Fifth Day - Sri Kumaran, Shopping & ... Slurp!

Short relaxation session
Keeping an eye on light
Getting hooked on the language
Group pic
Bright and early in the morning, we headed back to the school for another fascinating day of school immersion. To start things off, we had a small yoga lesson conducted by a doctor and were taught little relaxation techniques.
We then went for a chemistry lesson and a physics lesson, one after the other. In the chemistry laboratory, the teacher had an interesting lesson all planned out for us. First, we were showed the reaction of zinc with hydrochloric acid. The test-tube containing the hydrochloric acid and zinc turned hot. To end off, they mixed vinegar with sodium bicarbonate in a film container to demonstrate how a fire extinguisher works. The cap was supposed to pop off once the chemical reaction takes place. However, something was wrong with the container and it did not work. They then mixed 2 chemicals together and lit it up. It looked exactly like a volcano spewing molten lava!
Moving on, during the physics lesson, we were taught that a ray of light actually bends when it passes through a different medium. The teacher showed us a experiment to prove this and we got to try it out as we managed to plot the path of light as it bent. We found it highly interesting and useful in terms of our conceptual knowledge.
Next up, we had lunch after the science lessons. We then had lesson in basic Kannada and we learnt how to say simple praises and recite numbers. We learnt how to say basic greetings too. It was a really engaging session and we really got our teeth into the language, with many of us seeking out the local students after the actual session, keen to learn more phrases and words.
As we had some free time in the afternoon, we went shopping after the programme at our school and we bought stuff like coffee, tea and tidbits. (It seemed as though they had just emerged from some jungle or lost civilization! – Mr. Soh) We bought some locally-manufactured cotton products like shirts, towels and dresses too.
We went back to the hotel and we had some rest before our debrief session. There was a real treat in store for us at the end of the day. We had Domino’s Pizza for dinner! Before we head for bed, we had a song and Reader’s Theater practice session.