Teaching of physical science

What role is/are played by a teacher in the evaluation of a planned curriculum?

• Both l and ll

• Only l

• Only ll

• Neither l nor ll

Malti, after teaching the concept of density, found that students have not understood Archimedes' principles. She comes up with many activities to do in class. Which of the following strategies would best address the above issue?

(A) Take a ball and put it in freshwater. Add salt and see the difference.

(B) Take an empty glass mug and immerse it in water and make children observe the bubbles of air rise.

(C) Make students themselves determine if an object will sink or float.

(D) Ask students to design a toy submarine.

(E) Ask students to design a lactometer

(A), (B), (C), (D)

(B), (C), (D), (E)

Only (C)

(D) and (E) only

• A,B,C,D

• B,C,D,E

• Only C

• D and E only

If a teacher begins with a discussion on physical properties of metals and non-metals followed by chemical properties and arranges lab activities to demonstrate the reaction of few metals with dilute acid. The approach to sequencing of teaching -learning activity will be termed as :

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Demonstration

• Inquiry based

A student puts some iron nails in a beaker containing copper sulphate solution and writes the following statements in her note book after some time.

(A) The colour of solution changes from blue to pale green.

(B) The brown coating gets formed on the iron nails.

(C) Iron displaces copper from its solution.

(D) Copper is less reactive than iron.

Classify the above statements as observations or inferences.

• A, B are observations, C,D are inferences

• A,B,C are observations D is inference

• All are observations

• A is observation and B,C,D are inferences

The upside of Scholar Academics Ideology?

• Students are active

• Teacher is not required to explain that much

• Teacher becomes a discussion partner each meeting

• Students have more literacy understanding

The K-12 curriculum is otherwise called as

• a. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum

• b. Revitalized Basic Education Curriculum

• c. Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum

• d. Extended Basic Education Curriculum

A teacher wishes to apply the problem-solving strategy to help students understand various ways to conserve energy in a school. The first step in the problem-solving strategy will be

• Collecting data about energy - usage

• Identifying wasteful practices

• Evacuating the effectiveness of steps taken

• Taking remedial measures like awareness campaign

Which of the following method will you use to develop an aquarium

• Heuristic method

• Problem solving method

• Project Method

• Programmed method

Demonstration method of teaching is a ______.

• Learner centred method

• Competency centred method

• Teacher centred method

• Subject centred method

Which of the following methods is used for teaching science in the present era of technology?

• Programmed instructions

• Team teaching

• CAI

• All of these