01/11/2025
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Johor Bahru, 15 August 2025 โ To spark excitement and curiosity in science among primary school students, a STEM program titled โMini Science Camp 2025โ was organized by the Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Faculty of Science (FS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), together with SJK(C) Woon Hwa, Kangkar Pulai, Johor on 6 August 2025 from 7.30 am to 10.00 am.
The involved UTM committees were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lee Siew Ling, Programme Director, Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. See Hong Heng, Vice Programme Director, Dr. Koh Meng Hock, Head of Programme Unit, Ms. Nur Isarah binti Che Raimi, Secretary, Ms. Nurul Adhah binti Saini, Head of Publicity Unit, Mr. Shahrul Nizam Mahmood, Head of Technical Unit, and Mr. Mohammed Rafiq Aziz, Technical Unit. Meanwhile, the postgraduate and undergraduate students involved as program committees were Lee Ching Shien, Program Chair, Ling Chui Min, Gan Kai Xuan, Tan Chee Chuan, Lua Yu Hui, Bon Shin Er and Ho Jin Hong.
Led by Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Lee Siew Ling, the STEM program, part of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative for CSNano, aimed to spark curiosity and build motivation for science among primary school students. A total of 52 students from Primary 4 and 6 at SJK(C) Woon Hwa, Kangkar Pulai, Johor took part in engaging hands-on experiments and demonstrations on topics such as Archimedesโ Principle, carbonation reactions, and surface tension. The Mini Science Camp was uniquely designed, with Primary 6 students serving as facilitators for their younger peers, guided by the moderators from Faculty of Science, UTM. These interactive sessions not only sparked curiosity but also helped students connect scientific concepts to real-life applications. Following each demonstration, participants conducted the experiments themselves, providing a fun and hands-on learning experience.
Both the organizing committee and the school administration expressed their satisfaction with the success of Mini Science Camp 2025. The hands-on experiments and interactive sessions of the program strengthened the students' interest in and understanding of science, inspiring them to explore beyond the classroom. Mini Science Camp 2025 exemplified CSNanoโs and the Faculty of Scienceโs ongoing commitment to advancing science education in local communities, nurturing curiosity, and cultivating the next generation of scientists.