Monday, June 10, 2013

2013 June Science Gadget Workshop

Solar Cooker Workshop

The kids get to make 2 solar cookers. 1 made from pizza box and the other one a solar water boiler.

 Materials the kids are getting for the solar cooker workshop

 Solar cooker from the pizza box
 Constructing the solar water boiler while waiting for food to be cooked
 Roof top test!
 Eating the "cooked" food
 Recording the results


Jet Boat Making Workshop
 Construction Time!
 Testing Time!
 Finished product
 Modification Time!

Monday, May 27, 2013

Tinkerlab June Holiday Science Workshop 2013

Tinkerlab is proud to bring to you a series of DIY workshop whereby the participant will be taught on how to build their gadget and learn the science concepts and scientific applications behind them.

Each workshop comes with one gadget that the participant will bring home at the end of the day.

The four different workshops are:

¨      Solar Cooker Making Workshop ($50 nett)

¨      Jet Boat Making Workshop ($50 nett)

¨      Electric Bell Making Workshop ($50 nett)

¨      Windmill Making Workshop ($50 nett)


ALL materials and tools needed for the workshop will be provided. Participants will be able to bring home all the science models that they have built !

REGISTER HERE!

Solar Cooker Making Workshop

Make your own solar cooker and use it to boil water!

Integration with school topics:

·         Systems – Parts working together
·         Three states of Water – Evaporation and condensation
·         Heat – Principles of heat transfer and effects of heat gain and heat loss
·         Application of science concepts to daily life

Date:  8 June (Saturday) / 15 June (Saturday)

Time : 10am –12pm

The solar cooker is about 21 cm tall when completed with solar dish facing upwards.

Jet Boat Making Workshop

Make your own jet boat and have a race in a water pool!

Integration with school topics:

·         Systems – Parts working together
·         Electricity – Connecting batteries, wires and motor to make a moving toy
·         Forces – How streamlined body shape helps to reduce water resistance and conserve energy
·         Application of science concepts to daily life

Date:  9 June (Sunday) / 16 June (Sunday)
Time : 2pm –4pm

The power boat is about 15 cm long when completed.

Electric Bell Making Workshop

Make your own electric bell and see how electromagnetism works to make it ring!

Integration with school topics:

·         Systems – Parts working together
·         Electricity – Connecting batteries, wires and motor to make an electrical gadget
·         Magnets – Electromagnetisation
·         Application of science concepts to daily life

Date:  22 June (Saturday)
Time : 10am –12pm

The electric bell system is about 16 cm long when completed.

Windmill Making Workshop

Make your own windmill that stands almost 50cm tall and see how the movement of its blades can help to generate electricity!

Integration with school topics:

·         Systems – Parts working together
·         Electricity – Connecting batteries, wires and motor to make a windmill model
·         Energy – Conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy
·         Man & his Environment – Renewable sources of energy
·         Application of science concepts to daily life

Date:  23 June (Sunday)
Time : 2pm –4pm

Date: 29 June (Saturday)
Time : 10am –12pm

The windmill is about 46 cm tall including the blades when completed.