Doha: The Qatar University Young Scientists Centre (QU-YSC) has launched several educational courses for students during the summer vacation.
This will enhance the use of their vacation according to a time plan, raise their educational level, and develop their skills and abilities to enhance learning outcomes in all STEM fields. The centre has prepared a set of summer workshops to be presented in June and July, which are presented in both virtual and distance learning methods as well as in person on the university campus.
The centre is offering four summer workshops this year in different fields and covering different age groups, starting from the fifth grade until the secondary stage. The programme will include an “Introduction to Electrical Circuits” workshop for the primary stage, in which participants learn the basics of electrical circuits by building electrical circuits using simple electronics.
Students will learn through existing project activities and then application in a final project to build a solar-powered car. Participating in this workshop provides the students with a package of tools and materials necessary to carry out the activities.
The centre also offers another workshop entitled “Young Scientists”, which is designed for primary school students to learn about the steps of the methodology of conducting research in order to enhance their research and investigation skills. Through this course participants will apply methodological steps to conduct research to design a solar cell. In addition to enhancing important skills such as problem solving skills, critical thinking, writing and presentation skills.
Two workshops have also been prepared for the secondary stage, titled “Electronics” and “Digital Electronics”, designed for students of the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades.
In the electronics workshop, students learn about the electronic components that are used to design electronic circuits. It includes various interactive activities that introduce students to the basics of electronics and encourage them to create innovative projects using electronic circuits. When students complete the electronics course, they can enrol in a digital electronics workshop.
The course aims to enhance basic knowledge of digital electronics, by providing students with extensive and adequate training on building digital circuits using various components such as transistors, resistors, and microcontrollers.
