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How to Motivate Children or Students in Learning Science?
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What are the Aims of Learning Biological Science?
In this era of science and technology the knowledge of science is very essential for all the human beings. All the aspects of human behaviour are governed by the basic knowledge of biology. The food we eat, the cleanliness and sanitation measures we follow, the healthy habits we inculcate, the agricultural methods we utilize, the industrial processes we develop are all based on application of scientific principles.
Science as a Basis for Career Development:
Scientific knowledge has an important role to play in this modern technological world. There are a number of avenues where the knowledge of science finds an application. The study of science not only gives knowledge but also prepares the students for their higher studies and future vocations
How to Develop Creativity in Children
Creativity cannot be taught but can be developed in children by providing situations and demand imagination, originality and problem solving method of teaching is very helpful to developing creativity in children.
Nurturing Aesthetic Sense
Aesthetic sense with the creation and appreciation of beauty that gives happiness, harmony, order and pattern are some of the criteria which define beauty. A scientist is in search of harmony. In science the harmonious character of nature is visible in existence and its laws and theories gives scope of universality since science is a body of knowledge acquired through the application of the scientific process. This knowledge at several stages has some order and harmony and universal acceptability. Therefore studying science nurtures aesthetic sense among children.
What is the Need and Significance of History of Science in Teaching Science?
Around 600 B.C. Greeks began the age of theoretical science, a science based on logic and reasoning. As the records available in later periods indicate, the Hindus were already familiar with some of the sciences of the Greeks and probably of the Babylonians too. Atreya, Sushruta and Charaka in medicine and surgery are the important names in the history of science in India.
To Provide a Comprehensive Knowledge of Biological Sciences:
The knowledge of biological science is very essential for any individual. It has a wide application in the real life. The students of science should possess knowledge of scientific facts, principles and processes of nature, the mechanisms of living and non-living, importance of health and sanitation, and protection of the environment.
To Prepare Students to be Competent Citizens of the Society
The knowledge of science should prepare an individual to lead a complete life. It should prepare the individual to lead a happy and peaceful life. The student of biology should develop the appropriate attitudes like open- mindedness, appreciation of nature, problem solving skills. These attributes will help an individual to lead a systematic and better life. The knowledge of science makes an individual technically competent to face the challenges of the modern world.
How to Nurture Natural Curiosity, Creativity and Aesthetic Sense among Students
Let us consider the conservation that happened in a classroom between the teacher and the students in learning the concept “Air is everywhere”.
For nurturing aesthetic sense through science teaching and learning, the teacher may encourage students to consider
Explain the importance of each and every organ present in the human body and appreciate its function all through the life. E.g. Human kidney though very small in size, never takes rest and filters the blood in human body. It also takes up the duty if one kidney fails to function without any rest. Whereas the dialysis machine though very big in size purifies the blood by working for only few hours and takes rest.
How to Nurture Processing Skills of Science among Students?
Science is about asking questions and finding solutions to them through scientific method and inquiry. Scientists try to find an answer to a question or do an experiment; they use thinking tools called process skills. We use many of the process skills whenever we speak, listen, read, write or think.
To Develop Skills and Abilities to Understand and Utilize the Processes and Procedures in Biology:
The study of science should stimulate the interest of the students in the subject. Importance of scientific discoveries, recent scientific advances, and information about great scientists should be explained so that the student would understand their importance.
How to Nurture Natural Curiosity, Creativity and Aesthetic Sense among Students?
Let us consider the conservation that happened in a classroom between the teacher and the students in learning the concept “Air is everywhere
Nurturing Creativity
Science is the product of creative thinking by scientists over a period of time. Children tend to be naturally creative, but their creativity is dampened as a result of our authoritarian and lops sided system of education. Creativity involves ‘originality’ and a person who exhibit unique and original performance over a period of time can be called a ‘creative person’.
What are the Steps of Pedagogical Analysis
Pedagogy is the ways and means provided to utilize by a teacher for managing his task of teaching as smoothly and effectively as possible by involving his least efforts for drawing the maximum possible better teaching outcomes.
How to Develop or Create Problem-Solving Skills among Students?
Problem-solving approach for teaching science is a technique which provides children an opportunity to solve problems quite independently or through guided approach by following some systematic steps. It means that an individual has learned the skills and acquire relevant information necessary to solve problems that are not only curricular but also related to everyday life.
To Develop an Interest and Appreciation of Nature and Environment:
Biology is the study of nature and the living environment. Human beings are a part of this nature. A biology student should be able to appreciate the importance of the environment the student should understand the need for conserving nature and other living organisms. He should identify the disadvantages of environmental degradation. This aim is fulfilled by relating the teaching of biology with applications and examples from real life situations.
Nurturing Creativity
Science is the product of creative thinking by scientists over a period of time. Children tend to be naturally creative, but their creativity is dampened as a result of our authoritarian and lops sided system of education. Creativity involves ‘originality’ and a person who exhibit unique and original performance over a period of time can be called a ‘creative person
The Process of Creativity
The process of creativity involves the recognition of a problem or the encounter, the classification and assessment of different components of the problem, delineation, manipulation and linkage of ideas to solve the problem or reveration and refinement of the ideas or confirmation and summation. The process of creativity involves two distinct methods of thinking, convergent and divergent.
Following are the steps of pedagogical analysis:
Learning becomes more effective when the learner is aware of the goal of each learning experience. The teachers do verify whether goals are achieved time to time and it also helps the pupils understand the significant learning experiences. Moreover they realize their utility in achieving the basic goal of the teaching content
How do Knowledge and Understanding of Science is Helpful?
Over the course of human history, people have developed many interconnected and validated ideas about the physical, biological, psychological and social sciences. These ideas have enabled successive generations to achieve an increasingly comprehensive and reliable understanding of the human species and its environment.
Developing Scientific Attitudes and Training in Scientific Methods:
Developing scientific outlook is one of the important objectives of science. Scientific attitude refers to critical observation, inquisitiveness, open- mindedness, truthfulness, unbiased judgment, non-belief in superstition and developing scientific method. Scientific outlook means understanding every process and phenomenon is a cause and effect relation
The Process of Creativity
The process of creativity involves the recognition of a problem or the encounter, the classification and assessment of different components of the problem, delineation, manipulation and linkage of ideas to solve the problem or reveration and refinement of the ideas or confirmation and summation. The process of creativity involves two distinct methods of thinking, convergent and divergent.
How to Develop Creativity in Children
Creativity cannot be taught but can be developed in children by providing situations and demand imagination, originality and problem solving method of teaching is very helpful to developing creativity in children.
Creating Supportive Learning Environment
Teacher need to provide pupil with safe and supportive classroom environment that facilitates active participation and engagement of all students.