This document discusses organizing science club activities to develop problem-solving skills and psychomotor abilities in students. It recommends establishing a science club with a constitution, elected executive members, and a sponsoring teacher. The club should plan regular meetings and activities like debates, seminars, science fairs, and community service. Organizing demonstrations, museums, experiments, and discussions allows students to actively engage with science concepts and translate ideas into action. Participating in a science club provides opportunities for hands-on learning, creative thinking, and developing scientific skills and attitudes in a joyful way.

1. RAMA VILASOM TRAINING COLLEGE, VALAKOM
ON LINE ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC:ORGANISATION OF SCIENCE CLUB ACTIVITIES, TRAINING IN
PROBLEM SOLVING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOMOTOR SKILL
SUBMITTED TO,
NISHA RAVINDRANATH
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
R.V.T.C,VALAKOM
SUBMITTED BY,
THASLIMA .S
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
REG.NO:13341006
R.V.T.C.VALAKOM

2. TOPIC :
Organization of Science club activities, training in problem solving and development of
Psychomotor skill.
Introduction:
The Scientific and technological advancement of today is a long forward journey from Stone
Age. As we live in a cage of science. It is essential that the student have the deep insight in to the
background of science. People seem to possess the seeds of creativeness but climate for its
germination is absent. Each individual has his own interest, talents and abilities new a day are found
to exhibit growing interest and means of stimulating group participation and mobilising interest in
learning science organizing science club is one among such activities.
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 age. This will never give the child an opportunity for his free lights in the world of
science. An organization which caters for the inculcation of scientific attitude and a 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.
Content;
Organizing a science club
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
person who organise it and also on the interest and enthusiasm of students. Though science club is
run by students for the students, the science teacher is the pivot of all activities. Every science club
should have its oven constitution. There should be a general body and a executive body. The
Principal or Headmaster should be the patron and the science teacher should be the sponsor.
Executive members such as President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, Publicity
Officer etc. Are chosen from among the student members. The executive committee has to chalk out
programmes. The activities of the club should be taken up by the student themselves. There should
be regular meetings, discussions, planning, feedback etc.
Facilities needed

3. Before a science club can be established, the administration must be willing to grant the use
of certain facilities and to provide time for meetings and other activities. The club will need the use
of one or more classroom depending on the size of club. The administration must also be willing to
provide time for special activities, special assemble, programmes, science fair and the like.
Type of Club
The sponsored must make a easily decision as to whether the club will deal with a wide
range of science interest or to be confirmed to a limited area.
Size of Club
The number of members in a club has an appreciable effect upon it operation. 20, 25
members are considered by many sponsors to represent the best size but club with as few as ten or
twelve are often successful.
Time for Meetings
Meeting time vary in different club over the country some meet weakly, some once in a
month. It would seem that monthly meetings should be supplemented by other activities to keep
interest from cooling off between times.
Planning Organizational Meetings
The first meeting of a new club serves to introduce prospective members to the type of
activities in which the club might engage it purpose is to stimulate the enthusiasm of youngsters
who are energetic and easily challenged by intellectual problems and problem solving skill etc. This
meeting needs careful planning, not to oversell the club, but to hold attention of the young people
who will benefit most by the club.
Planning the Club Programme
Club members are responsible for the programme almost from the beginning. A Science club
need a forward look; it cannot succeed with day to day planning. It is better to prepare a draft
which will be filled out as the year proceeds.
The club make undertake service projects, perhaps for Science department, such as helping
with a inventory or for the school such as planting bulbs as part of Christmas celebrations.
The Club may setup special Science inhibits:
1) It may produce an assembly programme
2) It may sponsor school science fair
3) It may add regular service such as the maintenance of a science bulletin board in the
corridor of the science department
4) The preparation of a science column for the school news paper
5) Presentation of a regular series of science radio programmes

4. Activities of a Science Club
Through activities of a science club, learning of science becomes joyful. Whole as the
classroom atmosphere leads to conformal and repression while activity participating in science club
students organise thought and translate their into action and there by develop a psychomotor skill
and problem solving ability for the cause of scientific enterprise.
The following are the activities of Science Club
1) Establishing a Museum and maintaining a aquarium
2) Making demonstration material for the science classroom
3) Maintaining a inventory of science material and equipment
4) Repairing and maintaining science equipment
5) Finding resources people in the community
6) Conduct debate, seminar, symposia, and panel discussion
7) Collection and preservation of sample of chemical compounds
8) Publishing school Magazine in science and displaying science news
9) Developing school garden and planting the growing Aries and plants
10) Improvising and preparing handmade apparatus
11) Managing a first aid Squad
12) Celebrating birthdays of eminent Scientists
13) Rendering school services in health and sanitation
14) Participating in scientific hobbies preparation of soaps, ink, candle, matches, toys,
bleaching powder, nail polish, chalk etc.
15) Organising programmes like nature games, Eco-Clubs etc.
CONCLUSION
The co-curricular activities in science like science club lead to the need for a organisation
providing a outlet for the pent up emotions of children and for improve their energies. An
organisation which caters for the inculcation of scientific attitude and a genuine interest in science
each individual has his own interest, talents and abilities. Organizing science club is one among such
activities to inhibit growing interest and means of simulating group participation and mobilising
interest in learning science.
Reference
i) Dr. K. Sivarajan and Prof. A. Faziluddin - Science education Methodology of teaching
and pedagogic analysis.
ii) Dr. T. K. Mathew & Dr. T. M. Mollykutty – Science education Theoretical base of
teaching and pedagogic analysis.