2. INDEX
No Content Page No
1 Introduction 1
2 Objectives of Science Club 2 - 3
3 Importance of Organization of Science Club 4 - 7
4 Activity of the Science Club-Development
of Psychomotor skills
8 - 9
5
Conclusion
10
6
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
vaccinesor cures for diseases. Life would be joyless and extremely bard.
It was not long ago that thiswas the case. However, now with science on
outside it’s a whole new store. Science permeates our lives and informs
out actions. Every simple thing is our related to the world science. All the
related to science.
The scientific and technological advancement of today is a
long forward journey form stone age. Each individual has his interest’s
talents and abilities. Even a progressive syllabus fails to the needs of
each scienceeducators, now a days arefound to exhibit growing interest
and meansof stimulatinggroup participation and mobilizing interest in
learning science organizing science clubs is one among such activities.
Thorough activitiesof a science club, learning of science becomes joyful.
3. 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 makethe studentsunderstand the values of time and to help them in
the proper utilization to their hours.
7. To grateinterest inlatest inventions and discoveriesof sciencein various
fields and to get acquainted with the life history and contributions of
great scientists.
8. To develop students, inters and participation in the practical
application of the knowledge related to different branches of science
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 inculcatescientificattitude 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
4. 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
scienceand 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 beginwith, the science teacher can explain the importance and
benefits of organizing science club and can arouse enthusiasm among
students. This discussionmay be followed by business meeting in which
office bearS 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 thescienceteacher therefore, every scienceteacher
must acquirethenecessary 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 programsand
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
5. 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 programmers of the
club.
Duties of the Treasure- To prepare budged of the club and present the
statement of theaccount 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
programs and activities of the club. To take charges of all
correspondence related with the club activities. To frame the programs
of themeeting 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 thescience 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
aimsand objectivesof thisclub are to be placed before the students and
constitution of the club is chalked out and the membership drive is
launched.
6. b. With theactivecooperationof 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
persuadethe 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 thesein to action and thereby develop a zealous enthusiasm to
strive for the cause of scientific enterprise. Mainly the objectives of the
scienceclub activitiesdirectedtothe development of psychomotor skills.
Through the club, it is possibleto develop positiveattitude towards
learning science. A list of club activities is 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 programmers 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
7. 16. Participating in scientific hobbies-Preparation of soaps, ink ,candle
matches, toys, bleaching powder, nail polish, chalk etc.
17. Helping the communitybywayof demonstrationonhealth 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 givethe syllabus a practicaldimension may be called a science club.
REFERENCE
1. Scienceclub.org
2. https://twitter.com/BBCScienceClub
3. http://ml.wikipedia.org/
4. Science Education-Dr. K Sivarajan, Prof. A. Faziluddin- Calicut University Publishers. Page
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