This document discusses how science teachers can incorporate value development into their lessons. It notes that values should be imbibed through activities and processes rather than taught as content. Some example activities are described that promote values like honesty, cooperation, environmental concern, and freedom from prejudices. The document emphasizes that values are best developed through continuous efforts that integrate value development into lesson planning and assessment. Science teachers should plan to develop desired values whenever they plan content and consider the associated activities and assessments.

1. VALUE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
SCIENCE
Presented
By
Kanchan Sinha
ShriShankaracharyaMahavidyalaya,Junwani,Bhilai

2. INTRODUCTION
• Value development is always an area of concern.
• Responsibility of value development is on all teachers.
• There are values which are universal across the disciplines as well as
discipline specific also.
• There is a need to adopt integrated approach for value development in
which values should not be taught as content rather they should be
imbibed in the process and activities of various subjects.
• Our role as teacher is to facilitate learners with such activities where they
can not only create knowledge and develop understanding of scientific
phenomenon but also inculcate values among themselves.
• A good Science curriculum should promote values like honesty, co-
operation, objectivity, freedom from fear and prejudice, and develop in
the learner a concern for life and preservation of environment (National
Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 2006, p. 3)

3. S.
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Activity Associated Value
Honesty
Interdependence
A group project on flora and fauna of tropical forest Co-operation
Objectivity
Seed generation in a pot, Awareness campaign on
cleanliness, Role play for awareness about wastage of
water, Small project on natural disasters and their
impact on human life, etc.
Environmental concern
Freedom from prejudices
Inspirational short stories from life of various
scientists like Jagdish Chandra Bose, C. V. Raman,
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Madam Curie, while teaching the
scientific concepts related to their area of work.
Concern for life
Let us discuss few activities through which a Science teacher can inculcate values among
learners.

4. With the help of this, activity we can understand that value development is possible by
visualizing and integrating value development with teaching-learning process. We will also
agree that a value cannot be developed by any one particular activity or a section of
content; continuous efforts are required for it. It is expected from we being a teacher of
Science that whenever we plan our teaching-learning process for any content, we will also
plan the value associated with it and also the assessment strategy. If we keep it in mind
during planning and transaction, we will be able to develop desired values among your
learners.

5. REFERENCES
• http://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/
46666/1/BES-141B1E.pdf