Festival of Science of the School of Creativity "Technologies of the Future"

Is time travel possible? At the School of Creativity in Zielonka near Warsaw - yes! On Friday, June 6, 2014, students and invited guests moved to 2114 during the Science Festival. This year, the XNUMXth exhibition was held under the motto "Technologies of the Future". The initiative was carried out under the patronage of: Mazowiecki Director of Education, Cardinal Stefan Wyshinsky University, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, School of Exact Sciences, ECDL Polish Office, Polish Society for Information Technology, Mazowiecki Branch, Wolominski County Headman, Mayor of Zielonka and the Young Technician magazine ".

The purpose of the festival is to popularize the exact sciences and the latest technical achievements among schoolchildren, awaken scientific and creative interests, and motivate self-education and development.

The festival consisted of a competition for elementary and middle school students of the Volominsky district and a science picnic, during which classes were organized for students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science of the UKSW School of Exact Sciences and demonstrations of Lego WeDo, Mindstorms and EV3 robots from Robomind.pl. After the guests were greeted by the Chairman of the Education through Art Foundation Dr. Mariusz Samoraj, the festival was officially opened by the Director of the School of Creativity Tamara Kostenka.

Introductory lecture titled “Quantum computers. Fractal World. presented by Dr. Joanna Kanja from the Faculty of Mathematics and Science of the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyshinsky. In a fun and interesting way, she introduced children to the concept of modern computers and piqued their interest through the visualization of different kinds of fractals. Not everyone knows that fractals exist in the human body! Another guest, Mazowiecki, ECDL coordinator Pavel Stravinsky, in his speech "Defending your own image" encouraged schoolchildren to participate in Olympiads in information technology. He pointed out the dangers that a young person may be exposed to when using the Internet carelessly/carelessly and how these dangers can be prevented.

The most anticipated point of the program is, of course, the settlement of the district competition announced as part of the Science Festival for primary and secondary school students. More than 60 participants took part in the competition. The jury pondered a difficult choice. The works were evaluated according to the criteria: independence of execution, creativity, non-standard solutions, diligence, purposefulness and content correctness, compliance with the theme of the festival. We were looking for original solutions that combine the spirit of science and creativity. And the key to success was to be the independent work of the child.

Thus, the following winners were chosen in three nominations: V. Categories 0-3 The competition task for the students was to use any technique to make the design of an invention or device that will make life easier in 100 years:

• I place got the job of Hanna Adamowicz, grade 1a, School Complex No. 1 in Kobylka, title of the job “Dog Garden Robot – Pyszczek 2114”;
• second place Photographed by Natalya Pateyuk, 3d class, secondary school No. 3, Marki, title of the work: “Shoes that generate electricity”;
• third place Kaetan Sysiak Grade 0a, Primary School No. 3 in Marki, the topic of the thesis: "Microrobot Doctor 2".

W Categories 4-6 the task of the students was exploring the secrets of the passive house, including systems that reduce environmental impact:

• I place fell model of Alexander Yarosh, a student of the 4th grade of the NOSH No. 48 in creativity - for the most fully analyzed and presented topic;
• second place took Kacper Skvarek from the 6th grade of Primary School No. 3 in Marki;
• third place They took Pavel Osmolsky from the 5th grade, also from elementary school No. 3 in Marki.

W junior high school must be done model with mechanical elements using electrical circuits showing human communication in 100 years:

• I placeand the most interesting vision of the communication of the future was presented by Claudia Wojienska from the Municipal Secondary School in Zielonka;
• second place was taken by Piotr Graida;
• third place Katarzyna Pawlowska was awarded by students of the Municipal Secondary School in Zielonka.

In-kind prizes and ECDL exam vouchers were presented by the guests Dr. Joanna Kanja from UKSW, Pavel Strawinsky Mazowiecki, ECDL Coordinator and Tamara Kostenka, Director of the School of Creative Activity.

After the first part of the festival, students and guests dispersed to the halls, where new attractions were waiting for them. UKSW students prepared unusual activities in several rooms. Well, one could travel back in time with a time machine to check how the ancient Spartans, Julius Caesar, and hieroglyphs worked. It was a lot of fun to read the message left by Pharaoh Tutankhamen. If you are traveling in a time machine, do it all! Traveling to the future is like flying to a space research station. There, kids can build a rocket to explore the universe, decipher messages from aliens, and design the city of the future.

The computer room has been transformed into Robotowice. A factory for assembling robots was built there - students designed robots according to instructions using multimedia software. Solving various mathematical puzzles, they compiled instructions for moving the robot - they programmed it and animated it using simple electronic systems. In Alpha Base on the Planet of Secrets, they played the role of detectives - they solved mathematical problems in order to finally become sappers.

Lego Mindstorms, EV3 and WeDo robot demos were very popular. The students could see how the robots work using mechanical systems as well as motors and various types of sensors with which the robots can communicate with the outside world. Students had the opportunity to see the importance of both structural elements and the correct programming of robots. The end result is that a properly functioning robot is preceded by the stages of design, construction, programming and, finally, verification of the structure. Robomind.pl instructors aroused the curiosity of the schoolchildren, teachers and parents watching the show by introducing everyone to the mysteries of the world of Lego robots.

This year's SAT Future Technologies Science Festival sparked the curiosity and imagination of the attendees about the vision of the future that the next generations will live in. He showed how much creativity and ideas in the youth. May their ideas to improve the world find their application in a hundred years. We look forward to the next edition of the SAT Science Festival.

See you next year!