Scientific temper is an attitude of questioning and reasoning promoted by India's first Prime Minister Nehru. It uses scientific methods like questioning, testing hypotheses, and analyzing evidence. Developing scientific temper is important for social progress and understanding the world. The six pillars of scientific temper are scientific literacy, attitude, thinking, method, perception, and habit. Fostering scientific temper in students involves hands-on learning, encouraging questioning, and exposing them to scientific programs. It helps lead a comfortable life by understanding nature and solving problems scientifically.

1. SCIENTIFIC TEMPER
PRESENTED BY:
:-Ashutosh
kumar

2. Flow of Presentation
 Scientific Temper
 Role of Scientific Temper
 Importance of Scientific Temper is all ready Endorsed
 How to develop Scientific Temper
 Why is Scientific Temper important
 Six pillars of Scientific Temper
 Scientific Literacy , Scientific Attitude
 Scientific Thinking
 Scientific Method
 Scientific Perception
 Scientific Habit
 Conclusion
 References

3. SCIENTIFIC TEMPER
Who used this term first:
: The term scientific temper was coined by the first prime minister of
India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in his book the discovery of India.
What does it actually mean:
way of life which uses the scientific method and which may,
consequently, include questioning, observing physical reality, testing,
hypothesizing, analysing, and communicating.
“Scientific Temper is not something that can be brought about by
an expansion in the number of institutions of Science and
Technology, but is an attitude of mind characterized by the spirit of
inquiry and acceptance of the right to question and to be
questioned”

4. Role of Scientific temper
To apply scientific knowledge to problems
To grapple with them through the method of scientific inquiry
To work for social transformation inspired by Scientific Temper
Lead to develop attitude of questioning and reasoning among citizen
This attitude will boost countries Techno- social devlopment

5. Importance of scientific temper is all ready Endorsed
• Central government Act-Article 51A in the
constitution of 1949 fundamental duties….
Develop the Scientific temper.
Humanism.
Sprit of enquiry of reform.
“every Indian must develop Scientific Temper,
science and spiritualism seek the same divine
blessings for doing good for the people…..
science tries to provide solutions for a better
material life, while spiritualism looks at answer
on how to lead a righteous life”.
A.P.J Abdul kalam (former president of India)

6. HOW TO Develop the Scientific temper
* Discovery approach to teaching and is eminently suited to teaching
science
*Imparting knowledge of science through experimentation and
demonstration by involving students directly in activities
similar to how scientist operate to explore new ideas.
*Encourage himself to ask questions.
*Let TV time be more for scientific programmers than for
entertainment.
* Playing chess can also improve Scientific temper.

7. Why is scientific temper important:
• Help to understand the why’s and how’s of life.
• It preserves the traditional beliefs and without hampering
man’s curiosity about nature, the wonders of creation and
origin of universe.
• Necessary for an individual to lead a smooth and
comfortable life in the society.
• In order to enhance Scientific Temper among students
specific and clear goal oriented curriculum is essential

8. The Six Pillars of Scientific Temper
i. Scientific Literacy
iii. Scientific Thinking
v. Scientific Perception
iv. Scientific Method
vi. Scientific Habit
ii. Scientific Attitude

9. • Scientific Literacy.
* It is a matter of feeling and of value.
*Incorporates scientific ideas and concepts within and across
various scientific disciplines, as well as scientific practices .
* involves the ability to solve daily problems through the method
of science and consequent development of the scientific
outlook.
• Scientific Attitude .
* The term 'attitude' encompasses a wide range of affective
behaviors.
* composite of a number of mental habits or tendencies to react
consistently in certain ways to a novel or problematic situation.
* It is the most important outcome of science teaching.

10. Scientific Thinking .
• Different from the learning of scientific facts in
such a way instead of learning what other
people have discovered.
• Scientific thinking leads children to make their
own discoveries.
• involves characteristics such as,
i. Curiosity.
ii. Reasoning.
iii. Open-mindedness.
iv. Ability to manage the new situations.
v. Interest in future.

11. Scientific Method
• An organized plan used for gathering, organizing and
communicating information.
• Method of procedure adopted by scientists in their
investigation of natural phenomena.
• Scientific method uses reasoning to produce useful and
reliable models
• Involves following six steps,
i. State the problem .
ii. Gather information.
iii. Form a hypothesis.
iv. Test the hypothesis
v. Analyze data
vi. Draw conclusions

12. Scientific Perception
• Always tries to reach the cause or the primary source of the
event.
• Important dimension of Scientific Perception is:
 observing any event,
 situation.
 cause.
 problem.
 Rule and principles as a scientific or critical outlook.
 Critical thinking is that mode of thinking - about any
subject, content or problem

13. Scientific Habit
• Called as the correlate of Scientific Temper.
• Scientific habits of mind are curiosity and openness to new
ideas.
• Thinking based on Scientific Habit is free from conservation,
superstition and narrow, rigid, callous outlook.
• The important areas of scientific habits of mind are:
* Aversion to Superstitious belief
* Curiosity
* Openness to new ideas.
* Reasoning ability.
* Rationality.
* Mistrust of arguments from authority (Neil, 2008).

14. Conclusion
• Scientific Temper is a mental and cultural
tradition that help to understand the why’s and
how’s of life.
• It preserves the traditional beliefs and without
hampering man’s curiosity about nature, the
wonders of creation and origin of universe.
• Scientific Temper is necessary for an individual
to lead a smooth and comfortable life in the
society.
• In order to enhance Scientific Temper among
students specific and clear goal oriented
curriculum is essential.

15. References
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