SIGNIFICANCE AND
ORGANISATION
OF SCIENCE CLUB
ACIVITIES
Submitted to : Mrs. Linimol K S
Submitted by: Akhila Satheesh S
Submitted on: 02/09/2014
Option
: Physical Science
Reg. No. : 13383001
INDEX
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Content
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Page No
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Introduction
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1
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2
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Objectives of Science Club
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3
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Importance of Organization of Science
Club
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4
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Activity of the Science Club-Development
of Psychomoto skills
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Conclusion
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6
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Reference
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INTRODUCTION
Science for what? The Answer lies right in front of our eyes. Think about
a world without technology. No computers, no cars. No vaccines or cures for
diseases. Life would be joyless and extremely bard. It was not long ago that
this was the case. However, now with science on out side it’s a whole new
storey. Science permeates our lives and informs out actions. Every simple
things are our related to the world science. All the releted to science.
The scientific and
technological advancement of today is a long forward journey form stone age.
Each individual has his our interests talents and abilities. Even a progressive
syllabus fails to cat to the needs of each science educators, now a days
are found to exhibit growing interest and means of stimulating group participation
and mobilizing interest in learning science organizing science clubs is one
among such activities. Thorough activities of a science club, learning of
science becomes joyful.
OBJECTIVES OF A SCIENCE CLUB
The aims and objectives of a science
club may outline as below.
1.
To provide proper incentive and inspiration for the pursuit
of scientific knowledge in rigorous way by broadening their scientific outlook.
2.
To provide opportunities for bringing school close to the
society and to acquaint the people with the services and contribution of the
science in their life.
3.
To develop among the student the spirit and attitude of
healthy competition for the individual and social cause
4.
To help the students in imbibing The habit of self-reliance,
self-dependence and love for manual work
5.
To provide opportunity for the development of the
constructive, explorative & inventive faculties of the students.
6.
To make the students understand the values of time and to
help them in the proper utilization to their hours.
7.
To grate interest in latest inventions and discoveries of
science in various fields and to get acquainted with the life history and
contributions of great scientists.
9.
To grate interest in scientific facts and events related to
one’s surroundings.
10.
To develop training in scientific method of problem solving
11.
To inculcate scientific attitude and provide opportunities
for training in scientific method
12.
To develop interest in scientific hobbies
13.
To encourage individual and group activities.
14.
To develop in children a sense of healthy competition
15.
To make the students and public science minded
16.
To stimulate active participation and initiative among
students in the learning process.
17.
To keep the students in touch with the recent advance in
science
18.
To provide challenging opportunities to the gifted
19.
To provide training in problem solving
20.
To give development of psychomotor skills
IMPORTANCE OF ORGANISATION OF SCIENCE
CLUB
A 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 persons who organize it and also on the interest and
enthusiasm of students. Though science club is run by the students for the
students, the science teacher is the pivot of all activities.
To begin with, the science teacher can
explain the importance and benefits of organizing science club and can arouse
enthusiasm among students. This discussion may be followed by business meeting
in which office beares are chosen. Every science club should have its
own constitution. They should be a general body and an executive body. The
Principal or Headmaster be the patron and the science teachers should be the
sponsors. Executive members such as president, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasures, Librarian, Publicity officer, etc are chosen from among the student
members. The executive committee has to ….out programmers. These activities of
the club should be taken up by the students themselves, There should be regular
meetings, discussions, planning, feedback etc.
The responsibility of the taking
initiative in the establishment of a science club in the school and then for
its effective organization essentially lists. With the science teacher
therefore, every science teacher must acquire the necessary ability for
performing such responsibility by taking care of the things mentioned below.
1. Functional
Organization:
Every office bearer and member of the club should work whole heartedly in
a team spirit for the smooth and effective running of the programs and
activities of the club . Usually the following types of activities may be
undertaken in a science club:
a)
Publishing science magazine and news bulletin of scientific
events.
b)
Preparing certain things of common use like soaps, writing
ink, tooth powders, shoe polish, pheny1, varnish etc
c)
Organizing school services in the field of health and
sanitation
d)
Arranging cleanliness and health weeks in the institution
e)
Creating in the school healthy environment for carrying out
scientific studies and activities.
f)
Decorating the walls of the classroom, library and laboratory
with scientific and activities.
g)
Arranging excursions and short trios for the members to
places of scientific interest.
h)
Arranging talks and lectures of the distinguished speakers,
subject experts and outside guests on the subject of the scientific interest
2. Structural Organization
Structural
organization of the science club usually involves the slowing office bearers
Duties of the
Publicity Officer- To publicize the activities of the club in the school and
outside the school through posters and writing in the magazines, newspapers and
scientific journals. To keep a record of all important scientific activities,
achievements and programmes of the club.
Duties of the
Treasure- To prepare budged of the club and present the statement of the
account when asked. To keep the proper
account of the income and expenditure of the club. To collect subscriptions
from the members.
Duties of the
Secretary- To take responsibility of the conducting the programmes and
activities of the club. To take charges of all correspondence related with the
club activities. To frame the programmes of the meeting and keep proper record
or the proceeding of the meetings of the club. To invite the outside expert and
guest speaker etc., in the club and attend them properly.
3.
Preliminary Organization:
a.
After performing the above mentioned tasks the teacher should
call a formal meeting of the science teacher should call a formal meeting of
the science students. In this meeting
the proposal and scheme concerning the organization of Science club in the
school should be
discussed. The aims and objectives of
this club are to be placed before the students and constitution of the club is
chalked out and the membership drive is launched.
b.
With the active cooperation of the head of the institution,
the he should make efforts to arrange for the finances to establish the science
club. While some amount may be taken
from the finances of the institution and collected from the students in the
form of membership fee etc. The
department of NCERT, State Government or any voluntary agency may also be
approached for providing assistance in the project.
c.
After getting appropriate response or initiative from
students he must try to contact the head of the institution and senior
colleagues for their consent and advice on the issue of starting a science
club.
d.
‘ The science teacher should try to create a suitable
environment and persuade the students to feel a need of establishing science
club in their school.
ACTIVITIES OF THE
SCIENCE CLUB- DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS
Through activities of a science club,
learning of science becomes joyful. The
science club caters to freedom for expression, where as the classroom
atmosphere leads to conformity and repression.
While activity participating in a science club students organize thought
and translate these in to action and thereby develop a zealous enthusiasm to
strive for the cause of scientific enterprise.
Mainly the objectives of the science club activities directed to the
development of psychomotor skills.
Through the club, it is possible to
develop positive attitude towards learning science. A list of club activities are following
below.
1.
Organizing lectures, debates, seminars, symposia etc.
2.
Holding science exhibition and fair
3. Celebrating birth days of
eminent scientist
4. Participating in science fairs
5. Conducting visual programmes of
s scientific interest
6. Arranging visit to places of
scientific interest
7. Preparing of charts, postures,
models etc
8. Developing school garden
9.Displaying science news
10.Improvising and preparing
hand-made apparatus
11.General reading of scientific
literature
12.Rendering school services in
health and sanitation
13.Visiting other science clubs
14.conducting essay competition on
scientific problems
15.Managing a first aid squad
16.Participating in scientific
hobbies-Preparation of soaps, ink ,candle matches, toys, bleaching powder,
nail polish, chalk etc.
17.Helping the community by way of
demonstration on health and hygiene, improvement of agriculture,
eradication of superstitious belief etc.
18.Celebrating science days
19.Maintaining a bulletin board
20. Publishing school science
magazine
21.Preparing science albums
22.Conducting science related
projects
23.Conducting science quiz
competitions
24.Organizing creativity works on
science
25.Preparing still/Working models
on science topics
CONCLUSION
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 urge. In the
classroom everything is done in a formal, artificial and controlled
atmosphere. This will never give the
child and opportunity for his free fights in the world of science. Our classroom teaching does not provide
opportunity for self expression, constructive activities and independent
enquiry. No time is assigned for
practical work. All these lead to the
need for an organization providing an outlet for the pent up emotions of
children and for pooling their energies. An organization which caters for the
in calculation of scientific attitude and 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.
REFERENCE
1. scienceclub.org
4. Science Education-Dr. K Sivarajan, Prof. A. Faziluddin- Calicut
University Publishers. Page No. 259-261
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