Dr. Chithra Gopinath has a plan. It involves taking students and chemistry outside the lab. She’s also trying to involve some teachers, scientists and anyone willing to apply theoretical and lab chemistry to everyday living. Taking Chemistry outside the classroom is not only a creative approach for this generation of intrinsically motivated students but is…
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Bringing the Wow Factor into Chemistry Teaching
Dr. Umesh Chandra Jain is a winner of the BCTA 2012. He is very passionate about teaching and finding ways to explain even the most challenging topics in Chemistry. Over the years, that I have been a chemistry teacher; I have had a ball of a time. No doubt, I had problems; had to face…
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The journey of a chemistry quiz from Australia to India
Dr. Brijesh Pare is a man on a mission. He is a mix of an adventurer, a hunter, a seeker, a thinker. You will often find him on a lookout for something new in Chemistry. Something interesting, something challenging and that’s how the ANCQ came to India. In 2002 I was looking for something interesting…
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Leveraging The Potential Of Teachers
In her last blog, Dr. Savita Ladage talked about her experience with students. This time she talks about her experience with conducting programmes for teachers. The number of teachers has been steadily increasing, and she is determined to have as many teachers as is possible for these ‘camps’. At the Research and Development Institute in…
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Why Didn’t I think of this before: The Power of being young
Mr. Y Dint Eye hates it when nothing happens, but is happy now that a lot of nice things are happening. And all of these have tremendous social impact. The best part is that young people are doing it. Their Facebook page says AIESEC is the world’s largest student-run organization and is an international platform…
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Young Minds at the Olympiads
Dr. Savita Ladage is pleasantly surprised at the number of students from India participating in the International Chemistry Olympiad. She talks about her experience over the years When I think of celebrating young minds my thoughts are around the International Chemistry Olympiads. As human beings, we always get attracted towards puzzles, riddles and questions…
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The Joys of Teaching
Dr. Lakshmy Ravishankar owes a lot to her students. They have been and will be instrumental is influencing the world around them, just as they have left a lasting impression on her. Way back in 1987, when I had submitted my Ph.D thesis and was looking out for a job, the first opportunity which came…
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Nurturing Young Minds
Dr. Jayant Khandare regularly meets with students and loves it best when they pose a challenge. He is baffled at the capacity young minds have, and sees the world of tomorrow guided by these ‘young minds’. The Human Touch of Chemistry Campaign that aims to inculcate the love for chemistry in young minds. Commemorating its…
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The Importance of celebrating young minds
Dr. Abhijit Roychowdhury talks why young minds should be recognized and appreciated, however, the yardstick applied should be different To start with I should stay away from the controversy of defining “Young”. That can be an endless debate and I don’t want to get there. Let’s just assume we are talking of people who are…
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Being a scientist – A social responsibility
Dr. Abhijit Roychowdhury talks about how Science is integral to society and the power it has to bring about a multiplicity of much needed changes “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.” – Carl Sagan While driving my friend’s daughter to school for her science examination she…
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