- Activities For Students :-
To show the Talent hidden inside Children and to present Children Science Project/Science Talent at District Level, National Level or International Level Science Centre conducts National Science Drama, National Science Seminar, Science Quiz, IT Quiz, Maths Festival etc. Such District Level programmes Directed By GUJCOST-Gadhinagar are being conducted at Science Centre. The on-going programs at Vigyan Kendra Dhrol are as follows:-
- Child Scientist Course :-
Let a Science cyclone take place in Jamnagar District. Children will realise their dreams to be a child scientist, Children who are from rural or urban area, have some new scientific ideas for new work and new research. It is necessary to bring them out with various science activities. Once a scientific aptitude develops in them they surely blossom as a scientist not only in Jamnagar District but also across the country. For the success of this work, first to search out the active children from wide rural or crowded urban areas then they need to come twice for four hours during the month for training at the District Science Centre. If these children come 17 times at the Centre during the year, they can develop 32 types of skills through 37 workshops.
Std. 5 To 8 are Interested in Science Activity, Studying in Granted or Non-Granted Schools of Jamnagar District or Any District of Gujarat Can Join Us.
- Sunday Science Fun Day Course :-
Child Scientist Course before Children who are from rural or urban area, have some new scientific ideas for new work, new research. For the success of this work, first to search out the active children from wide rural or crowded urban areas then it is necessary to bring them two times for Four hours during a month for training at the District Science Centre. If these children come 17 times at the Centre during the year, they can develop 32 types of skills by 37 workshops.
Std. 9 To 12 are Interested in Science Activity, Studying in Granted or Non-Granted Schools of Jamnagar District or Any District of Gujarat Can Join Us.
- One Day Vigyan Lok :-
With prior telephonic confirmation and with 50 to 60 students, any school of Jamnagar District can arrange to conduct single day Vigyan Lok (Science World) Programme at Science Centre. At Science Centre they can visit Different labs – Physic Lab, Chemistry Lab, Biology Lab, Planetarium, Science Museum, Bio A Corner. Play with Science Toys. Student does Science Experiments by themselves. Learn about Adolescent Science. At the end of the day, a rocket of paper made by the students is flown in the ground.
Timing: Full Day (10.30 am to 5.00 pm)
Target Group: Students from Standard:4 to 12
- Students Workshop :-
To develop keen interest in hands on activities, practical science Knowledge through self-experiments is imparted in groups. This workshop gives opportunity to any school students who join with us for live activities. We cover different types of science & maths topics.
Timing: Full Day (10.30 am to 5.00 pm)
Target Group: Students from Standard:5 to 12
- Special Day Celebration :-
We celebrate special days like scientist birth day, World No Tobacco day, AIDS Day, National Science Day, World Environment Day, and Nutrition Week etc. Through Workshop, Quiz, Rally, Creative Activities, Lecture, Competition to Develop Science Skill in Local Public and this kind of Scientific Approach Develops Intellectual abilities of Children.
Timing: Full Day (10.30 am to 5.00 pm)
Target Group: Students from any std. & Local public also
- Vacation Dhamaka Programme :-
For Proper use of Vacation Period and to develop Scientific Approach in students by different Programmes like sky watching, fun with science, math-e-magic, science toys, environmental project, health is wealth etc. They carry out experiments on various principles of science, get results & understand principles.
Timing: Half Day (10.30 am to 1.00 pm)
Target Group: Students from Standard:4 to 12
- Std.10 Revisions Programme :-
The Std-10 Science Subject Revision Program is organized with the objective of helping the students of Std-10 to understand the science subject in a practical way, to help the economically weaker students as well as the students in government schools to get better results in Science subject. A group of students of Std. 10 of a certain school from the district or from outside the district comes to the centre for the whole day and the children are given experiment-activities in groups.
Timing: Half Day (10.30 am to 5.00 pm)
Target Group: Students from Standard: 10
- Science On Wheels “One Day Vigyan Rath” :-
To Develop Scientific Skill in remote the villages, school students are shown scientific models, science based funny hands on activities. Education of science in rural school through hands on experiments for experiential learning is done by taking to science lab to the schools.
Timing : One Day Programme
Target Group: Students from Standard : 5 to 12
- Maths On Wheels “Ganit Ni Maja J Maja” :-
With the aim of making the children of Jamnagar district interested in mathematics and doing math activities at home, the team of science centre goes to the school of the district and performs activities like math of puzzles, math of puzzles, math of models, paper play in the session.
Timing : One Day Programme
Target Group: Students from Standard : 5 to 12
- 3D Science Film Show On Wheels :-
3D Science Film Show on Wheel program is organized in the school of the district or outside the district for the purpose of making the children enjoy the world of science through 3D technology. In this, the team of the Science centre goes to school with all the necessary equipment of 3D science film show and the children enjoy 3D science film show.
Timing : 45 minutes
Target Group: Students from Standard : 5 to 12
- College Students Workshops :-
College students from PTC, B.Ed., B.Sc., Engineering etc. are given demonstrations as well as workshops on relevant subjects through group work with the objective of using the knowledge gained through this activity at their home-village-society.
Timing : 3 Hours
Target Group : College Students 50-100
- GUJCOST Science Club :-
To Develop Scientific Skills at the level of school up to District Level and Making of Small laboratory by the students through Science Kit. Total 65 Science Clubs are Running Successfully in Jamnagar District By our Centre. All Science Clubs have done 5 suggested Activities like National Science Drama, National Science Seminar, National Rural It Quiz, National Children Science Congress, and Special Day Celebration Guideline by CSC Dhrol.
- Bal Urja Rakshak Dal (GEDA) :-
In collaboration with GEDA-Gandhinagar, Bal Urja Rakshak Dal Programme was conducted for 50 students & 2 teachers per school in 50 schools of the district. Awareness about the use of renewable energy sources, energy related experiments to reduce reckless misuse of electrical energy, participate in programs like film shows, power points and try to make their contribution in the field of power saving in the society.
- Activities For Teachers :-
Training workshops for teachers have been designed with a participatory approach, keeping in mind the difficulties that the teachers come across. Making of teaching aids and models which can be used for effective teaching.
To develop keen interest in practical knowledge of science through self-experiments; any school Teacher can join this programme, if interested in Science Related Workshop, Maths Related Workshop and other Training Programmes.
Timing : Full day (10.30 am to 5.00 pm)
Target Group : Primary and Secondary Teacher
Minimum Teachers : 50
- Activities For Community :-
To develop skill and spread awareness of science in the local public of villages or by knowing about science, they save themselves by understanding science.
- For Women Programmes :-
- Women Science Club :-
The first Women Science Club of Jamnagar District is run by M.D.Mehta District Science Centre-Dhrol in collaboration with M.D.Mehta Mahila Mandal. The women involved in this Women’s Science Club are given more than 20 types of activities throughout the year. In which Let’s change our habits, seasonal decoction, role of mother in online education of children, science of our vows, creation of basic solar cooker, paper craft work in home decoration etc. are done in this club. Specialty of this club: – Scientific Vision will flourish in the events that arise in your Home and Family, You will create a positive atmosphere in your Family, in Today’s Fast-food world, there are many ways to have a healthy family. Interested Woman Contact us.
- Ghar-Ghar Surya Cooker Programme :-
Ghar-Ghar Surya cooker program is organized for the women sisters of the village in Jamnagar district with the objective of using renewable energy, using solar cookers instead of firewood for cooking in stoves and fireplaces. Women sisters are trained in groups of 5 to make box solar cookers from parcel packing boxes or fan boxes. After making a solar cooker, they are shown how to make khichadi, rice or Maggi in just 15 minutes? They are given a live demonstration.
Timing : Half Day
Target Group : Public From the Village (Women Preferred)
Minimum Women : 50
- Food Adulteration Programme:-
To develop skill among rural women of village to identify the adulteration in the food by very simple practicals to know about customer safety and health.
Timing : Half Day
Target Group : Public From the Village (Women Preferred)
Minimum Women : 50
- Women Farmer Programme :-
The “Women Farmer” program is organized in the villages of Jamnagar district with the objective of enabling the farming women to start adopting a scientific approach. In this, training is given on how to check for adulteration in food keeping in view the health, information is given about the benefits of Amrut Jal in the crop instead of increasing it with medicines. With the aim of using solar energy, home appliances are run by solar panels and cooking is done in a solar cooker.
Timing : Half Day
Target Group : Public From the Village (Women Preferred)
Minimum Women : 50
- For Farmer Programme :-
To Give the General Knowledge about farming in a view point of educational, economic, social and cultural development to the farmers of Jamnagar District. Train the Farmer to Develop Scientific Approach in soil, water, compost fertilizer and also seed etc.
- For Community Special Programmes :-
Lecture Series, Seminar, Conference and exhibition, sky watching with naked eye or with telescope for district people. Also we have planetarium which rotates realistically to simulate the complex motions of the night Sky. In particular, programs are organized for the general public to observe a celestial event such as a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse, or an alliance of planets.
- For Community Exhibition :-
Various exhibitions have been prepared for the dissemination of accurate scientific information to the masses, health-oriented, sexual education-oriented, astronomical information.
- Know It your Self Exhibition
- Sarjan Yatra Exhibition
- Herbal Exhibition
- Covid-19 CORONA Exhibition
- Zodiacs Exhibition
- ISRO TimeLine Exhibition
- 3D Virus Exhibition
The exhibition is held at the Science Centre as well as at the district schools.