IUCAA - Khagol # 129 - Oct 2022 - English

children. The book was distributed through the teachers attending the workshop to make sure the book reaches the maximum number of students. Following this, lectures on LIGO India, Basic astronomy, the formation and details of our Solar System, and an introduction and hands-on training on Telescopes were conducted. The teachers responded enthusiastically to all the talks, hands-on-session, as well as exhibits displayed making the event highly resourceful and interactive. LIGOStarFest@Hingoli : The IUCAA SciPOP Team along with LIGO (LIEPO) conducted Teachers' Training Workshops from the 3rd to the 6th of August at New Model Degree College, Hingoli, Maharashtra. 80 Teachers from five selected clusters in Hingoli district attended the event. The programstarted by the launching of a fun-interactive pop-up book in the regional language Marathi called ''(Aika Brahmanda Kay Mhanate), that introduces and explains the concept related to gravitational waves and LIGO India to young Eo H$m ~« åhmÊS> H$m` åhUVo ? | KHAG L | No. 129 - OCTOBER 2022 | 17 IUCAA Scipop launched a first-of-its-kind project called “The Velogyaneshwari, bicycle of science”. The bicycle consists of 40 different science toys that include a rocket, a bottle telescope, and a few math activities that can be demonstrated with the help of simple installations on the bicycle itself. The launch event included a demonstration of the different features of the bicycle to students from two schools, Shrimati Gendibai Tarachand Chopda Highschool and Hindustan Antibiotic School of Pimpri Chinchwad region on the 23rd and 24th of June 2022 respectively. Initially, this project will run in different villages within the Pune district and later cover rural areas of Maharashtra aswell. An innovative and fun way to transport, teach and learn science. The Velo Gyaneshwari (Bicycle) launch event: