Annual Report_Abridged - Second Version - FINAL

25 PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 50th Rashtriya Bal Vaigyanik Pradarshani (RBVP)2023: Science Toys Demonstrations and Basic Astronomysessions: ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ The IUCAA Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics Scipop team had put up a stall at RBVP from 26 to 31 December 2023. Posters mentioning information about IUCAA and its academic activities were displayed. Astronomy Concept models and our iconic "Velo- Gyaneshwari" bicycle, which consists of 40 hands-on experiments, were also displayed. A telescope made at the IUCAA was displayed as a part of the IUCAA Telescope-making workshop. A sky-observation session was conducted with Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park for around 500 RBVP attendees. Approximately 20,000 students from 200 schools with 1000 teachers and 3000 general public attended the event. During 2023-24, the Scipop team organised 23 Science Toys Demonstrations and Basic Astronomy sessions at the following locations: Dyanaganga Vishwa Vidyalaya, Shirur, Pune TaraMobile Creche, Pune Balvantrao Zele School Manvya Sanstha, Kothrud Dattakala ShikshanSanstha, Daund Ryan International School, Bavdhan Dapodi Kanya Shala no. 31 Vibgyor Rise, Chinchwad NewEnglishSchool, Landewadi St. Mary's College, Thoothukudi, Tamilnade Bharatiya JainSanghatana School, Wagholi Saraswati Vishwavidyalaya, Talwade Dnyanaganga Vishwavidyalaya, Shirur Chandranarayan Balwade English School, Jaysingpur Agastya International Foundation, Baramati ¬ Science Toys Demonstrations and Sky watchingsessions: ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TelescopeMakingworkshops: ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 2ndSaturdayLectures ¬ ¬ PublicTalks ¬ During 2023-24, the Scipop team organised 23 Science Toys Demonstrations and Sky watching sessions at the following locations: Samarth EngineeringCollege, Velhe Gramin VidnyanKendra, Andur, Tuljapur S.P. College, Pune Avasara Academy, Lavale SBESCollege, Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Indapur (organised by the Panchayat Samiti) During 2023-24, the Scipop teamorganised three Telescope Making workshops at the following locations: IIT, Gandhinagar IUCAA (on the occasion of the IUCAA FoundationDay) GLAUniversity, Mathura MVPS, Nashik During 2023-24, the Scipop team organised two lectures as follows: 14th October: “Formation of Black Holes” by Prof. Surhud More (Marathi) and Dr. Moupiya Maji (English). 11th December: “Detecting the Invisible through Gravitational Waves” by Dr. Pushpa Khare (English andMarathi). 13 December 2023: A Public lecture was organised by IUCAA Scipop on “ZARTH: How to SVSHighSchool, Khadi During 2023-24, the Scipop public talks in the Chandrasekhar Auditorium as follows: team organised two