Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Kalpakghar, the Community STEM-Tinkering Centre at Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park, conducted an Activity-Based Teacher Training Program aligned to the National Education Policy for school educators. The training focused on hands-on, low-cost, and classroom-friendly STEM activities designed to strengthen inquiry-based and experiential learning in schools.
Educators explored a range of interactive sessions, including:
🔹 Low-cost science and mathematics hands-on activities
🔹 STEM tinkering and design-based learning approaches
🔹 Integrated science–math classroom demonstrations
🔹 Creative problem-solving strategies for students
A special highlight of the workshop was the Computational Thinking Session using MIT App Inventor, where teachers designed a simple Dice Game App.
Create Mobile Application - Workshop
kalpakghar.org/service-page/create-mobile-application-workshop?referral=service_list_widget
Dice Game App – MIT App Inventor Tutorial & Lesson Plan
Computational Thinking through App Design – Teacher Resource Module
The program also featured a STEM Tinkering Mini Hackathon Challenge, where participating teachers collaboratively designed and built a 2-frequency (2F) Geodesic Dome using everyday materials. This activity encouraged teamwork, design thinking, and rapid prototyping skills aligned with real-world STEM practices.
Kalpakghar - Community Tinkering Centre is an IISER Pune initiative in collaboration with Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park and supported by Tata Technologies Ltd. We aim to make STEM learning accessible, engaging, and meaningful for all learners and educators.
know more:
kalpakghar.org
Book a workshop at Kalpakghar:
kalpakghar.org/book-online
Subscribe for more updates on workshops, teaching resources, and hands-on STEM activities!
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STEM READY website
stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in
Modules
stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/modules
Technology stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/modules/technology
Mathematics stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/modules/mathematics
Science
stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/modules/science
Workshops
stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/workshops
Digital Repository of Activities
sites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/iiserp-scienceactivitycentre/home?pli=1
Lesson Plans in English
sites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/iiserp-scienceactivitycentre/lesson-plans/english
Lesson Plans in Marathi
sites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/iiserp-scienceactivitycentre/lesson-plans/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A0
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IISER Pune Outreach and Training
iiserpune.ac.in/engage/outreach-and-training
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For scientific talks, documentaries & lectures from IISER Pune:
@IISERPuneSMC
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Team: Prof. Arnab Mukherjee, Prof. Kundan Sengupta, Prof. Devapriya Chattopadhyay, Dr. Aparna Deshpande, Shubhangi Wankhede, Ashok Rupner, Dr. Chaitanya Mungi, Ankish Tirpude, Sarvesh Gorivale, Amol Deshmukh, Aadinath Solunke, Vikrant Londhe, Ghanshyam Sake, Manjushree Pawar, Manisha Pingale, Prachi Patil, Shyam Chakodi, Farukh Shaikh
Join us on our social media pages
facebook.com/IISERPSAC
twitter.com/ScienceActivity
linkedin.com/company/science-activity-centre-iiser-pune
https://t.me/scienceparkcommunity
https://t.me/+bR7ghheG_MYzNWRl
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The views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of IISER Pune.
Kalpakghar, the Community STEM-Tinkering Centre at Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park, conducted an Activity-Based Teacher Training Program aligned to the National Education Policy for school educators. The training focused on hands-on, low-cost, and classroom-friendly STEM activities designed to strengthen inquiry-based and experiential learning in schools.
Educators explored a range of interactive sessions, including:
🔹 Low-cost science and mathematics hands-on activities
🔹 STEM tinkering and design-based learning approaches
🔹 Integrated science–math classroom demonstrations
🔹 Creative problem-solving strategies for students
A special highlight of the workshop was the Computational Thinking Session using MIT App Inventor, where teachers designed a simple Dice Game App.
Create Mobile Application - Workshop
kalpakghar.org/service-page/create-mobile-application-workshop?referral=service_list_widget
Dice Game App – MIT App Inventor Tutorial & Lesson Plan
Computational Thinking through App Design – Teacher Resource Module
The program also featured a STEM Tinkering Mini Hackathon Challenge, where participating teachers collaboratively designed and built a 2-frequency (2F) Geodesic Dome using everyday materials. This activity encouraged teamwork, design thinking, and rapid prototyping skills aligned with real-world STEM practices.
Kalpakghar - Community Tinkering Centre is an IISER Pune initiative in collaboration with Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park and supported by Tata Technologies Ltd. We aim to make STEM learning accessible, engaging, and meaningful for all learners and educators.
know more:
kalpakghar.org
Book a workshop at Kalpakghar:
kalpakghar.org/book-online
Subscribe for more updates on workshops, teaching resources, and hands-on STEM activities!
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STEM READY website
stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in
Modules
stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/modules
Technology stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/modules/technology
Mathematics stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/modules/mathematics
Science
stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/modules/science
Workshops
stemready.acads.iiserpune.ac.in/workshops
Digital Repository of Activities
sites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/iiserp-scienceactivitycentre/home?pli=1
Lesson Plans in English
sites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/iiserp-scienceactivitycentre/lesson-plans/english
Lesson Plans in Marathi
sites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/iiserp-scienceactivitycentre/lesson-plans/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A0
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IISER Pune Outreach and Training
iiserpune.ac.in/engage/outreach-and-training
--------
For scientific talks, documentaries & lectures from IISER Pune:
@IISERPuneSMC
----
Team: Prof. Arnab Mukherjee, Prof. Kundan Sengupta, Prof. Devapriya Chattopadhyay, Dr. Aparna Deshpande, Shubhangi Wankhede, Ashok Rupner, Dr. Chaitanya Mungi, Ankish Tirpude, Sarvesh Gorivale, Amol Deshmukh, Aadinath Solunke, Vikrant Londhe, Ghanshyam Sake, Manjushree Pawar, Manisha Pingale, Prachi Patil, Shyam Chakodi, Farukh Shaikh
Join us on our social media pages
facebook.com/IISERPSAC
twitter.com/ScienceActivity
linkedin.com/company/science-activity-centre-iiser-pune
https://t.me/scienceparkcommunity
https://t.me/+bR7ghheG_MYzNWRl
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The views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of IISER Pune.
