SEGA Science Day

Hey everyone! 

I am proud to announce that I have been selected to be member of the next generation of the Shika kwa Mikono team, a group of science education volunteers in Tanzania that work together to promote the teaching of science in a hands-on manor with the use of locally available materials.

 This week, the newly appointed Shika team met up with the previously reigning team for a training as the old class prepares to COS (close of service) and return to America. A large part of this training was to get our feet wet by putting together our own experiments, and put on a science day at a school.  We were lucky enough to be hosted by Alice, a PCV currently teaching at SEGA Girls Secondary School in Morogoro.

The biology and chemistry members teamed up while the math and physics members created another squad and designed interactive learning activities for students to rotate through. 

Students work together to build straw structures

Joel playing math games to help teach adding and subtracting negative numbers using only bottle caps, a piece of paper and a deck of cards

Caitlin teaching about movement vs locomotion

Ben has students attention as they watch the flame burn out after being placed under a glass

This is me teaching about sense organs- specifically the 4 different tastes your tongue can detect

Me teaching about center of gravity

Students putting together geometric shapes to make a picture

Rick encouraging the students as they build their straw tower

I think this captures the vibe of the day pretty well

And no science day is complete without a closing ceremony which included a smoke bomb and elephant toothpaste.

Elephant toothpaste. They thought it was ice cream!

Smoke bomb!

 I am so excited to be part of this group and to see what the next year will bring as we continue to expand the impact and reach of Shika on the education system and students of Tanzania.

Shika- the new generation

Shika- the last generation