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ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS GUIDE (2020-2021)

BES-141: PEDAGOGY OF SCIENCE
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Q1. How does science find its place in society? What activities you can use to

develop values through science among your learners? Explain.

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Ans. SCIENCE IN SOCIETY: As a teacher of Science, your role is to help your

learners in understanding the relationship of Science with society. Science is not

something which has emerged on its own. There is an important role of needs and
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demands of society in development of Science.

Science has developed for facilitating society in explaining various natural

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phenomena. In our own Indian literature, there are examples from Rigveda, where it

has been explained that how Earth rotates around Sun in 12 months. There are
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slokas and verses in Kalpsutra which have explained many relationships of squares,

triangles, circles, even many years before Pythagoras. How Aurveda and Surgery
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were being used to help society in being healthy, there are books on it. In modern

Science, Have you read a famous book ‘A brief History of Time’ by Stephen

Hawking, or can you imagine the impact of ‘Origin of Species’ written by Charles

Darwin. These are few examples to initiate the discussion on relationship of Science

and society. Science is a social enterprise; this is to be explained for learners by you

as a Science teacher.

Innovations and discoveries of Science have transformed the whole social structure.

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● Can you compare the society before and after the invention of mobile phone?

How mobile phone technology as changed the whole social structure.

● Can you compare the year when only books and newspapers were source of

information and now when internet and social media has become major

source of information?

● Can you imagine the contribution of Science in the area of medical Sciences,

where every day something new is being invented in form of vaccine,

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medicines, surgical equipment, and diagnostic test kits, etc.?

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● How do recent developments in Space and Atomic research affect the social

relationships in global world?

There are many such questions, which may emerge in your mind when you start

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thinking about relationship of Science and society. You will not find any aspect of

social or personal life, which is not affected by innovations and discoveries in

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Science. You can organize many such activities where they can learn how important

Science is for the society. You can invite Doctors, Agriculture Experts, Engineers,
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Environmentalists, etc. for talks so that learners can develop an understanding of

their contribution in the society.

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Activity:

Organize any of the following events at your school in collaboration with society
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members:

● Science exhibition

● Discussion on role of various types of scientific discoveries/inventions for

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benefit of society

● Small group projects on latest development in Science and technology

● Reading circles about contribution of various scientists to society

● Poster Competition on contribution of Indian Scientists to the world

These activities will help you a lot in developing a fair understanding of relationship

of society and Science among your learners.

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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. Your

role as teacher at secondary level is to facilitate learners with such activities where

they can not only create knowledge and develop understanding of scientific

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phenomenon but also inculcate values among themselves.

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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.

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Q2. How can you use concept map as tool for unit planning in your science

classroom? Develop a unit plan by using concept map.

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Ans. Concept map is a tool which is very useful for unit planning. It helps in linking

various concepts and their relationships. You as a teacher can distribute your lesson
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accordingly and establish linkages between various lessons planned for the unit.

Firstly, you can see that Tsunami belongs to a natural disaster caused by waves and
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earthquakes in the ocean. The concept map also lists other factors that can strengthen

a Tsunami. Apart from that, the diagram has also listed its influences and the major
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areas that have been affected by Tsunamis in the past.

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Q3. Discuss the relationship between learning outcomes and assessment strategy.
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Develop an assessment table indicating learning outcomes, activity specific

indicators and the assessment activity on any topic of your choice from Class IX
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Science Text book.

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