Inventor arvind gupta has devoted his life to popularizing science with indian children, by teaching them how to make educational toys from trash 6 7 arvind gupta s popular levitating pencil toy. View arvind guptas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In 1970, a pioneering experiment the hoshangabad science teaching programme hstp tried to revitalize science learning in village schools. Jan 24, 2014 creating toys from waste materials, for over three and a half decades, arvind gupta, visiting scientist at iucaa speaks about his work to popularise science and the joy that his work provides. Arvind gupta on taking science to children with toys made from junk for over three decades. Some easy physics trips for athome science learning.
Publication date 2008 topics fun science, arvind gupta, learning by doing, science through activities collection arvindgupta. If this was the kind of physics they taught at college i would have made better than a d. The smoke will rise from the lower to the upper jar. At the ink conference, arvind gupta shares simple yet stunning plans for turning trash into seriously entertaining, welldesigned toys that kids can build themselves while learning basic principles of science and design. This book contains 40 science experiments and toys which can be made with simple throwaway materials. There he developed simple toys and educational experiments using locally available inexpensive materials. I first met arvind gupta at a slum school in govindpuri. Simple toys make learning science fun the state of the worlds. Guptas youtube channel has short films in 20 languages giving free access to ideas for over 8,500 toys and experiments. The fun of science is in making toys from throwaway stuff and seeing the principles of science incorporated in them. But his work has a new life, thanks to the interwebz. Simple models by indias science magician, arvind gupta, are making. Meet arvind gupta the tech entrepreneur behind the digital. Interview allow children freedom to break things that is how they will learn, says toymaker arvind gupta the iittrained engineer was awarded the padma shri for.
A balloon science experiment to understand the effect of gases. His team have created a large collection of instructional material in the form of images, documents and. Gupta has travelled to over 3000 schools, demonstrating captivating science experiments to wide eyed children. Two shots had to be taken from two different positions and postprocessed to create these. This is intended to be a handson science centre, where children will be encouraged to experiment.
He has written 15 books on science activities, translated 140 books in hindi and presented 125 films on science activities on the national television doordarshan. This super easy science experiment has some amazing results. Arvind gupta sits at a desk in his office surrounded by many of his inventions. Arvind gupta is an indian toy inventor and expert in science. These include ten little fingers, thumbprints, little toys, hands on. He got the civilian award padma shree on the eve of republic day, 2018. These balloon experiments are super fun and are an easy science experiment for kids to do.
Toys from trash arvind gupta for ios free download and. Arvind guptas first book, matchstick models and other science experiments, was translated into 12 indian languages by various popular science groups and. Astr onomy image of the sun place a pair of binoculars in an open window in the direct path of the suns rays. Gallery of arvind gupta s fun science toys hosted at page by samir dhurde. Although he is a graduate of the institute in which i work, and has won many awards for his work in science popularization, an area in which i was myself working, five years into my new job i had not heard of him. Meet arvind gupta, a toymaker who proved science is fun meet engineerturnededucationist arvind gupta, who has been inspiring generations of students to learn science. Diy toys made from trash science experiments wonderhowto. His first book, matchstick models and other science experiments was reprinted in 12 languages. Teaching science with toys from trash arvind gupta ecoideaz.
Gallery of arvind gupta s fun science toys hosted at page by samir dhurde toys from trash the best thing a child can do with a toy is break it. Arvind gupta encourages the use of low cost hardware for science and technology education. A graduate from iit kanpur 1975 batch, arvind kumar gupta took a years study leave from telco in 1978 to work with the grassroots village science teaching programme for children in the tribal district of hoshangabad, madhya pradesh. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover arvinds. Arvind gupta, an indian toy inventor and popularizer of science for kids, is known for turning trash into seriously entertaining, welldesigned toys that kids can build themselveswhile learning basic principles of science and design. Arvind gupta is an indian educator and inventor who makes whimsical, elegant toys from simple and inexpensive materials. Some analgyph images i shot using a regular camera. A simple to understand text helps the children to do the models experiments themselves with very. The smoke rises as the warm light air rises and the cold heavier air sinks. Arvind gupta is making science toys using recycled. His first book, matchstick models and other science experiments has been reprinted in 12 languages. Indian inventor creates childrens science toys from trash. These are essentially books of science activities written in a simple style so as to provide teachers, teachersintraining and children with a variety of experiments.
Toys from trash to learn about science by arvind gupta. Science toys science activities for kids stem science preschool science science experiments kids science lessons science fair teaching science kid science arvind gupta is an indian educator and inventor who makes whimsical, elegant toys from simple and inexpensive materials. This is perhaps the simplest and most efficient air pump in the world. Gandhian in outlook, arvind gupta participated in the hoshangabad science teaching programme hstp in madhya pradesh in 1978. Arvind gupta graduated from the indian institute of technology, kanpur 1975 with a degree in electrical engineering. Arvind gupta is an indian toy inventor and populariser of science. Meet arvind gupta, a toymaker who proved science is fun. Arvind gupta an alumnus of iitkanpur, an educator, a socialist in a gandhian outlook is an indian toy inventor. Bottle diver science experiment steps kids will have fun making the diver move up and down in the bottle. Teaching science with toys from trash arvind gupta.
Arvind gupta wiki, biography, age, toys, images news bugz. A conversation with renowned scientist and educator arvind. It used lowcost, readily available and simple stuff to make science. In 1970, a pioneering experiment the hoshangabad science teaching. Let the smoke fill the bottom jar, and then pull out the cardboard. Using a blend of scientific method and design thinking arvind and the indiebio team funds startups that can impact over a billion people or address markets over a billion dollars. Best of the web, just like the rest of, involves riveting talks by remarkable people. The science projects included demonstrate what things are made of and how substances are affected by the dif ferent forms of ener gy, heat, light, sound, mechanical ener gy, electricity and magnetism.
All the materials used in our activities are very affordable and accessible to every child across the globe, developing or developed countries alike. Along with his science popularisation activities, arvind gupta has been actively involved in translation for just as long. Arvind gupta hindi science through activities inspire lecture by arvind gupta. For almost 30 years now, arvind gupta has been taking his love for science and learning to the children of india.
On a bright october morning in bangalore, india, the activity room of purnapramati school is buzzing with excitement, curiosity and the occasional shrieks from primary and middle school students each child has been handed a drinking straw, some neatly cut paper, adhesive tape and a pair of scissors. Gupta has travelled to over 3000 schools, demonstrating captivating science experiments. Arvind founded indiebio, the worlds largest biotech program based seed fund. Such lowcost science can be made accessible to the poorest children in the world. The video highlights arvind gupta, a science educator and indian toy inventor, who is the creator of using everyday objects to learn about the world of science. He works at the childrens science centre in pune, india. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Turning trash into toys for learning, ted the best think a child can do with a toy is to break it. Arvind gupta s first book, matchstick models and other science experiments, was translated into 12 indian languages by various popular science groups and. Arvind gupta has conducted hundreds of workshops in schools throughout india and his books on science for children have been translated into several languages. Recently i stumbled upon a website and a ted talk by arvind gupta, an indian toy inventor, educator and popularizer of science for kids. A handful of organizations in india also conduct weekly science workshops in schools through the year using guptas toys. Arvind gupta, ashok rupner, manish jain, shivaji mane, jyoti hiremath, vidula mhaiskar our approach is inclusive. Arvind gupta toymaker, innovator, science educator.
This video is a compilation of short demonstration clips made by arvind gupta, with the assistance of dr. Vigyan shodhika mvs, iucaas childrens science centre, since inception. Meet arvind gupta, a toymaker who proved science is fun meet engineerturnededucationist arvind gupta, who has been inspiring generations of students to learn science with their own hands on. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence. Renowned scientist and educator arvind gupta shows how science and maths can be taught with basic and simple toys.
Make a balloon rocket, light up a light bulb with a balloon, blow up a balloon with chemistry, and more. Gupta has conducted workshops in various schools across the country and has won many national and international awards. Since the 1970s he proves that it takes indeed very little to make science education fun. While he was there he developed his idea of creating simple toys and educational experiments using locally available materials as well as items usually thrown as trash. Science educator arvind gupta uses simple toys to teach.
Arvind guptas experiments appear in how to do it you tube videos that are about minutes in length. Arvind gupta speakers bureau and booking agent info. Arvind gupta is an indian toy inventor and popularizer of science for kids. Currently he is the curator for a novel experiment in interactive science learning. Computer science from university of illinois, urbanachampaign, arvind. Simple balloon science experiments for kids using balloons. Inventor arvind gupta has devoted his life to popularizing science with indian children, by teaching them how to make educational toys from trash 6 7 arvind gupta. These simple toys, he found, fascinated children and gupta went on to make these as the hallmark of his movement of popularising science. Simple toys make learning science fun the state of the. Jan 20, 2016 for those who do not have an idea of where to start from, arvind gupta has published a wide range of books on this topic.
Place a pair of binoculars in an open window in the direct path of. They serve as perfect nourishment for the young curious minds we keep doing experiments and activities from this online resource put up by arvind gupta. Creating simple toys out of trash and everyday goods, he illustrates principles of science and design in a memorably handson fashion. Arvind gupta s experiments appear in how to do it you tube videos that are about minutes in length. Stand a mirror in front of one eyepiece so that it throws an image of the sun on to the opposite wall of the room. Interview allow children freedom to break things that is how they will learn, says toymaker arvind gupta the iittrained engineer was awarded the padma shri for his contribution to education. Below, peruse the video gallery and images for a selection of gupta s inspiring work. List of arvind gupta s books addresses to buy books harmony silver inaugural award to arvind gupta harmony silver foundation harmony silver inaugural award harmony silver foundation october 2007 science of skills tanya roy maharashtra herald aug 2007 matchstick models and other science experiments arvind gupta. Meet arvind gupta the tech entrepreneur behind the digital revolution of bjp and indian politics.
Instead of the standard burettes and pipettes, it improvised apparatus. Arvind gupta has been conferred numerous awards for his work, including the inaugural national award for science popularization amongst children 1988, distinguished alumnus award by iit kanpur 2001, indira gandhi award for science popularization 2008 and the third world academy of science award 2010 for making science interesting for. Trash into toys of learning padma shri arvind gupta. Way back in 1970s, arvind gupta passed out of iitkanpur and joined telco in pune. A graduate from iit kanpur 1975 batch, arvind kumar gupta took a years study leave from telco in 1978 to work with the grassroots village science teaching programme for children in the tribal district of. In between our artful activities, we do some simple science experiments that are really fun as well as enhance creative learning such experiments encourage an understanding of the physical world and how things work. Arvind gupta is making science toys using recycled materials. Science from recycled items the special education spot. Arvind gupta has written many entertaining books about his toymaking and about other themes, which have been published by the eklavya educational society, the national book trust, and others. Kannada, toys from trash, sequential photos and instructions arvind gupta toys and science experiments addeddate 20160531 06. He received the civilian award padma shree on the republic day, 2018. Adjust the mirror until the image is sharp, and darken the room. As a student in the 1970s in indian institute of technology, kanpur, gupta became a socialist in belief but eschewed actionless discourse. Gupta has gone on to design over 1,500 such scientific toys cum teaching aids.
In those days, science lab equipment was expensive and schools didnt allow students to. Mar 15, 2011 for almost 30 years now, arvind gupta has been taking his love for science and learning to the children of india. Lecturedemonstration given on 27 dec 20 at the pandit ravishankar shukla university, raipur, india this work. His first book, matchstick models and other science experiments has. The experiments show how a thermometer measures temperature. Being a passionate science educator, he was perplexed by the lack of teaching material for science. Arvind gupta on taking science to children with toys made from junk for over three decades arvind gupta retired from active work around four years ago and now lives in chennai with his daughter. His first book, matchstick models and other science experiments, was translated into 12 indian languages and has sold more than half a million copies. He works for the people who live in the tribal district of hoshangabad, madhya pradesh.
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