TIARA
(TAFS Innovators and Researchers Association) - the Activity Club
of The Air Force School organized an Inter school Science Competition -“MISSION
AAVISHKAAR 2014”on 3rd May
2014 in the school premises. The
primary goal of TIARA is to inculcate
scientific aptitude in the young minds of today.
“MISSION
AAVISHKAAR 2014” was a grand success in which
fortyeight reputed schools from Delhi NCR region had registered
and actively participated in the five different events of the day. The
aggregate of students from classes
VIII-XII of various schools swelled
beyond 600. The young scientists were all set to compete and looked determined
to emerge winners. They were beaming in
great delight to be a part of this prestigious event..
The day started
early for the enthusiastic teacher
organizers and student volunteers who had worked
hard to complete the preparations to near perfection and were
involved in giving finishing
touches to each venue of the events .
The registration
started at sharp 8 AM. The schools had been pre allotted numbers to facilitate
the registration process and five different registration tables were set up to
expedite the registration. Each school
team comprised of ten members and an accompanying teacher. The students were
brimming with enthusiasm to exhibit their scientific zeal and portray their
talents. They were carrying models and supporting material with them. The alert
and active volunteers of TAFS escorted the teams with accompanying teachers to
the AravalliHall.
The Chief Guest for the Inaugural
function was Mr.B.K.Chawla, Father of Great Indian
Astronaut KalpanaChawla. The Guest of Honour for the valedictory function was
Dr. Chander Mohan , Advisor & Scientist
G, Head ,FlyAsh Unit , Department of Science and Technology.The esteemed judges
for the events were Dr. J.P.Dalal; Dr. Mukesh Chand; Ms. InduPuri; Dr. Pramod K
Prasad; Mr. Ranbir Singh, Mr. KuldeepVerma; Mr. Manjeet Singh; Mr. P.R.Tiwari;
Dr. Vaishali Mishra; Mr. Rishikesh; Mr.SumitSabharwal who are educationists and learned personalities from the field of science.
All the
judges arrived sharp on time and the inauguration ceremony started at 9:00 AM
.It started with the invoking of Ma Saraswati along with the lighting of the lamp.
Then followed an inspirational group song , a semi-classical dance and a small
skit based on Kalpana Chawla.The Inaugural speech was delivered by Mr.B.K.Chawla who declared MISSION AAVISHKAAR
open for 2014. This was followed by a brief introduction of the judges. The
rules of the events along with the respective venues were elaborated to the
participants. Thereafter the participants split and dispersed to the respective
venues for the events.
SNO
|
EVENT
|
CLASS
|
VENUE
|
1.
|
SYMPOSIUM-A
|
XI-XII
|
SEMINAR HALL 1
|
2.
|
SYMPOSIUM-B
|
XI-XII
|
SEMINAR HALL 2
|
2.
|
MIND SCURRY-
Preliminary Round
|
IX-X
|
QUIZZERS ZONE
|
3.
|
MIND SCURRY–Final
Round
|
IX-X
|
ARAVALLI HALLS
|
4.
|
MAGICAL WONDERS
|
VI-VIII
|
ILLUSION ISLAND
|
5.
|
DESIGNING IDEAS
|
IX-X
|
DESIGN LAB
|
6.
|
INNOVATIVE
INVESTIGATIONS
|
XI-XII
|
PROBERS ARENA
|
The
topics for the SYMPOSIUM to
express the thoughts were:
A) MEDITECH 2014- Matrimony of Medical Science and Technology
B) PHOBOS AND DELMOS- Human settlement in Space
C) GO GREEN-The New Age Mantra
D) DESIGNER BABIES- competing
with Nature
MIND SCURRY-The
Science Master’s Quiz
Where
every question has to be done with a trick
And for an instant
reply, the mind has to be quick.
The
teams attempted a preliminary round with questions on general science and on
the basis of scores; top four teams were selected to compete in the final round
on Space science comprised of the straight questions, buzzer round and
rapidfire round.
MAGICAL WONDERS-Wizardry
of Science
In the realm of magic, miracles
do happen.
To
unfold the causes behind, Science is the weapon.
Young
minds with deep interest in science demonstrated and explained the magical
activities to show that magic is just an illusion
DESIGNING IDEAS-
Dekho Socho AurBanao
What an idea Sir
jee!
Participants
had brought the material from which they had to prepare a model on theme
provided on-the-spot, maximum of 1.5 hours were given for assembling the model.
INNOVATIVE
INVESTIGATIONS-Quest to Probe
The Detective
inside me.
Investigatory
project of Physics/Chemistry was demonstrated by the team members and a project
report with explanation was submitted.
RESULT
EVENT
|
FIRST PRIZE
|
SECOND PRIZE
|
THIRD PRIZE
|
SYMPOSIUM
A
|
S23
K.R.MANGLAM WORLD SCHOOL, G.K.-2
|
S30
D.A.V.SCHOOL, SECTOR-14, GURGAON
|
S27
MAHARAJA AGRASEN MODEL SCHOOL,
CD-BLOCK, PITAMPURA
|
1. AnikHasija
|
1. NavneetKaur
|
1. BipinKalra
|
2. AashnaArora
|
2. AakritiMalhotra
|
2. Karan Goel
|
SYMPOSIUM
B
|
S16
VEDA VYASA D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL,
D-BLOCK, VIKASPURI
|
S3
SPRINGDALES SCHOOL, DHAULA KUAN
|
S6
BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL, PITAMPURA
|
1. Poornima
|
1. NilayChaya
|
1. Aradhna Gupta
|
2. Aastha Sharma
|
2. Soumil Chopra
|
2. HarshitaVerma
|
QUIZ
|
Q4
Air Force BalBharati School
Lodi Road
|
Q10
Venkateshwara International School
|
Q24
Amity International School
|
1. Pankaj
|
1. LakshyaChauhan
|
1. ShobhitRanjan
|
2. Aditya
|
2. SakshamRastogi
|
2. Apoorv S.
|
MAGICAL
WONDERS A
|
M23
K R Manglam World School
GK-II
|
M40
Delhi Public School
Ghaziabad
|
M45
Navy Children School
ChanakyaPuri
|
1. NiyolJha
|
1. TejasviDwivedi
|
1. Arul Bagga
|
2. UdayKhanna
|
2. Parv Sharma
|
2. Aadhira Nair
|
MAGICAL
WONDERS B
|
M16
BalBharti Public School
Pitampura
|
M17
Delhi Public School
Indirapuram
|
M10
Venkateswara International School
Sec-10, Dwarka
|
1. AashiArora
|
1. Shreshtha K
|
1. SmarthSuri
|
2. KhushiGoel
|
2. ShreshthGoel
|
2. MuditMalhotra
|
DESIGNING
IDEAS A
|
D45
Navy Children School
|
D39
Delhi Public School
Faridabad
|
D28
Blue Bells School
Kailash Colony
|
1. RitvikPatney
|
1. ShauryaParshar
|
1. KanishBhardwaj
|
2. AbhimanyuDasgupta
|
2. Yatik Gupta
|
2. Pulkit Gera
|
DESIGNING
IDEAS B
|
D26
Delhi Public School
Sec-45, Gurgaon
|
D3
Springdales School
DhaulaKuan
|
D20
KIIT World School
Pitampura
|
1. ShubhChadha
|
1. VaibhavGosain
|
1. Shivam Bhatt
|
2. Aryman Singh
|
2. Arshdeep Singh
|
2. DipanshuAggarwal
|
INNOVATIVE INVESTIGATION A
|
I-30
DAV SCHOOL
SECTOR-14, GURGAON
|
I-14
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL
SUSHANT LOK
|
I-26
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL
SEC-45, GURGAON
|
1. PratyushMaini
|
1. Nehal Jain
|
1. Nikhil H Pawar
|
2. AmolShriwatri
|
2. Ayushree Gupta
|
2. Abhimanyu Singh
|
INNOVATIVE INVESTIGATION B
|
I-9
Army Public School
ShankerVihar, Delhi Cant
|
I-11
Indraprastha International School,
Dwarka
|
I-36
Tagore International School
VasantVihar
|
1. Arjun
|
1. ShrutiKalsi
|
1. Shivangi Sharma
|
2. Yogesh
|
2. Raghav Sharma
|
2. MehakBhola
|
RUNNING TROPHY
FOR THE OVER ALL CHAMPIONSHIPWAS SHARED BY:
VED
VYASA DAV, VIKASPURI & KR MANGLAM, GK-II
Dr. Chandra Mohan gave the key note address at the Valedictory
Function. He highly appreciated the selection of the events for the
competition. He was impressed by the
number of young participants and the creative ideas exhibited by them. He also
encouraged the students to keep up the scientific spirit and aspire to bring
another Nobel Prize for our country. He
gifted one CD to each participating
school which was a comprehensive collection of all the scholarships offered by The Government of India ,
available in Science.He congratulated Team TIARA for the mammoth effort to inculcate the
scientific understanding amongst young minds.
The prize distribution ceremony was graced by Ms.DeepikaThapar
Singh, Principal, TAFS and all the judges. She addressed the gathering and
encouraged them to always strive for perfection and reiterated that success
always follows thereafter .
The overall programme was highly commended by the
judges and the chief guest.