The Physics Department organised an Applied Physics Workshop 2023 entitled “Building a solid foundation” at Savio College from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th February. Thirty-one students taking Physics at Advanced or Intermediate levels attended this activity.
This activity started with an icebreaking activity so that the students got to know each other. During the weekend the students had a stargazing activity, during which they had the opportunity to see Mars, Venus, Jupiter with its moons, the moon and Orion’s constellation with its nebula through the telescope assembled. This activity was organised by Mr Howard Zammit in collaboration with the Astronomical Society of Malta. The students had the opportunity to ask questions. Mr Alexander Vella gave a talk on what is happening under the Maltese islands in view of the earthquakes we are experiencing at the moment and the students had the opportunity to build 2 seismometers.
Then the students were taken for a walk to Dingli Cliffs to see the strata of the rocks over there. Professor Carmel Caruana gave a talk on Medical Physics and Radiation Protection and the students were given the opportunity to analyse different scans. Hands-on activities were conducted by Ms Antonia Vella and Ms Maria Victoria Vella, where the students were able to apply the Physics concepts to construction of different structures. The value of teamwork was emphasized during these activities. The Principal, Mr Paul Xuereb distributed certificates.The workshop ended with a mass celebrated by the Junior College chaplain, Fr Bernard Micallef.