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SCOPEANDORGANIZATION
NiwagabaRichard
niwagabarichard539@gmailcom
Ascienceclubisanout-of-school- Helpstoexploreareasnotcovered
hoursclubthatofferschildrenthechancet bycurriculum
odoscience- Studentscanworkontheiridea,ho
relatedactivitiesthatextendandenhance bbies,experimentsetc.
thesciencetheyexperienceintheclassro Norestrictionstostudents.
om.basicprincipleisinvolvedintheformat Studentslearnmorethroughactivi
ionoforganizationcalled"ScienceClubs" tiesandtheirexperience.
meantfor'learningbydoing’.Mostclubsu Canserveassupportbaseforstud
setheopportunitytoexploreareasofscien entsparticipatinginscienceexpo,
cenotcoveredbythecurriculumandtogiv scienceOlympiadsandsciencefai
etheclubmembersplentyofopportunities rs.
todopracticalscience.,therearenorestric Itserveasalinktootherschools,co
tionsandthestudentscanworkontheirow mmunities,scientists,museum,in
nideaswithfullfreedom.Scienceclubsma dustryetc.
yalsohelptoreducetheburdenoftheincre
Pupilworktogetheringroups.
asingsciencecurriculum.Itcanbedefinea
Shouldhaveenoughspaceforme
s"anorganization,whichhelpsinthedevel
eting.
opmentofscientificattitude,anddevelop
Aresourcetablefortheclub.
genuineinterestinscienceandscientifica
Clubnoticeboardtoremindtheme
ctivities,supplementstheworkoftheclass
etingandactivities.
roomandthelaboratoryandpartsthesylla
busonapracticalbias". Canbeconsiderasbackboneofth
ecurricularactivitiesintheschool.
FEATURES
Basicprincipleisinvolvedinthefor
OBJECTIVES
mationoforganizationis‘LEARNI
1.Toprovideproperincentiveandinspirati
NGBYDOING’.
onbybroadeningtheirscientificoutlook.
Offerschildrenthechancetodosci
2.Toprovideopportunitiesforbringingsc
encerelatedactivities.
hoolclosetothesociety.
Itextendandenhancethescience
3.Toapplyscienceintheirdailylife.
curriculum.
4.Todevelopamongthestudentthespirit
Itreflectsinterestofchildren.
andattitudeofhealthycompetition.
Providesplentyofopportunitiesto 5.Tohelpthestudentsinimbibingthehabit
dopracticalscience. ofself-reliance,self-
dependenceandloveformanualwork.
6.Todevelopinchildrenasenseofhealthy Enjoyopportunitytoextendtheirk
competitionforabettercause. nowledgeandskill.
7.Tomakethestudentsunderstandtheva Utilizetheirskilltoinculcatescientif
luesoftime. ictemper.
8.Tocreateinterestinlatestinventionsan Itcanberuninalunchbreakorafter
ddiscoveriesofscienceinvariousfields school.
9.togetacquaintedwiththelifehistoryand Organizer’smayseekhelpfrompa
contributionsofgreatscientists. rents,engineers,graduatestuden
10.Todevelopstudents,interestandparti tsetc.
cipationinthepracticalapplicationofthek Organizerisakeyfigureinscienceclub;al
nowledgerelatedtodifferentbranchesofs soshouldhavesomeabilities.Theyare
ciences. Shouldworkwholeheartedlyinate
11.Tocreateinterestinscientificfactsand amspiritfortheactivityofclub.
eventsrelatedtoone'ssurroundings. Keeparecordoftheactivitiesandp
12.Todeveloptraininginscientificmetho rogramsoftheclub.
dofproblemsolving. Publicizetheactivitiesthroughpos
13..Toprovideopportunityforthedevelop ters.
mentoftheconstructive,explorativeandi Keeparecordofincomeandexpen
nventivefacultiesofthestudents. diture.
Inviteexpertsandguests.
ORGANIZATION Createsuitableenvironment.
Guidingprinciplesonactivities
Theresponsibilityoftakinginitiativeinthe solvearelevant,science-
establishmentofascienceclubinthescho basedproblem,setwithinascenar
olandthenforitseffectiveorganizationes io
sentiallyrestswiththescienceteacher.it's workinpairsorsmallgroups,indep
justasimportantthattheorganizersenjoyt endentlyofadults
heclub,asitisthatthechildrenenjoytheclu takepartinpractical,hands-
b. onscienceactivities
Itisagoodideatohaveaclubnoticeboardi thinkandtalkaboutscience,durin
ntheroom,orinanearbycorridor.Thiscan gtheactivityandwhensharingthei
beusedtoremindthechildrenwhenandw rresults
heretomeet,whethertheyneedtobringin sharetheirresultsusingavarietyof
anyspecialequipmentandtodisplaytheir media.
work.
ACTIVITIESINSCIENCECLUB
Needatleast2ormoreorganizers
1. Organizingsciencetalksbyexpert
Clubwillbemoreadventurousand
s
creative.
2. Organizingfieldtrip
Organizer’sshouldenjoyclub 3. Sciencecorner
4. Sciencemuseum
5. Sciencebulletinboard Learnerscandevelopsocialskills
6. Preparingteachingaids(models, suchasco-
charts…) operativelearning,communicatio
7. Quizcompetition nandleadership.
8. scienceprojects Inculcatescientifictemper.
9. Debates createscientific,engineeringandt
10. Organizingsciencefair. echnicalattitude.
LIMITATIONS
SCOPE Lackoffundandtime.
Increasedopportunitytodevelopa Lackofworkersandinterestedper
ndpracticethinking,speakingandl sons.
isteningskills. Lackofencouragementfromteac
Opportunityforselfexpression,in hingcommunity.
dependentresearch,constructive Lackofco-
activitiesetc. operationsfromguardians.
Canstretchandchallengegifteda Lackofrequisitespace.
ndtalentedlearners. Lackofproperexperienceandgui
Motivateandappealtothestruggli ndance.
nglearners Lackofscientifictemperinsociety.
Encouragethemtothinkofbecomi REFERENCE
ngscientistthemselves. 1.Teachingofscience-
Developproblemsolving. siddiquiandsiddiqui2.teachingofscienc
Encouragelinkbetweenschools,i e-R.CSharma3.www.ideals.illinois.edu
ndustry,sciencecentersetc.
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