Methods of science education-2

 

v  Science journal

The teacher can advise students to maintain a science journal. It can encourage students to write down their experience and ideas on a daily basis and gather information through the help of resources available to them. The science journal will promote the child’s understanding of scientific inquiry into related topics to concept of science discussed in the classroom.

 

v  Roleplay

Playing different roles among students develops skills in controlling social and scientific interactions. As a fun activity it also motivates students to play a real character and students also develop their own different thinking when playing a character.

 

v  Constructive text

The purpose of creative writing is to share written scenes with an emotional touch of human imagination, experience and novelty through story, poem, song etc.

 

v  Portfolio

The students portfolio provides students with knowledge skills and attitudes, documenting their development. It is a picture of students during certain times of throughout the year. All the tasks assigned to the student and the evaluation done by the teacher become part of his portfolio.

 

v  Anecdotes

The teacher notes the written behaviors of the students progress on a daily basis. It provides a record of observable events of significant events in a child’s life. During the teaching-learning process, sometimes question-based questions are asked against the teacher by children whose beliefs are more outside the classroom.