SCIENCECLUBINArchbishopBakyengavocationalsecondar
yschool:
SCOPEANDORGANIZATION
NiwagabaRichard
niwagabarichard539@gmailcom
Ascienceclubisanout-of-school-
hoursclubthatofferschildrenthechancet
odoscience-
relatedactivitiesthatextendandenhance
thesciencetheyexperienceintheclassro
om.basicprincipleisinvolvedintheformat
ionoforganizationcalled"ScienceClubs"
meantfor'learningbydoing’.Mostclubsu
setheopportunitytoexploreareasofscien
cenotcoveredbythecurriculumandtogiv
etheclubmembersplentyofopportunities
todopracticalscience.,therearenorestric
tionsandthestudentscanworkontheirow
nideaswithfullfreedom.Scienceclubsma
yalsohelptoreducetheburdenoftheincre
asingsciencecurriculum.Itcanbedefinea
s"anorganization,whichhelpsinthedevel
opmentofscientificattitude,anddevelop
genuineinterestinscienceandscientifica
ctivities,supplementstheworkoftheclass
roomandthelaboratoryandpartsthesylla
busonapracticalbias".
FEATURES
 Basicprincipleisinvolvedinthefor
mationoforganizationis‘LEARNI
NGBYDOING’.
 Offerschildrenthechancetodosci
encerelatedactivities.
 Itextendandenhancethescience
curriculum.
 Itreflectsinterestofchildren.
 Providesplentyofopportunitiesto
dopracticalscience.
 Helpstoexploreareasnotcovered
bycurriculum
 Studentscanworkontheiridea,ho
bbies,experimentsetc.
 Norestrictionstostudents.
 Studentslearnmorethroughactivi
tiesandtheirexperience.
 Canserveassupportbaseforstud
entsparticipatinginscienceexpo,
scienceOlympiadsandsciencefai
rs.
 Itserveasalinktootherschools,co
mmunities,scientists,museum,in
dustryetc.
 Pupilworktogetheringroups.
 Shouldhaveenoughspaceforme
eting.
 Aresourcetablefortheclub.
 Clubnoticeboardtoremindtheme
etingandactivities.
 Canbeconsiderasbackboneofth
ecurricularactivitiesintheschool.
OBJECTIVES
1.Toprovideproperincentiveandinspirati
onbybroadeningtheirscientificoutlook.
2.Toprovideopportunitiesforbringingsc
hoolclosetothesociety.
3.Toapplyscienceintheirdailylife.
4.Todevelopamongthestudentthespirit
andattitudeofhealthycompetition.
5.Tohelpthestudentsinimbibingthehabit
ofself-reliance,self-
dependenceandloveformanualwork.
6.Todevelopinchildrenasenseofhealthy
competitionforabettercause.
7.Tomakethestudentsunderstandtheva
luesoftime.
8.Tocreateinterestinlatestinventionsan
ddiscoveriesofscienceinvariousfields
9.togetacquaintedwiththelifehistoryand
contributionsofgreatscientists.
10.Todevelopstudents,interestandparti
cipationinthepracticalapplicationofthek
nowledgerelatedtodifferentbranchesofs
ciences.
11.Tocreateinterestinscientificfactsand
eventsrelatedtoone'ssurroundings.
12.Todeveloptraininginscientificmetho
dofproblemsolving.
13..Toprovideopportunityforthedevelop
mentoftheconstructive,explorativeandi
nventivefacultiesofthestudents.
ORGANIZATION
Theresponsibilityoftakinginitiativeinthe
establishmentofascienceclubinthescho
olandthenforitseffectiveorganizationes
sentiallyrestswiththescienceteacher.it's
justasimportantthattheorganizersenjoyt
heclub,asitisthatthechildrenenjoytheclu
b.
Itisagoodideatohaveaclubnoticeboardi
ntheroom,orinanearbycorridor.Thiscan
beusedtoremindthechildrenwhenandw
heretomeet,whethertheyneedtobringin
anyspecialequipmentandtodisplaytheir
work.
 Needatleast2ormoreorganizers
 Clubwillbemoreadventurousand
creative.
 Organizer’sshouldenjoyclub
 Enjoyopportunitytoextendtheirk
nowledgeandskill.
 Utilizetheirskilltoinculcatescientif
ictemper.
 Itcanberuninalunchbreakorafter
school.
 Organizer’smayseekhelpfrompa
rents,engineers,graduatestuden
tsetc.
Organizerisakeyfigureinscienceclub;al
soshouldhavesomeabilities.Theyare
 Shouldworkwholeheartedlyinate
amspiritfortheactivityofclub.
 Keeparecordoftheactivitiesandp
rogramsoftheclub.
 Publicizetheactivitiesthroughpos
ters.
 Keeparecordofincomeandexpen
diture.
 Inviteexpertsandguests.
 Createsuitableenvironment.
Guidingprinciplesonactivities
 solvearelevant,science-
basedproblem,setwithinascenar
io
 workinpairsorsmallgroups,indep
endentlyofadults
 takepartinpractical,hands-
onscienceactivities
 thinkandtalkaboutscience,durin
gtheactivityandwhensharingthei
rresults
 sharetheirresultsusingavarietyof
media.
ACTIVITIESINSCIENCECLUB
1. Organizingsciencetalksbyexpert
s
2. Organizingfieldtrip
3. Sciencecorner
4. Sciencemuseum
 5. Sciencebulletinboard
6. Preparingteachingaids(models,
charts…)
7. Quizcompetition
8. scienceprojects
9. Debates
10. Organizingsciencefair.
SCOPE
 Increasedopportunitytodevelopa
ndpracticethinking,speakingandl
isteningskills.
 Opportunityforselfexpression,in
dependentresearch,constructive
activitiesetc.
 Canstretchandchallengegifteda
ndtalentedlearners.
 Motivateandappealtothestruggli
nglearners
 Encouragethemtothinkofbecomi
ngscientistthemselves.
 Developproblemsolving.
 Encouragelinkbetweenschools,i
ndustry,sciencecentersetc.
at10000/=
formembership
 Learnerscandevelopsocialskills
suchasco-
operativelearning,communicatio
nandleadership.
 Inculcatescientifictemper.
 createscientific,engineeringandt
echnicalattitude.
LIMITATIONS
Lackoffundandtime.
Lackofworkersandinterestedper
sons.
Lackofencouragementfromteac
hingcommunity.
Lackofco-
operationsfromguardians.
Lackofrequisitespace.
Lackofproperexperienceandgui
ndance.
Lackofscientifictemperinsociety.
REFERENCE
1.Teachingofscience-
siddiquiandsiddiqui2.teachingofscienc
e-R.CSharma3.www.ideals.illinois.edu