{"id":1631,"date":"2017-08-20T10:46:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T02:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2017-08-20T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T02:46:05","slug":"saintis-cilik-kreatif-competition-science-of-daily-life-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/saintis-cilik-kreatif-competition-science-of-daily-life-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSaintis Cilik Kreatif\u201d Competition: Science of daily life, explained!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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July 25, 2017\u00a0by\u00a0Office of Corporate Affairs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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By Dr. Sheela Chandren<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>On the 20th<\/sup>\u00a0of July 2017, in conjunction with Iskandar Learning Festival 2017, STEM Day was held in UniKL MITEC Bandar Seri Alam, Masai, where many activities related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, involving school students and teachers, were carried out.<\/p>\n

The \u201cSaintis Cilik Kreatif\u201d Competition was one of the highlights, where 7 teams of Form 1 students did a 15 minutes presentation.<\/p>\n

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One of the teams demonstrating their experiments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In fact, these 7 teams were actually participants of Jelajah Sains 1.0, where 121 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering, UTM, visited 7 schools in the district of Johor Bahru, held from 8th<\/sup>\u00a0of May to the 11th<\/sup>of May 2017, with the aim of spreading the love for Science among Form 1 students. Jelajah Sains 1.0 is part of a service learning programme, that aims involve the transfer of technical knowledge and skills in Science and Mathematics from UTM\u2019s undergraduate students to the chosen Form 1 students.<\/p>\n

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The winning team from SMK Skudai receiving their prizes during the Closing Ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This \u201cSaintis Cilik Kreatif\u201d Competition was judged by 3 juries, namely Dr. Husni Hani Jameela Sapingi, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, UTM, En. Junit Yasir from Johor Department of Education and Dr. Kamarulafizam Ismail, Senior Lecturer from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTM.<\/p>\n

In the 15 minutes that were given to each team, the contestants not only had to demonstrate a Science concept of their choice, they also had to answer a field of questions from the juries.<\/p>\n

Among the experiments carried out and explained by the contesting teams were \u2018Elephant Toothpaste\u2019, Volcano, Friction, and many more. As it was the first time conducting\/demonstrating scientific experiments for most of the contestants, many unexpected twists took place.<\/p>\n

In fact, one of the most memorable one was when the production of the \u2018Elephant Toothpaste\u2019 went out of control and overflowed out of the container and onto the stage. The crowd could not contain their laughter. Even the juries and contestants joined in. Luckily, the mess was easily cleared up and all was well.<\/p>\n

After a tight competition, \u2018Boomshakalaka Mad Scientists Team\u2019 from SMK Skudai emerged as the winner, with their demonstration entitled \u2018How to Drink Water when it is Polluted\u2019.<\/p>\n

The second prize went to \u2018Team Friction\u2019 from SMK Selesa Jaya 2, while \u2018Science Boys Team\u2019, also from SMK Selesa Jaya 2 was the second runner up.<\/p>\n

The prizes were cash amounting to RM 1000 and hampers sponsored by Yayasan Penyayang MPJBT and APG Plantation.<\/p>\n

One of the juries, Dr. Kamarulafizam commented that although the contestants mostly demonstrated very basics and simply experiments, the level of enthusiasm and interest showed by the students were overwhelming.<\/p>\n

Most of them had trouble answering questions by the juries, but they persevere and tried their best. After all, it is students that are passionate and eager to learn like these that will keep the spirit of Science strong!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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