X regional Scientific-Practical conference “I am studying nature” for school students at TSPU

10-th Anniversary Regional scientific-practical conference of schoolchildren "I am studying nature", organized by the Centre for additional physical and mathematical and science education of Tomsk State Pedagogical University, was held within the walls of the university 12 February 2017.

The conference was attended by around 200 students from 1st to 11th grade from 32 educational institutions of Tomsk, Tomsk region and Kemerovo. This year, there was a  record-breaking number of sections - 14, the leaders of which were teachers of Tomsk State Pedagogical University, teachers of city schools, as well as assistants - students and undergraduates of TSPU, TPU, TUSUR, Siberian State Medical University. Schoolchildren made reports on different topics. It should be mentioned that the number kids interested in science is constantly rising as well as quality of their reports

As part of the intellectual activities there was also held an exhibition-festival "Science for Children", where educational institutions have shown interesting exhibits and experiments for children. Exhibition-Festival always takes place very lively and does not allow young scientists, as well as their parents to get bored while waiting for the start of the conference.

This year the following TSPU structures were involved in exhibition: Children's center for educational robotics, Museum of Information Technology, Department of Mathematics Education, Department of General Physics, headed by one of the organizers of the conference, A. R. Arzhanik. Students under the guidance of experienced teachers have demonstrated experiments, training computer programs and games.