth Robot Car, Solar Powered Car, Hydraulic Lift, Wind Turbines, Solar Powered Fan, AC generator, Anti gravity pencil, etc. they did not only serve as fun activities but were also helpful in demonstrating various scientific concepts and phenomena. During the festival, participants were enabled to explore the idea of STEM, experiential learning through systematic science projects, and hands-on practical application.
Hundreds of students visited the PSC stall and took great interest in the display especially the Water rocket launching was of great enthusiasm among all and it was performed periodically after every 15-30 minutes. Also, female students showed more excitement and involvement in the activities and there was a unanimous demand for setting up the STEM labs in GB from all. Local volunteers from Gilgit joined the PSC team to assist during all four days’ activities and demonstrations and certificates were given to them for their services and support. GB Career Festival was organized by the Government of Gilgit Baltistan at the GOVT school number 1.
Team PSC is highly thankful for the generous support and cooperation of STEAM Pakistan for its sponsorship. It has been a great pleasure and honor that such an esteemed organization collaborated and joined hands for the positive activities and promotion of science in society through the worthwhile learning process.
STEM Camp concluded successfully in Islamabad
Overview
Summer vacations are the time of the year when students are generally less occupied with academics and love to engage in more fun learning activities. For such enthusiasts, Pakistan Science Club (PSC) has been organizing a STEM Summer Science Camp since 2009 during vacations to explorenature in an adventurous way. It has always been an amazing opportunity for young kids and teens to have hands-on practice and grasp 21st century skills to explore the logic behind various scientific phenomena that they have been taught in schools. Participants get the opportunity to understand and experience a vast range of knowledge from renewable energy to create their own robots.
Previously, these STEM summer camps were held at multiple locations in Karachi and online throughout the country during the COVID -19 pandemic. On the strong public demand, for the first time, Pakistan Science Club (PSC) in collaboration with ECO Science Foundation and National Skill University Islamabad organized a physical STEM camp in Islamabad (Islamabad Hands-on Science Camp) from 25th July to 29th July. During the week, participants were enabled to explore the core concepts and ideas of STEM, experiential learning through systematic science projects, and hands-on practical application.
STEM Science Camp was organized at the National Skills University, Islamabad with four different time slots from 9 am to 6 pm with 90 minutes for each batch.
Activities Details
The participants of the STEM camp aged 8-14 and the projects were designed accordingly for them to understand Renewable energy, Optics and Aerodynamics in the most profound way. There was also a STEM Challenge on the last day of the camp where children got teamed up with their parents/guardians to construct a 15 seconds machine. It was not only a fun learning and engaging experience for kids but adults also enjoyed it, showing their creativity and problem-solving skills while understanding the importance of STEM and its application in daily life. The activities were helpful in not only explaining the fundamental concepts, laws and their implementation but also in developing the hands-on skills.
Closing Ceremony
During the concluding day, the students were invited along with their family to participate in a family challenge. President ECOSF Prof. Manzoor H. Soomro spoke in the concluding ceremony and said that the enthusiasm of the students and parents is highly appreciated. CEO of PSC Mr. Abdul Rauf who was also the Master Trainer of the Camp shared the journey of PSC. Mr. Ghulam Abbas of ECOSF made a presentation and introduced ECOSF, its objectives, programmes, core activities and IBSE programme. The participants were also awarded certificates.
STEM Summer camp participation certificates were distributed among the participants at the last day of the camp. President ECO Science Foundation was invited as the Chief Guest. Parents appreciated the efforts and work of Pakistan Science Club, ECO Science Foundation and National Skills University in promoting and working for the science culture in the country, they also shared their views and experience at the summer science camp.
Team PSC is highly thankful for the generous support and cooperation of ECO Science Foundation and National Skills University for their sponsorship and location. It has been a great pleasure and honor that such esteemed organizations collaborated and joined hands for the positive activities and promotion of science in the society through the worth learning process.
Pakistan Science Club going to organize Islamabad Hands-on Science Camp on 25 July
For the first time, Pakistan Science Club (PSC) is bringing the excitement of an on-site physical hands-on STEM camp to Islamabad in collaboration with ECO Science Foundation and National Skill University. During the one-week camp, students will understand numerous scientific and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) concepts by exploring the principles, ideas and experiential learning with fun and entertainment.
Pakistan Science Club announced summer STEM Camp 2022 This year 4 camps would be organized in Karachi and Islamabad. in Karachi, one STEM camp will be held at PSC Korangi Makerspace and 2nd is in PECHS a one-week long camp will be held in Islamabad. Online STEM Camp will also continue like previous summer camps.
