Cce workshop on science

CCE WORKSHOP ON SCIENCE

WELCOME

T K Raghavendra,

Block Educational Officer,

Srinivaspur.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR CCE

Science• Individual activities – Collection,

Presentation, Demonstration etcetera;

• Group Discussions – 3 to 5 students in a group with few topics for discussion;

• Brain Storming – 3 to 5 students coming out with the effects/impacts on some topic;

• Concept Mapping – by taking a key concept

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR CCE

• Projects – 4 to 6 students depending upon the gravity of project work;

• Seminar – a group of students presenting a topic each on a significant unit;

• Small research projects /surveys – 3 to 5 students on a sub topic in a given unit.

GROUP DISCUSSIONAN ILLUSTRATION

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY

Topics for discussion need to look into alternative sources of energy; Impact of depleting sources of energy;Advantages and disadvantages of

a) conventional/non-renewable sources of energyb) non-conventional/renewable sources of energy

GROUP DISCUSSION

Utility of renewable sources of energy;

Judicial use of available sources of energy;

Measures to reduce consumption of different sources of energy.

BRAIN STORMING

Here a group of students discuss among themselves and come out with a final decision.

An Illustration:

Topic: ELECTRONICS

• Revolution in science and Electronic gadgets;

• Society and electronic gadgets.

CONCEPT MAPPING

What is Concept Mapping?

a method of representing the conceptual structure;

concepts are isolated by circles and connected by lines with labels;

concepts are arranged hierarchically – most general one at the top;

effective for structure & process of knwprocess.

An Illustration for Concept Mapping

Atomic Number Number of protons

Electronic Configuration

Valence Electrons

Group and Period in the periodic table

Concept Mapping – an Illustration

Molecules

Motion Water

heatStates

Solids Liquids Gases

PlantsAnimals

RESEARCH PROJECTS/SURVEYS

Here the students conduct small research projects/surveys on evidence from the field.

Qualitative or quantitative depends on the nature of the topic and purpose.

Needs to be done following certain specified stages.

STEPS IN RESEARCH PROJECTS/SURVERYS

Identifying the area/topic of research;

Identify the research question/problem;

Selecting the sample;

Collecting the data;

Processing the data;

Preparation and presentation of report.

CRITERION FOR ASSESSMENT

General points to be considered:• Objective of the activity;

• Participation of each student;

• Planning and Execution;

• Contribution from each member;

• Presentation of the activity;

• Outcome of the activity;

• Teachers overall observation.

CCE WORKSHOP ON SCIENCE

T. K. Raghavendra,

BEO, Srinivaspur.

THANK YOU ALL