THUSHARA T.RNATURAL SCIENCE

SCIENCE LABORTARY IN

SCHOOLS

•Effective teaching and learning of science involves a perpetual state of show and tell.

• It is also believed that laboratory teaching and experiments that are being conducted there help encourage deep understanding in children.

• Children are able to retain the knowledge for longer when they see the experiments being performed in front of their eyes.

Importance of science laboratory in schools

•Science lab equipment allows students to interact directly with the data gathered.

• They get a first-hand learning experience by performing various experiments on their own.

• Students are made to use the models and understand different scientific theories and concepts.

•It is also found that school science lab equipment and supplies make teaching and learning easy both for the teachers, as well as for the students.

• There are several scientific theories and concepts that are difficult to explain directly from the books. Anatomy models, physics science kits, and chemistry science kits for instance make it easy to understand the otherwise complex theories of science.

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT

• All the apparatus should bearranged subject wise in different shelves.

• The glass apparatus must be keep in separate shelf.

• The chemical shall be arranged in alphabetic order.

• Two open shelves fixed on walls for placing acids and reagents.

• The apparatus kept in the shelf should be regularly inspected.

• Neatness, orderliness, and cleanliness must be the motto of science teaching.

• The walls of laboratory must be decorated with the picture of scientists, diagrams of apparatus and chemical process

• An expert attender under the direction of the science teacher will attend to keep up of the laboratory and arrangement for practical work.

LABORATORY DISCIPLINE

• No pupil should have a place assigned to enter the laboratory in the absence of teacher.

• Every student should have a place assigned to him where he will perform his experiment.

• Reagent bottle should be return to the shelf immediately after the use.

• Waste filter paper burned up matchsticks etc. should not be thrown up into sinks.

• Waste box should be kept in the lab

• Drawing figures on the furniture should never be permitted.

• All unnecessary talks should be avoid and playing with the apparatus should be prohibited.

• The work should be finished 5 minutes before the end of period, the apparatus should be disconnected washed, of necessary and replaced in their proper place.

• Any breakage of apparatus should be noted down in the breakage register.

• A scientific atmosphere should be kept up.

• Those who finish their work should go to the writing table finish their record work.

• The work done with discipline and care will be more effective and beneficial to students.

Significance of school laboratory• It help the teacher to introduce variety into the

nature of experiments.• The pupil are encouraged to device and prepare

apparatus as a hobby.• The application of science to everyday life is

made more evident.• it helps students to develop an interest to learn

science.• It provide training to pupils resourcefulness and

Manuel skill.