The Science Month! “I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a […]

The Science Month!

“I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”

Isaac Newton

The Science Month on Curious Times

February and March are very important months for Science as a lot of scientists were born in these two months. Whatever we are doing, our functioning and our complete being is because of Science. Curious Times is celebrating Science Month from 11th February to 15th of March. That is from Thomas Edison’s birthday to Pi Day, Einstein’s Birthday.

Important Science Days in Feb- Mar

• 11 February 1847 – Thomas Edison‘s birthday
• 13 February 1910 – William Shockley‘s birthday
• 15 February 1564 – Galileo Galilei‘s birthday
• 15 February 1786 – Cat’s Eye Nebula discovered
• 18 February 1745 – Alessandro Volta‘s birthday
• 18 February 1838 – Ernst Mach‘s birthday
• 22 February 1875 – Heinrich Hertz‘s birthday
• 28 February 1901 – Linus Pauling‘s birthday
• 28 February – National Science Day (India) – announcement of the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ 

• 1 March 1966 – first spacecraft crash-lands on Venus
• 2 March 1902 – Edward Condon
• 3 March 1847 – Alexander Graham Bell
• 14 March 1879 – Albert Einstein‘s birthday
• 14 March 2018 – Stephen Hawking passed away
• 14th March – Pi Day
• 17th March 1962 – Kalpana Chawla

We wish to pay tributes to great scientists and celebrate their works, efforts and great inventions. So gear up Curious Kids, its time to put on your thinking caps and show off your ingenuity.

What’s in Store?

There are three categories for students to participate in:

DIY Science Experiments and Projects:

Who doesn’t love doing science projects? Send us your creative, fun science experiments and leave us stunned with your results. You can send in a video format or written format with a picture. Submit on ME – My Expressions.

Do not forget to check out some ideas and videos on Easy Science Experiments For Kids By Roohi Bhargava.

The Scientist, I Admire:

This is your way to pay tribute to famous scientists. Dress up like them. Draw and sketch them. Make a PowerPoint, convert it to video. Or you can write about them and their inventions. Creativity always has brownie points. Track our News section for more news on our great scientists.

My Futuristic Ideas :

Flying Cars, Humanoids, Colony on Mars and what not! – Send us your futuristic ideas, that you wish to see in the future. You can submit in any format – 3d model, video, written.
On Curious Times, we bring 10-15 news on science and technological advancements, discoveries and inventions happening every week. Find the updates on Curious Times Weekly.

Individual students participating on their own:

1. You have to be a registered member of Curious Times. If you have registered in the past, do not register again. Existing registered members can Login and participate on the days of the event.

2. If you are new to Curious Times, Register for FREE on this Link: Join Us.

3. Once logged in, go to My Expressions (ME) to submit your entries.

4. Do not forget to read the Rules Of Submissions.

5. Publishing of entries and selections will be at the discretion of the editors without providing reasons for selection.

School participation

In case your school already has an association with Curious Times, the students are advised to use the school code for participation. You must check with your school coordinators.

If your school is not a member, so far, the coordinators are requested to apply and register their school in order to receive your exclusive school code and school page with a link for participation.

School Coordinators are requested to fill in the Curious Times School Partners Form in the form given below. This form is not for the participating students. They have to register on the platform:

SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM

If you require any additional information, please write to us on hello@curioustimes.in

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Any student, starting from Pre – Primary to Grade 12, can participate.

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#BreakTheBias – Mrs. Anuradha Ramesh, Principalof NPS Agara, Bangalore shares her wonderful experiences of breaking the bias and the woman, who inspires her. Strong women […]

#BreakTheBias – Mrs. Anuradha Ramesh, Principalof NPS Agara, Bangalore shares her wonderful experiences of breaking the bias and the woman, who inspires her.

Strong women don’t

Play victim, don’t

Make themselves

Look pitiful, and

Don’t point fingers.

They stand and

They deal.

                                                                                                     -Mandy Hale

 I strongly believe that a woman is a born leader who is at once soft-spoken, yet firm and resilient, empathetic, yet one who inspires others around her to experiment- not before trying out things on her own – and most importantly a person who leads from the front.

The strong and passionate woman of modern-day is honest and straightforward in her approach, she does not shy away from her responsibilities.

Culture, Values and ethics that create a positive attitude have indeed helped the strong woman of today to break the shackles of the invisible glass ceiling and emerge as the triumphant winner!!!

My #BreakTheBias Story – Anuradha Ramesh

I fondly reckon the days when I was working as the Regional Head of a corporate company- I was in charge of a school in rural Karnataka where the majority of the staff were male teachers. It was a real challenge for me to groom them and train them. Initially, I faced a lot of resistance but slowly I gained their confidence. I listened to them, empathized with them and took up their concerns with the management. The management was also very supportive and I was able to bring in the desired change.

Another time as well, I was in charge of a residential school in rural Karnataka and it may not be wrong to say that men were preferred because Residential schools come with their own challenges. It is important for us to be on campus throughout the day. My day would begin at 5:30 am in the morning to 10:30 pm in the night. We had children running away from school, scaling the compound wall. It was important for me to ensure their safety first and then to make them attend school. I had to work with the core team in charge of the hostel very closely and make the day interesting for the students to ensure they attended classes. Gradually I gained the student’s confidence and was able to bring in the desired changes.

#BreakTheBias Story of the woman I admire the most

My Grandmother Dr. Sundaramma is my idol and my inspiration. She struggled against all odds to become a Gynecologist- not a cake walk in the 1960s when it was a totally male-dominated society and we had very few women who would choose to tread the challenging path and create a niche for themselves in the field of medicine. She established the renowned Jubilee Nursing Home in Bengaluru which is still a popular hospital to reckon with.

She was an inspiration to the women of those days and continues to inspire many others even today.

It would not be out of context to say that learning to adopt to new technologies quickly has helped the woman of today to brace herself for a cutting edge competition and face all odds with grace. Changes are bound to happen and we should see that as a positive sign.

It may not be an exaggeration to say that a woman as a leader is an

“Empowered Woman” who has realized that every individual is unique and that the strength of any elite institution is its diversity.  

Women Leaders at the helm of affairs of any organization have become the driving force and the pivot around which the entire wheel of the institution revolves.

Anuradha Ramesh

Principal

National Public School Agara

Curious Times is celebrating International Women’s Day.
Register us to participate in IWD2022 – #BreakTheBias on ME- MyExpressions.