Text book to hands on

Science counters superstition

Name: Dhwity joshi
Class: 7th
School: Shree m. D. K. Mandir School
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Background:
Dhwity hails from a family of 4 members. Her father and mother both work as talati workers.
She has a brother and he is also studying. During her free time, Dhwity likes to play games.
She also likes to learn and think about new innovations.
Looking at the world with new angle:
Dhwity is a very curious student and likes to ask a lot of questions if she does not understand
the concept. She says that if she does not get clarity in the topic, she would not hesitate to ask
the same question again to various people and find the answer. She says when she first
attended Agastya sessions, she did not know how to do a practical session and she was very
scared to accustom to the new pattern of teaching. However, with the help of Agastya
instructors, she now finds the activity based learning more comfortable than the text book
learning.
Dhwity says that the subjects should be taught with practical angle to them in the classroom.
Science and social science are the subjects that can be taught like that and she likes Agastya
instructors as they teach the same way. Topics like air having mass and hot air expanding to
volume are some topics she understood with the practical explanation. She says that with this
understanding, she can now explain the same to others as well. She says that if we understand
the science there would be no scope for myths and superstitions. When she explained eclipse
topic to people, they understood the scientific reasoning behind it and they now don’t see
them with superstitious belief.
She says that she is very happy in learning and implementing science in real life. She says
science is applicable everywhere and we just have the eyes and inclination to look for them.
She also says that she participated in science fair conducted by Agastya twice, and both the
times, she won the first prize. She is very proud and happy to do it. She made kaleidoscope
once and ground water pump out of waste materials another time.
Aspiration:
Dhwity wants to become a scientist and invent new things when she becomes old. She says
that inventing new things is her passion and with her passion she wants to help people around
her to simplify their lives. Agastya is helping her in understanding the subject and learning
how to make things out of scratch to discover new things. She is very thankful for that.