“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science” –Edwin Powell Hubble
Delhi Public school R.K Puram hosted its annual Science festival ‘Festival Della Scienza-3.0’ in a hybrid mode on 20th July 2024.The event was organised in collaboration with the Biology Department, Chemistry Department, and Physics Department of the school. Students from 28 schools from all over Delhi participated in this event, brought together by their desire to showcase their scientific aptitude and creativity through exhibitions and competitions.
The Science fest was conducted both online and offline. The online mode had events such as Mappa Mentale/Mind Map Design for students of Classes VI to VIII on the topic Principles of Science in the Human Body. Fotografia Scientifica/Scientific Photography for Classes IX and X On Scientific Phenomenon around us. Messaggio Bobine/ Reels with a message for Classes XI and XII on Air Pollution. Programma di lezione/Lesson Plan Design for Science Teachers on Lesson plan written innovatively as per the new NCF Guidelines.
The onsite activities consisted of 8 events conducted across various venues within the school, such as –
Quiz di Scienza/Science Quiz for Class VI on All aspects of Science: Past,Present & Future. The event consisted of 21 teams of 2 students each. The preliminary round consisted of 30 questions, after which 6 teams qualified for the final round of 30 questions.
Giochiamo alla Scienza/Let’s play Science for Class VII on any concept/principle/theory/laws of Science. The participants were required to create an innovative game (board, card, or online) applying the concept chosen by them within 5 minutes. The judgement criteria consisted of creativity, confidence and presentation, ease of playing, choice of scientific concept and its application, and the overall impact of the project. The judges for the event were Dr Arushi Gupta, professor of anaesthesia at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, and Dr Nandita Naryanswamy, assistant professor at department of biochemistry, Sri Venkateswara College.
Rappresentare/Role Play for Class VIII on Gadgets we use. The 21 participating schools showcased the importance of technology in everyday life, and were judged on the basis of the message conveyed through the script and the overall impact of the demonstration.
| 1.Dr Rakhi Narang | Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Electronics, Sri Venkateswara College |
| 2.Mr Himanshu | Theatre Teacher at The Sri Ram School Moulsari |
Esprimere/Express the concept for Class IX was an event in which participants had to make use of cost effective and eco-friendly material to demonstrate an activity on any topic from the Class IX Science Text Book. The creative and elaborate models highlighted various concepts of science observed in our surroundings. Participants were judged on the basis of explanation and clarity of concept, innovation, materials used, queries answered and the overall impact. The event was judged by Dr Rinky Aggarwal, a Level 5 scientist at NIPGR,
Vasant Kunj and Rudraneel Sinha, who is pursuing his PhD at Purdue University, USA.
Scoprire la natura/Discover nature for Class X on Patterns in nature/Natural Scientific Phenomenon in and around us. Participants employed various explanatory materials such as presentations, posters and demonstrations to explain the principle and impact of an interesting natural scientific phenomenon within 5 minutes. The participants were judged on the basis of choice of topic, presentation, scientific skills, clarity and explanation of phenomena, and overall impact. The judges consisted of Dr Shailza Gera, senior consultant anaesthesiologist at Adiva Hospital ultrasonologist at Neptune Hospital, and Dr Monika Sharma, who is an associate professor at the department of zoology at Miranda House and has assisted in the framing of the NEP and CBCS curricula.
The events for class XI and XII were divided into three distinct categories.
Physics:Creativa Ingegneria/creative Engineering where they had to design a useful creative device/tool/machinery to provide novel solutions to everyday problems. 16 schools participated in the event, where the participants had an hour to assemble the components to create their models, and had 4 minutes to present the concept to the judges. The judgement criteria consisted of clarity of concept, innovation, efficacy, cost effectiveness and application. The event was judged by Mr Arpan Kumar Kar, who is a professor of Information Systems and School of Artificial Intelligence at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and holds the AS Gupta Endowed Chair Professorship in data and decision science.
Chemistry:Demo di Chimica/Chemistry demo where they had to give a demonstration of any concept of chemistry related to the syllabus of their class XI and XII textbooks. The judges for the event were Mrs Monica Bhatia and Mrs Alinda Holla, who have both been chemistry teachers in Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. The criteria for judgement was innovation, presentation, concept clarity and explanation queries answered and overall impact.
Biology: Medicina futura/future Medicine for classes XI and XII, where they had to give an innovative method to diagnose/treat any medical condition. The criteria for judgement was medical condition chosen, originality of solution,creativity, delivery and communication and clinical use for human welfare. The event was judged by Dr Deepak Ghualiani, professor of surgery at MAMC and Fellow at the American College of Surgeons and Dr Rohit Saxena , senior consultant of thoracic surgery at Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases.
The valedictory ceremony was conducted wherein the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan felicitated Chief Guests Mr. Ashish Chaudhury, an alumni, and also the director of Akash Healthcare, Ms. Pallavi Verma of the Head media, Branding and Communication and Mr. Pritam Bokadia, EA to Dr. Ashish. The Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan in her address congratulated the meritorious students for their commendable hard work. She also congratulated the Heads of the departments Ms Niva Chhonkar,Mr Prem Prakash Dhawan and Mr Ajay Goel for the splendid fest. She also congratulated the teachers involved in the fest for their dedication and sincerity displayed especially at events of this magnitude. She also said that the activities were designed in a way to test the talent of students.The words of famous scientists continue to inspire us and remind us of the immense power of human curiosity, innovation, and perseverance. From uncovering the mysteries of the universe to unravelling the intricacies of the microscopic world, scientists have transformed our understanding of reality and opened up new horizons of knowledge.These events help open new corridors for children to explore.
The vote of thanks was proposed by the Vice Principal Mr Naresh Miglani where he thanked the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan for providing the students with the opportunity to host such events which ignite young minds and help develop a scientific bent of mind.He also thanked the heads of the three departments of Science,Ms Niva Chhonkar,Mr Prem Prakash Dhawan and Mr Ajay Goel for the smooth collaborative effort which helps in the success of the event.He also thanked the teachers involved for their hard work and sincerity and the support staff for working tirelessly for all the support provided.
The ceremony culminated with the rendition of the national anthem by the school choir.
The results of Festival della Scienza 3.0 are as follows.
| Overall Winners | ||
| Delhi Public School FaridabadDelhi Public School RK Puram |
ONSITE EVENTS:
| QUIZ DI SCIENZA/SCIENCE QUIZ | ||
| Position | School | |
| 1st Place | Delhi Public School, Mathura Road | |
| 2nd Place | Delhi Public School, Indirapuram | |
| 3rd Place | Delhi Public school, Rohini | |
| GIOCHIAMO ALLA SCIENZA/LET’S PLAY SCIENCE | ||
| Position | School | |
| 1st Place | Delhi Public School, Faridabad | |
| 2nd Place | Tagore International School , Vasant Vihar | |
| 3rd Place | Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok Gurugram | |
| RAPPRESENTARE/ROLE PLAY | ||
| Position | School | |
| 1st Place | Carmel Convent | |
| 2nd Place | Delhi Public School, Indirapuram | |
| 3rd Place | Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok | |
| ESPRIMERE/EXPRESS THE CONCEPT | ||
| Position | School | |
| 1st Place | Amity International School, Noida | |
| 2nd Place | KR Mangalam World School, Vikaspuri | |
| 3rd Place | St Thomas Girls Senior Secondary School | |
| SCOPRIRE LA NATURA/DISCOVER NATURE | ||
| Position | School | |
| 1st Place | Delhi Public School, Greater Noida | |
| 2nd Place | St. Thomas Girls Senior Secondary School | |
| 3rd Place | Mayoor School, Noida | |
| CREATIVA INGEGNERIA/CREATIVE ENGINEERING | ||
| Position | School | |
| 1st Place | Delhi Public School , Noida | |
| 2nd Place | Mount Abu Public School, Rohini | |
| 3rd Place | Delhi Public School , R.K. Puram Delhi Public School , Greater Noida | |
| DEMO DI CHIMICA/CHEMISTRY DEMO | ||
| Position | School | |
| 1st Place | Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj | |
| 2nd Place | Delhi Public School, Faridabad | |
| 3rd Place | Delhi Public School, R.K Puram Tagore International School | |
| MEDICINA FUTURA/FUTURE MEDICINE | ||
| Position | School | |
| 1st Place | St. Thomas Girl Senior Sec School | |
| 2nd Place | Delhi Public School , International Saket Delhi Public School , R.K Puram | |
| 3rd Place | Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj | |