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Mangaluru, Nov. 21: “Science is the Process that takes us from Confusion to Understanding” - Brian Greene

Lourdes Central School here organized LCS Science Week - 2020 to awaken the scientific temper among the young generation and encourage them to discover new knowledge through scientific methods.

The objectives of this programme were To inspire young minds to think divergently and To motivate younger generation to take up the career in science, technology and engineering.

It was a beautiful venture from the part of LCS to organise this memorable event under the guidance of Principal Fr Robert D’Souza, Vice Principal Ms Belita Mascarenhas and Ms Linet D Souza the Coordinator for Science and all the Science teachers.

The whole week programmes were meticulously planned and it provided a platform to the students to exhibit their talents, to have an inquisitive mind, to find solution for every question and to widen the knowledge on science.

The science week was inaugurated by Fr Principal on 17th November, 2020 with a beautiful experiment and in his keynote address he motivated the students to inculcate the thirst for science and to participate enthusiastically in all activities.

On Day 2 (18th November) , there was a Live Wire virtual Science quiz 2020, preliminary round was conducted through Google form for all students. The top scorers were selected for the final round of quiz which was held on Thursday noon and the winners were awarded with certificates.

On day 3, for Class IV – VII there was virtual power point presentation on Indian Noble Laureates in the field of science. It gave an idea about Nobel Prize winners in various fields of science like CV Raman, Hargobind Khorana and so on.

A Session on waste management for Class IX was organized. Mr Akshay Shenoy was the resource person from NSS camp, an entrepreneur and mechanical engineering consultant. The session was on waste management. It was very inspiring and apt for the present time. He brought awareness to manage the garbage,  how to reuse the plastics to make eco bricks etc. And warned the future diastases created through plastic.

Session on Career Guidance in Science for Class X was organised. The resource person was Mr Praveen Kumar. He mainly emphasized on science not being a subject to read and top exams but learn about it beyond text books. He spoke about career guidance, choosing adequate colleges for higher study .He gave various examples about day to day life and the wonders of science He emphasized our role in widely spreading the significance of scientific applications in our daily life.

In the finale of LCS Science Week we had a video on the science week projects done by students of LCS. The various applications of science were presented by the students through innovative models like Floating and sinking, Neutriono, vacuum cleaner, Adaption etc.

The whole Week was filled with Knowledge combined with various activities.