This document discusses the scope and relevance of using community-based resources for science learning. It defines community resources as anything that can improve life in a community. There are benefits to bringing community resource people into the classroom or taking field trips for students to gain experience. Community-based learning provides new information, experiences, and skills for students while being a low-cost option. It can stimulate interest in science and develop environmental and problem-solving abilities. Community resources include human resources like professionals, natural resources for nature study, and man-made resources like museums.
3. COMMUNITY RESOURCES
A community resource is anything that has the
potential to improve the quality of life in a
community
In every community there are many resources
available to enrich classes.
Use of community resources can take two forms:
resource persons can be brought into the
classroom or the class can take a field trip into the
community.
Field experiences and the use of community
resource persons can provide students with a
diversity of information, materials, and experience
not available in any textbook.
4. COMMUNITY BASED RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE
LEARNING
SCOPE
Community based resources learning provide new
information to students.
Provide new experience to student.
It helps to develop scientific attitude and skills .
Community based resources learning helps to
develop creativity and imagination .
It helps to raise questions ,doubts and to develop
interest in subjects .
It is low cost .
It helps to develop environmental knowledge and
problem solving skill .
5. It provide stimulation and encouragement for
individual construction of knowledge
to create interest in scientific knowledge related to
ones surrounding
to create interest in latest invention and discoveries
of science in various field
6. RELEVANCE OF COMMUNITY BASED
RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE LEARNING
Community resources for better science teaching
and learning are human resources, natural
resources, and man made resources.
Human resources
Classroom visits from informed professionals can
be a valuable teaching tool.
Resource experts serve as role models and can
provide additional content support to the
classroom.
Resource experts do not give an unrealistically
glowing or gloomy picture of their area of expertise.
7. Natural resources
Nature study is the main aspects of science teaching.
Through observation students learn more from the nature.
Different types of skill ,experimentation skill , observation skill,
manipulative skill, drawing skill etc are developed.
Students get direct experience from the nature.
It inspire to adopt eco friendly life style.
Initiate concern for protecting and developing natural
resources.
Understand the interrelationship between plants and animals.
8. Manmade resources
It is a place where one learns by seeing
articles of interest, a centre of recreation
where one learns pleasantly and enjoys
It consist of real objects by which one can
verify and amplify knowledge.
9. conclusion
Imagination and creativity in using community
resources can help students to connect school
science with the community
Community-based learning often employs inquiry
methods-like asking questions, making predictions,
and using summaries-to provide learning
frameworks.
Students act as co-creators, rather than just
consumers of knowledge and teachers act as
guides or coaches
community-based learning makes young people
active agents of their own learning and gives them
a voice in determining what and how they learn.