2. React and Reflect: Give at least 3 importance of Instructional materials in teaching science subject.

 Using instructional materials in teaching science subject helps student to afford a high degree of
retention of science related content over a period of time.
 Instructional materials allow students to engage in the application of concepts and provide an
opportunity for evaluation.
 Instructional materials allow the teacher to engage learners by supporting concepts through the
use of multimedia, including sound clips, video, images, hands-on experience or experiments
and interactive games.

Lesson 2 – Learning Experiences Provided by Instructional Resources and Useful

1. What learning resources have you visited in the community? Describe their social and academic
behavior.

Some of the learning resources I have visited in the community are library, clinic, farm, and the market
place. They definitely have different social and academic behavior. The library helps students to
improved reading capability, higher academic achievement, and positive attitudes towards learning.
Whereas, clinic is the resource where students can familiarize different materials or equipment used in
different science activities and a place for experimentation. Farm on the other hand is a great place
where students could see and learn the life of different plants and animals, and market place is a great
place also to gain more information about so many different things.

2. What learning activities can be undertaken in a beach? How can you insure success of this activity?

Beach is definitely good for exploring and discovering, and the activity that I think about which can be
undertaken in a beach is playing games like coastal clues where the teacher will create a list of items
students might find by the sea—a seagull, a kite, a sand castle, a lifeguard, etc. Kids then can locate all of
the items to complete the scavenger hunt and afterwards can get a reward to ensure the success of the
activity.

3. State 3 community learning centers and enumerate the learning activities that you can undertake
relevant to the unit being studied at the time.

Science Centers. A learning activity must have a purpose or reason so field trips should be thought of as
part of the curriculum. As such, they should provide something to think about as well as something to
do or some place to go. If possible, the teacher will want to visit the science center before the field trip
to help her balance the needs of the teaching unit with the resources of the site. She can then focus on
those exhibits that demonstrate the concepts she is teaching and match the students' cognitive levels.
Learning activities are prepared for use before, during, and after the field trip and include student
orientation material, such as a map, a list of exhibits to be visited (although they could visit others), and
the educational objectives of the trip.

Near the School. The lack of a nearby science center need not be a limitation. Community resources
include unconventional sites, such as the tile factory or a hardware store, fabric store, farm, or ranch.
While extended field trips can be rewarding, short school yard trips can be equally valuable. These allow
children to discover answers for themselves in a familiar context. Whether your school is urban,
suburban, or rural, it reflects the habitat of its neighborhood-the hard-topped surfaces, the soils,
grasses, and trees, the weather, and so on. The young inquirer can easily return to the school yard for
further data gathering if a question is left unanswered or new questions arise. A class studying the sun
and its shadows in a particular location, for example, can gather data at intervals throughout the day.

Lesson 3 – SETTING UP LEARNING CENTERS AND ACTIVITIES

1. Have you ever experienced to go on a trip? What values and attitudes are developed in such an
exciting trip?

Yes, I've experienced going on a trip. There are so many things that are developed in such an exciting
trip in a way that trips offer a unique opportunity for us to create connections, which will help gain
understanding and develop an enjoyment of learning. I can say that trips sharpen our skills of
observation and perception by utilizing all our senses.

2. How can you organize a mini-library or reference section in the science department?

I can organize a mini-library or reference section in the science department by making it easy for them
to find the books they want to read. Best way to organize a mini-library is by topic, as interest in a topic
typically outweighs reading level. For example, if a student has a high interest in a topic but is reading at
a lower level than the book is geared toward, they’ll still likely comprehend what they’re reading due to
their interest in the topic.

3. Have you seen display cabinets in the science room? Describe some of the contents displayed.

Some of the contents displayed are different materials that can be used on experiments such as
microscope, beaker, Erlenmeyer flask, alcohol burner, measuring cylinder and many more others.