The next time you are planning an out-of-town excursion school with your students, do consider a trip to this amazing hands-on exploratory space for young children where they experience "science" through the joy of making things. This center, housed within IUCAA (Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astro-Physics) in Pune, is where Arvind Gupta and others delight children on a regular basis, with hand-made toys from everyday things that bring the principles of Science and Maths alive. read more

This 4-page article by Yasmin Jayathirtha has 4 wonderful ideas of how to bring home the understanding that we use chemical compounds in things around us - from acids and bases in flowers, fruits and vegetables, to chemicals in soap and toothpaste, and how chemicals and mixtures play a role in developing photographs and fire-crackers. Experiments that can be easily done with students of standard 7 and 8, are described. read more