N2020-NOX-1IB
With a goal to introduce school students to astronomy and astrophysics, “N2020-NOX- 1IB” comes forward to get you a thorough understanding of the cosmos and the methods used to study it. As everything goes online now, but astronomy always can’t, we plan a series of talks and related activities which can be done at home but will help to understand the subject better. The main theme chosen this year is ‘Life’ with some topics beside this theme.
Poster of N2020-NOX-1IB
Brochure:N2020-NOX-1IB
DAY -1
Poster for Day -1 activities
Activity 2:Mystery in life: Scientists define life in different ways, but agree that certain characteristics are common to all living things which include their ability to use energy, to grow, and to reproduce. But we all know that there are lives that cannot be seen directly with the naked eye. Still there are certain ways in which evidence of their presence can be observed.
Result of Activity-2:
1st - Utkarsh Sethi
2nd - Aditya Panigrahi
3rd - Ashish K Satpathy, Niharika Jena
Activity 1:Spectral Riddiles:Unlike a prism, which disperses white light into the rainbow colors through refraction, spectroscopes are a different class of instruments which help astronomers to study exoplanets, their atmospheric composition, size and, if possible, look out for certain signatures of life. This short activity will be a glimpse of the great idea behind spectroscopy.
Result of Activity-1:
1st - R.Samarpita Reddy, Bibhasindhu Pradhan, Karthik Arun Kalathil
2nd - Ashish Kumar satapathy, Aradhana Swain, Aditya Raj Palo, Sipra dash
3rd - Utkarsh Sethi, Rashmita Mahapatra
Day-2
Poster: Day -2 Activities
Activity 1:Resonance in Heaven
All objects and materials have a natural frequency at which they vibrate, namely resonance frequency. When light enters an atmosphere, the gas particles absorb energy from it depending on this frequency. After having an activity on spectral lines, we would try to go deeper into the science behind their presence.
Result of Activity 1:Best -
R. Samarpita Reddy, G. Alwin
Activity-2:Lunar phases on your plate :
This would be a fun activity where you are required to create eight phases of the moon using Oreo or any other round cream biscuit available.
Result of Activity 2:
1st - Utkarsh Sethi
2nd - Aradhana Swain
3rd - Niharika Jena
KESHAB CHANDRA BEHERA K.V. 10th.pdfActivity-3:Doodle your Pixels:
In an attempt to explain how images are taken and transmitted from a satellite; and how they are interpreted, this activity will be a simplified representation of how imaging and resolution works.
Result of Activity 3:
1st- Samarpita reddy and Keshab Chandra Behera
2nd - Aditya panigrahi and Bibhasindhu pradhan
3rd - Sipra Dash and Niharika jena
Activity -4: Quiz: We will also be conducting a quiz based on general astronomy and the theories about the fun activities that we are conducting. Do not be scared about it, it will be very easy, enriching and fun!
Quiz Results :
1st - Pallabi, Srisha Roy (11 points)
2nd - Ankita Behera, Karthik Arun Kalathil, Keshab Ch Behera, Amrita Tripaty (10 points) 3rd - Omm Swarup, Sheetal Sahu, Sipra Dash, Himansi Behera
Final Day Activity:Videos by you
We love to hear from the young aspiring minds. Therefore we want you to record a video of duration 5 min and send it to us. This video can be a speech or a presentation of your favourite topic. The best ones would be presented at the end of the event to all.