RAMA VILASOM TRAINING COLLEGE, VALAKOM

ON LINE ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC:ORGANISATION OF SCIENCE CLUB ACTIVITIES, TRAINING IN PROBLEM SOLVING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOMOTOR SKILL

SUBMITTED TO,

NISHA RAVINDRANATH

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

R.V.T.C,VALAKOM

SUBMITTED BY,

THASLIMA .S

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

REG.NO:13341006

R.V.T.C.VALAKOM

TOPIC :

Organization of Science club activities, training in problem solving and development of Psychomotor skill.

Introduction:

The Scientific and technological advancement of today is a long forward journey from Stone Age. As we live in a cage of science. It is essential that the student have the deep insight in to the background of science. People seem to possess the seeds of creativeness but climate for its germination is absent. Each individual has his own interest, talents and abilities new a day are found to exhibit growing interest and means of stimulating group participation and mobilising interest in learning science organizing science club is one among such activities.

Learning by doing and learning by living are two essentials of learning science. Children are interested in making things breaking things and handling things. But the curriculum does not satisfy this natural age. This will never give the child an opportunity for his free lights in the world of science. An organization which caters for the inculcation of scientific attitude and a genuine interest in science, and also can supplement the work of the classroom and give the syllabus a practical dimension may be called a science club.

Content;

Organizing a science club

Properly organized science club will be a valuable aid to teaching science and also a means of motivating the children for learning science. The successful working of the club depends on the person who organise it and also on the interest and enthusiasm of students. Though science club is run by students for the students, the science teacher is the pivot of all activities. Every science club should have its oven constitution. There should be a general body and a executive body. The Principal or Headmaster should be the patron and the science teacher should be the sponsor. Executive members such as President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, Publicity Officer etc. Are chosen from among the student members. The executive committee has to chalk out programmes. The activities of the club should be taken up by the student themselves. There should be regular meetings, discussions, planning, feedback etc.

Facilities needed

Before a science club can be established, the administration must be willing to grant the use of certain facilities and to provide time for meetings and other activities. The club will need the use of one or more classroom depending on the size of club. The administration must also be willing to provide time for special activities, special assemble, programmes, science fair and the like.

Type of Club

The sponsored must make a easily decision as to whether the club will deal with a wide range of science interest or to be confirmed to a limited area.

Size of Club

The number of members in a club has an appreciable effect upon it operation. 20, 25 members are considered by many sponsors to represent the best size but club with as few as ten or twelve are often successful.

Time for Meetings

Meeting time vary in different club over the country some meet weakly, some once in a month. It would seem that monthly meetings should be supplemented by other activities to keep interest from cooling off between times.

Planning Organizational Meetings

The first meeting of a new club serves to introduce prospective members to the type of activities in which the club might engage it purpose is to stimulate the enthusiasm of youngsters who are energetic and easily challenged by intellectual problems and problem solving skill etc. This meeting needs careful planning, not to oversell the club, but to hold attention of the young people who will benefit most by the club.

Planning the Club Programme

Club members are responsible for the programme almost from the beginning. A Science club need a forward look; it cannot succeed with day to day planning. It is better to prepare a draft which will be filled out as the year proceeds.

The club make undertake service projects, perhaps for Science department, such as helping with a inventory or for the school such as planting bulbs as part of Christmas celebrations.

The Club may setup special Science inhibits:

1) It may produce an assembly programme2) It may sponsor school science fair3) It may add regular service such as the maintenance of a science bulletin board in the

corridor of the science department4) The preparation of a science column for the school news paper5) Presentation of a regular series of science radio programmes

Activities of a Science Club

Through activities of a science club, learning of science becomes joyful. Whole as the classroom atmosphere leads to conformal and repression while activity participating in science club students organise thought and translate their into action and there by develop a psychomotor skill and problem solving ability for the cause of scientific enterprise.

The following are the activities of Science Club

1) Establishing a Museum and maintaining a aquarium2) Making demonstration material for the science classroom3) Maintaining a inventory of science material and equipment4) Repairing and maintaining science equipment5) Finding resources people in the community6) Conduct debate, seminar, symposia, and panel discussion7) Collection and preservation of sample of chemical compounds8) Publishing school Magazine in science and displaying science news9) Developing school garden and planting the growing Aries and plants10) Improvising and preparing handmade apparatus11) Managing a first aid Squad12) Celebrating birthdays of eminent Scientists13) Rendering school services in health and sanitation14) Participating in scientific hobbies preparation of soaps, ink, candle, matches, toys,

bleaching powder, nail polish, chalk etc.15) Organising programmes like nature games, Eco-Clubs etc.

CONCLUSION

The co-curricular activities in science like science club lead to the need for a organisation providing a outlet for the pent up emotions of children and for improve their energies. An organisation which caters for the inculcation of scientific attitude and a genuine interest in science each individual has his own interest, talents and abilities. Organizing science club is one among such activities to inhibit growing interest and means of simulating group participation and mobilising interest in learning science.

Reference

i) Dr. K. Sivarajan and Prof. A. Faziluddin - Science education Methodology of teaching and pedagogic analysis.

ii) Dr. T. K. Mathew & Dr. T. M. Mollykutty – Science education Theoretical base of teaching and pedagogic analysis.