SECOND DAY !!

                The second day mirrored almost all that happened on the previous day, except that the students were replaced with a new batch consisted of the second-last and last classes. As usual, the students were oddly fascinated by the cornflour slime (despite it being a relatively, albeit very interesting (and fun) experiment). We were very impressed with how fluent and eloquent the students were in English, and how knowledgeable they are about the field of science despite only being 14 years old (I remember being one and boy, did these kids on another level than 14-year-old me).

                The programme ended early today (really, it’s Friday though…) at around 12.30, and all of us went back to our respective colleges happy, and hungry. A bit.

              

                So as nothing much to update for today I would like to explain a bit about the scientific theory for certain exhibition. So firstly, the "Cornflour Slime". What is it actually? How come when you exert a force on the slime, it become a solid but when you put no pressure or force on it, it will become a liquid? Magic?? Scientifically corn flour slime is a special type of fluid that doesn't follow the usual rules of liquid behavior. When pressure is applied, it's viscosity increases (hard to flow) and at a certain point the slime can behave like a solid.

in the process of making the slime

Next i would like to talk about the "Atomic Bomb". We present about what's really happened during World War 2 which involving the atomic bombs called 'Fat Boy' and 'Little Boy'. These two atomic bombs are very small but they managed to ruined Hiroshima and Nagasaki that time. Presentation about the black history is to raise awarness among the students and at the same time they can learn about the effects of radioactive substances on biological life.

Stability? What it means by stable? Basically we will say that being stable is being firmly established. We are less likely to change or fall. Yes fall. What factors that can prevent a structure from falling? Firstly, centre of gravity. The lower the centre of gravity, the stable the structure. Secondly, size of the base. the larger the size, the more stable it is. Next, mass of the object.The heavier bodies are harder to move and hence are more stable. 

one student with his stable model

this boy managed to stable 4 nails on a nail

some of the creative models by the students

are you focus enough?

 So today is our last day for exhibition. Look forward for the exciting lab session next week. Stay tune..

TODAY IS THE DAY :))

Our first day of social engagement started at 6 a.m in the morning, with all the members gathered at the 24 hours section of the library. From there, some went to the programme venue ( SMK Damansara Jaya) by personal vehicles, while the majority went by grab-car service. The average travel period from the university to the school is approximately around 15-20 minutes. The programme was held at the school hall, where all the required items like the chairs, tables, specified equipments etc. for the science exhibition had been provided by the school beforehand.

 At around 7.00 a.m, all the members had arrived and we began setting up the venue by arranging the tables and chairs, building temporary make-shift ‘booths’ for various types of stations (math, biology, physics etc.) for the exhibition. The first batch of students (all the students involved in the programme are Form 2 students) consisted of students from the first and second classes, arrived at the hall around 7.40 a.m, and the programme started with an introductory and a brief peak of the available exhibition booths by one of our members, Khe Jia Ming (our MC for the programme).

our crew is preparing the exhibition 

while waiting for the exhibition to start

Jia Ming interact with the students

The exhibition continued with the slide presentation on Atomic Bomb, presented by our members Kah Hui and Jia Yen. After that, the students were allowed to roam the exhibition area to visit the booths that they’re interested in. There were altogether 4 different and interesting booths available; Structure Stability, Amazing Math, Miscellaneous, and Cornflour Slime Pool. The last booth was undoubtly the most popular one of all. Playing with cornflour mixture could be strangely addicting,hmm. After 15 minutes, the students were gathered back and the exhibition continued with slide show about the Galaxy and Universe. After all the exhibition had ended, the students were required to answer a multiple-choice question test of a total of 20 questions, all related to our exhibitions. The students were graded based on their test results and those with high marks will join the lab session on the last day of our programme.

Atomic Bomb

Jia Yen asking a question from the student

explaining about the atomic bomb

Structure Stability

students are building a stable model

Amazing Math

sudoku

matchstick puzzle

Miscellaneous

vertebral column and lung

Cornflour Slime Pool

 lab assistant with the slime

excited students

            GALAXY AND UNIVERSE

explaining about universe

QUIZ TIME

At around 10 o’clock, the members all took their breakfasts, and at 10.40 a.m, the cycle continues with a new batch of Form 2 students. Our programme ends around 12.30 p.m, and after that we graded their tests, carried out brief post-mortem for the day, and wrap up at 1.00 pm. 

Road to Project

On 20th and 26th of April some of us went to the selected school (SMK Damansara Jaya) to make last preparation before the exhibition. They met science teacher and the lab assistant to ensure all the apparatus needed is enough and has been provided.They also gave a short briefing to the teacher and the assistant what will be happen during the day. We really look forward for our upcoming project as it will be our first project together as a Chemistry student. Therefore we want it to run smoothly as we have planned. so here some pictures from us.....

Next, on 23rd of April some of us went to several shops to buy all the things we needed such as, straw, cellophane tape, nails and etc.

we also bought chocolates for the students :p

  

What is SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT????

Social engagement (Bahasa : Jalinan Masyarakat) is a university core course, compulsory for all active students of University of Malaya (UM), specifically made to encourage the students to interact and engage with the community outside of the university compound. This course serves as a medium for the students to contribute to society by offering their servitude to a selected part of surrounding community, interact with the locals, engage and immerse into their culture lifestyles and so forth with the aim of exchanging knowledge and enabling mutual learning for the benefit of society.

Our Social Engagement OBJECTIVE.

               

To instill interest in the field of science among young minds by exposing them to various types of science disciplines (mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics etc.) through exhibition and practical lab session.

Our MEMBERS.

NO.	NAME	INDENTITY CARD NUMBER	MATRIC NUMBER
1	Lok Tow Jie	950101-01-5113	SEZ150083
2	Chiang Kah Loon	950113-08-6357	SEZ150078
3	Chan Wei Chuen	950701-07-5857	SEZ150110
4	Nur Izzatul Farahin bt. Zulkurnain	960517-06-5762	SEZ150044
5	Ker Kah Hui	950619-10-5033	SEW150015
6	Lee Jia Yen	950111-08-5502	SEZ150112
7	Nurfatin Fatihah bt. Abu Bakar	960109-04-5068	SEZ150051
8	Fatin Nur Haziqah bt. Hamzah	960516-01-6256	SEZ150014
9	Najihah bt. Mohd. Nazri	960309-14-5194	SEW150033
10	Yap Xiu Lin	951115-08-6516	SEW150079
11	Ching Ka Fan	951110-07-5059	SEW150009
12	Khe Jia Ming	951122-07-5339	SEZ150022
13	Loh Ching Wen	951211-07-5226	SEW150023
14	Tan Yi Rui	960925-14-5980	SEW150077
15	Chng Chuang Yi	950407-07-5725	SEW150084
16	Wan Nur Huda bt. Wan Hanafi	960719-10-5734	SEZ150074
17	Lim Wan Cing	950624-01-7556	SEW150021
18	Nur Aishah bt. Mohd. Nor	960922-06-5774	SEW150040
19	Syarahlina bt. Sungip	960321-14-5728	SEW150098
20	Lee Jia Yee	950822-08-6122	SEZ150082

PERFECTORIAL BOARD..

So...... This is us :)))