Earth Day Celebration & Science Exhibition

2022-2023

Title of the Activity: Earth Day Celebration

Speaker:  Dr Antony Gomes, Ex Professor & Head of the Department of Physiology- University of Calcutta.

Title of the Topic: - Snake Bite : A Neglected YTropical Disease

Objective of the Study:  The discussion of Dr Antony Gomes topic Snake Bite: A neglected Tropical Disease. The discussion was focused on various aspect of Snake Habitat and how to deal with ferocity of Snake bite in daily life. 

Type of Activity: The program was presided by  Dr Antony Gomes, Ex Professor & Head of the Department of Physiology- University of Calcutta. It was interactive lecture activity with concluded with a Quiz Session

Organizing Department: IQAC Serampore Grils College

Place of Activity: Room Number- NB8, NB9, Serampore Girls’ College

Date and Time of Activity- 13th May 2022- Time 11 o’clock- 2p.m.

Number of Attendee- Students: - 55, Teachers – 30

Outcome

• 1. The lecture program provided a detailed understanding on various types of snake venom and snake bites.
• 2.  The program also highlighted the various remedies available to curb snake bites in India
• 3.  The exhibition program provided the students a platform to cultivate their knowledge in the field of Environmental studies.
• 4.  The lectures and the exhibition raised awareness among the teachers and the students regarding conservation of the Environment and snake bites.

2022-23

Objective of the Programme- In today’s era education is not only confined to read and write. It is now linked to the holistic development of the students. Now the challenge and the demands in the market are not only limited to having knowledge, but it is also more about how impeccably one can present that knowledge. The institution organized the Science exhibition as a Competition for the students, so that they can represent their creativity, their knowledge to the world through face to face interaction.

                      A science exhibition is a wonderful tool that engages students in learning new facts in the following ways:-

• It develops in them the curiosity to learn more which otherwise is not developed by listening to boring lectures.
• It provides a platform for the students to use their scientific knowledge and bring the best invention from their brains.
•  It also allows students to work together in groups and learn from each other. They share their ideas and collectively galvanize those ideas to bring something innovative into implementation.
• This further allows the students to develop their social and moral skills and make them a better team player. 

Organizing Department:- It was an Open platform where students from different departments participated. But the primary work of organizing the exhibition was done by the Departments of Science- Serampore Girls’ College

Place of the Activity: Within campus –Room Number VB3 and VB4

Date and Time of the Activity:- Date- 13.05.2023, Time- 2:00 p.m.

Outcome:-These exhibitions help to develop in students a more scientific attitude towards problems and challenges that they face in life. Students apply their classroom knowledge in these exhibitions and develop the taste for learning by doing.

It shifts them from theoretical study to practical implementation and they avail the opportunity to apply their ideas in unique ways. Once transformed their idea into a project, they showcase it in front of others and get acknowledged which further boosts their confidence. Therefore, these exhibitions make students more confident, creative, future-ready, and of course learners for life.

2021-2022

Speaker: - Mr Umashankar Mandal and Dr Kunal Sen- Ex- headmaster and Environment Activist, Department of Ecological Studies, University of Kalyani.

Objective of the Study: - Mr Umashankar Mandal lecture presented a detailed understanding of the Socio- Ecological balance in Sundarban. The lecture was not only a theoretical exposure, but was also a field-based experience.

                                              On the other hand, Dr Kunal Sen delivered his lecture on the topic- ‘Healing our Aling Earth: Crisis to Cure’.  This topic primarily emphasized on the process of healing the Earth.

Type of Activity: - The Earth Day was organized by the teachers and students of the Department of Science and Department of Geography in collaboration with the IQAC. The entire event was divided into two segments- 1- Science Exhibition and 2- Lecture Session.  There were two lectures- the first one was presided by Mr Umashankar Mandal- and his topic was ‘Socio- Ecological Balance in Sundarbans’. The second lecture was delivered by Dr Kunal Sen- Ex- headmaster and Environment Activist, Department of Ecological Studies, University of Kalyani. His topic was ‘Healing our Aling Earth: Crisis to Cure’. 

                                         The students of Science and Geography departments demonstrated the various experiments and models they have created with great enthusiasm.  Some of the models of the Department of Science focused on Flood Prevention, Climate change due to Global Warming and Rain Water harvesting. The students of the Department of Geography focused on Solar Power Drip Irrigation System, Water Management, Waste Water Treatment etc. The exhibition was judged by Dr Sovan Panda, Bidhan Chandra College Rishra, Dr Lakshman Pal, Bidhan Chandra College Rishra and Dr Suman Dutta, Serampore College, Serampore. 

Organizing Department- Departments of Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science and Geography in collaboration with IQAC of Serampore Girls’ College.

Place of Activity- Room Number- NB8, NB9, VB3, VB4 of Serampore Girls’ College

Date and Time of Activity- 22nd April 2022- Time 12 o’clock- 2p.m.

Number of Attendee- Students: - 70, Teachers – 35

Outcome: 

• a. The two-lecture program provided a detailed understanding on various aspects of Ecology. The Sundarbans lecture focused on the Ecological aspect of the Land. While the lecture of Healing and Aling was an overall study of how to protect the Environment.
• b. The exhibition program provided the students a platform to cultivate their knowledge in the field of Environmental studies.
• c. The lectures and the exhibition raised awareness among the teachers and the students regarding conservation of the Environment.

2021-2022

Earth Day is organized by Science department and Department of Geography teachers and Students in collaboration with IQAC.

The entire event is divided into two segments.

                       (1) Science Exhibition.

                       (2) Lecture Sessions.

Date : 22nd April, 2022

Students of Science and Geography departments beautifully and demonstrated the various experiments and models that they created with lot of enthusiasm and endeavor under the guidance of their teachers. There have been altogether (21) projects/models by science students participated by (55) Students (approx).

From Geography Department there have been altogether (11) projects, participated by (60) Students. The models in Science are Flood Prevention, Climate change due to Global Warming, Invisible Pollution & Earth Disaster, and Rain Water Harvesting. The models in geography are Solar power Drip Irrigation System, Waste management, Waste Water Treatment model, Strategy for Earth Restoration, Rapid growth of urbanization and Environmental crisis etc among many others.

Science Exhibition has been judged by

1. (1) Dr. Sovan Kumar Panda, Bidhan Chandra College, Rishra
2. (2) Dr. Lakshman Chandra Pal, Bidhan Ch. College, Rishra
3. (3) Dr. Suman Dutta, Serampore College, Serampore

2nd Segment:- Seminar/Lecture Session

Our planet is an amazing place, but it needs our help to thrive. That's why each year on 22nd April, more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day to protect the planet from pollution and deforestation.

There were two eminent speakers: -

Earth Day Celebration Lecture (1) by Hr. Umasankar Mondal (Mangrove - Man), Socio- Ecologist Sundarban

Topic "Socio- Ecological Balance in Sundarban- A field based Experiences".

Lecture (2) by Dr. Kunal Sen, Ex Headmaster and Environment Activist, Dept of Ecological Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani

Topic: "Healing our Ailing Earth, from Crisis to Cure."