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18 July 2012
bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria
Egypt
EG
At 6:00 pm, on the last day of the Arab month; Shaaban, Dr. Omar Fikry, the PSC Astronomer, will give a lecture in the Small Theatre at the the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conferences Center, explaining the Crescent stages to a full moon, and how we can determine the start of Ramadan; the month of fasting for Muslims. After the lecture, a live observation session on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Plaza will take place, to introduce the audience to the marvels of the skies.
20 June 2012
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria
Egypt
EG

The Planetarium Science Center is celebrating the Eratosthenes Festivity, which has become an annual tradition that takes place every year on 21 June at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the city of Aswan. It is designed for preparatory school students, and includes a series of activities that revolve around the methodology Eratosthenes used in measuring the Earth’s circumference 2000 years ago. On 21 June, the day of summer solstice, the 21st century school students conduct Eratosthenes’ experiment at the BA Plaza and in Aswan (Upper Egypt) to measure the circumference of the earth.

2 June 2012 - 5 September 2012
Bibliotheca Alexandrina alexandria
Egypt
EG

The Planetarium Science Center is organizing its Summer Programfor the fifth successive year, and with double its capacity, hoping to accomodate the public increasing demand, as the Program has grown to be very popular among students of all ages. The Program comprises a group of scientific workshops, in addition to one Planetarium show, one documentary movie, visits to the famous ALEXploratorium and the Listen and Discover Auditorium, and lectures.

14 April 2012
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria
Egypt
EG

The Planetarium Science Center will celebrate the GLOBE at Night program, which is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations to a website from a computer or smart phone. The GLOBE at Night campaign has run for two weeks each winter/spring for the last six years. People in 115 countries have contributed 66,000 measurements, making GLOBE at Night one of the most successful light pollution awareness campaigns.

9 March 2012 - 11 March 2012
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria
Egypt
EG

The Planetarium Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing the third local affiliate fair, Intel Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science & Engineering Fair (Intel BASEF 2012), in collaboration with Intel Co. This competition unites promising young scientists, ages 14–18 from Alexandria and other governorates to showcase their scientific and research talents.

27 March 2012 - 28 March 2012
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria
Egypt
EG

The Planetarium Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is organizing the sixth Science Festivity. The Science Festivity is a huge public event that gives science a presence in the community and suits people of all ages and different backgrounds. Visitors of the Science Village will experience the pleasure of learning by participating in the various entertaining activities offered; whether with family, friends, or on their own. The overarching theme of the Science Festivity 2012 is “Natural Sciences: Earth and Sun”.

31 October 2011
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, conferences Center Alexandria
Egypt
EG

The Planetarium Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is launching the Intel-BASEF competition taking place during March, 2012 in an open ceremony, where the event will be publically introduced, accompanied by success stories from the previous Intel-BASEF competitions. The Intel-BASEF is a competition where participants prepare a project or research, in any subject of their choice from 17 science fields.

2 December 2011 - 3 December 2011
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria
Egypt
EG

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center (PSC) is organizing the second Women in Science Conference (WIS 2011) on 3 and 4 December 2011 at the BA Conference Center. This Conference is the first that the BA organizes after the 25th January Revolution to raise awareness regarding the importance of science and technology, and it shall also tackle the related issues of sustainable development and job creation. The Conference celebrates the centennial of Marie Curie’s Nobel Prize in 1911, setting Curie as a model for 21st century young researchers.

5 August 2011 - 26 August 2011
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria
Egypt
EG

The Planetarium Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is hosting the “ Think Green” program to help in the environmental education of the children and youth.

9 July 2011 - 27 July 2011
Planetarium Science Center at Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria
Egypt
EG

the PSC Summer Program includes a unique workshop about the secrets of the legendary ancient Egyptians.In the first part, children learn the mummification process using a human model, know the chemical materials used during the process and make a canopy jars. In the second part, children will make a tomb model and discover the ancient Egyptian chemical elements as well as the different types of dyes.The target age is 6-11 years.

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center 2 October 2022

The Eratosthenes Festivity has become an annual tradition that takes place every year on the 21st of June at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina; and 20 and 21 June at the city of Aswan. It is designed for preparatory school students, and includes a series of activities that revolve around the methodology Eratosthenes applied in measuring the Earth’s circumference 2000 years ago.

On the 21st of June, the day of summer solstice, the 21st century school students conduct Eratosthenes’ experiment on the BA Plaza, and in Aswan (Upper Egypt) to measure the circumference of Earth.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center 26 September 2022

A whole science village is constructed on the BA plaza where many schools, universities, NGOs and individuals; as well as companies will join to present different types of activities to educate and entertain you. A variety of activities is presented, including hands-on workshops, interactive exhibits, sessions, in addition to various extraordinary shows.

The Science Festivity 2022 (SF 2022) will take place during 27-28 September 2022 under the overarching theme of “Animal Kingdom”.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center 18 September 2022

The PSC is inviting all school students of ages 4-18 years to join the Summer Program, starting from the 5th of June till the 8th of September 2022. The program includes various activities, such as practical experiments, scientific contests, lectures, and Planetarium and Auditorium shows. The purpose of this program is to emphasize the bond between students and learning by approaching knowledge through fun and games.

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BIOTOPIA - Naturkundemuseum Bayern, Deutsches Museum 16 September 2022
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The Munich Science Communication Lab is supported by two of our members, BIOTOPIA and Deutsches Museum.

Copernicus Science Centre 12 September 2022

This month we are pleased to hear from Joanna Kalinowska, Development Director at Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw. Let's find out what keeps Joanna inspired:

Experyment Science Centre 9 September 2022
Experyment Science Centre in Gdynia building

Experyment Science Centre in Gdynia, Poland, is planning to submit a proposal in ERASMUS+ SMALL-SCALE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH and seeks 2 science centres/museums/institutions from EU member states interested in participating in a knowledge-sharing project. As the programme is designed to widen access to Erasmus+, we seek for small-scale actors, less experienced organizations and newcomers to the Erasmus+ Programme

Ecsite 9 September 2022

Ecsite member Heureka Science Centre's Wild Wild Wood exhibition has been awarded the internationally recognised Red Dot Design award in the "Brands & Communication Design 2022" series.

NEMO Science Museum 8 September 2022
New exhibition Building! in NEMO

Explore the house of today, take a look at the construction site and be surprised in the city of the future in the new family exhibition at NEMO. Discover more about innovative building, housing and living in Building!, from 9 July to 30 October 2022 in NEMO Science Museum.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center 5 September 2022

Midyear program 2022

The Planetarium Science Center is organizing the Mid-year Program for students of ages 4-16 years old, during the period 6 to 17 February 2022. Online registration will open from Tuesday, 25th of January 2022 till all places are reserved.

Science programs

Target group (4-6 years old): Discover the World
Target group (6-9 years old): Thinking Camp
Target group (9-12 years old): 20 Scientific Facts on Cartoon
Target group (12-16 years old): Theory of Movement, Engineering Drawing programs

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center 5 September 2022

The PSC is inviting all school students of ages 4-17 years to join the Summer Program, starting from the 18th of May till the 5th of September 2019.
The program includes various activities, such as practical experiments, scientific contests, lectures, and Planetarium and Auditorium shows. The purpose of this program is to emphasize the bond between students and learning by approaching knowledge through fun and games.

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