With a five-peso coin in hand…

As part of the celebration of Mater Ecclesiae School’s 20th Foundation day, different school organizations took part in building up booths that aim to showcase every club’s contributions and effectiveness in improving every student’s knowledge and awareness of the different subject areas.

MESciSoc decided to put up a mini-exhibit with the objective of handing out Science-related information to students of all levels in such a way they’ll surely enjoy. And that is, through applications. The MESciSoc mini-exhibit is composed of four stations, each having a different topic to discuss.

First stop, Optics. Showing a number of optical illusions and stereograms, the exhibitors - primarily composed of the officers and some MESciSoc members - discussed some tips in viewing the hidden images of a stereogram.

The second station presents a challenge to everyone (excluding the Fourth year High School students) where one must balance all twelve nails on a single nail. Yes, this station is all about the center of gravity, the imaginary point of any object representing its weight center.

On the third station, we settled on the works of magnetism. Using an iron stand, string, magnet, and paper clip, we demonstrated magnetic levitation. In this station, though not really involved in magnetism, we also showed off the water-denatured alcohol solution which makes a piece of paper, or a bill, kindle without burning it.

The next station, composed of three simple setups, tackled fluid dynamics. The first setup shows how mongo seeds go up and down a container of Sprite; as the second showcases the ping pong ball and the blower. And everyone had a great time pressing the bottle of Coke as they do the third setup known as the Cartesian diver.

Enjoyed by every Ecclesiaens, from the Pre-elementary department, the Elementary department, the High School department, and even the school administrators, the mini-exhibit turned out to be a success. With only a five-peso coin in hand, who would have thought that one can experience and explore amazing works of Science?

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Have you been to our mini-exhibit? What was your favorite station?