Science is fabulous!

Imagine performing science experiments at home. And having fun while at it. According to the Secret Science Society, a team of young University of Nairobi scientists, this is possible.

During this year’s Storymoja Hay Festival, the Secret Science Society worked on mainstreaming science amongst pupils by introducing them to educating and entertaining experiments. 

Armed with household items such as milk, soda, eggs, strings, plastic cups, and food color the Secret Science Society set up various experiments meant to inspire awe. 

In utter contrast to the notion that science is unpopular amongst children, scores of youngsters drawn mainly from the Aga Khan Junior Academy and the Braeburn School were already at the tent minutes before the scheduled 10 o’clock the morning of September 19, 2013.

Enthusiastically received was the traditional cup and thread telephone but it didn’t come any closer in terms of popularity to the Color Symphony an experiment in which different colors were meticulously pipetted on to milk after which a drop of detergent is introduced into the mixture. 

Occasionally interrupted by shooting hands of enthusiastic attendants begging to perform it themselves, the Color Symphony culminated in the detergent displacing the food color drops, forming an awesome spectrum.

“Science does not have to be as boring as it appears to be in school,” offered Dennis Ngigi, the Secret Science Society head. The essence of these experiments, according to Ngigi, was to promote an accepting attitude towards science by youngsters. 

“Like in the Color Symphony experiment, children get to appreciate how detergents work in washing utensils at home.”



Edited fashion: http://hayfestivalwire.hayfestival.org/post/61663188428/science-is-fabulous