Dhanbad, May 9 -- IIT (ISM) Dhanbad on Saturday conducted a STEM outreach and motivation programme for around 160 students of Classes IX and X at Girls High School, Railway Colony, Bhaga, under a CSR initiative of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL).

The programme focused on making science engaging through hands-on experiments for children of Project Affected Persons (PAP) and other underprivileged sections.

The institute said the session included experiments such as Balloon Blow-Up, Lava Lamp, Candle Water Rising, Turmeric Indicator and Elephant Toothpaste to explain concepts including gas formation, air pressure, chemical reactions, density and pH change.

The initiative was led by Prof Rashmi Singh and Prof Niladri Das of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, ...