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KERALA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TEACHER

EDUCATION KUMARAPURAM

B.Ed. Course 2013-14

Semester II

Optional : Natural Science

Online Assignment

Topic: Club Activities

Name : Shruthi.S

Reg.No : 13971029

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Index

COTNENT PAGE.NO.

Introduction 2

Data Collected 3

Aims of Science Club 4

Organisation of Science Club 5

Activities of Science club 6-7

Significance of Science Club 8

Conclusion 9

Reference 10

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Introduction

The Scientific and technological advancement of today is

a long forward journey from Stone Age. As we live in an age

of science, it is essential that the students have a deep insight

to the background of science. Each individual has his own

interest and abilities. Science educators, now a days are found

to exhibit growing interest and means of stimulating group

participation and mobilizing interest in Teaching Science.

Organising Club is one among such activities.

A Science club provides opportunities to students to

express their creative abilities in the field of science. The

routine science programme may not cater to the individual

needs and interest. Science club activities improve students’

comprehension and help to develop scientific hobbies.

Participation in science club should never be imposed on the

students. It should emerge as a need of the students.

Otherwise, the basic purpose of the science club will be

defeated.

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Through activities of Science Club learning of Science

becomes joyful. While activity participating in a science club

students organize thought and translate these into action and

there by develop a zealous enthusiasm to strike for the cause

of scientific enterprise.

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Science Club

“Learning by doing and learning by living” are two

important factors of learning. Science club is the place where

all the co-curricular activities are organized. Through the

science club, students get an opportunity to extra learning in

addition to their course content.

According to ‘Davis’ said that the future of India belongs

to youth and science there should be vast place for Science

club in School curriculum.

Clubs are of two types

1. Specialized club

2. General Club

Specialized club includes

Radio club

Aviation club

Astronomical club

Photographic club

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The General type clubs are

Science Club

Chemical Society

Biology club

Physics club

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Aims of Science Club

To broaden the scientific outlook of the students

To develop creativity and encourage the habit of

exploration.

To develop interest in science hobbies

To increase the outlook of students so that they apply

scientific knowledge in daily life activities.

To develop teaching in scientific method among

students.

To keep the students in touch with the latest progress of

science.

To develop a habit of co-operative working among

students.

To provide profitable use of leisure time.

To develop the observation power.

To encourage the students for participation.

To provide for bringing forth student’s hidden talents.

To inculcate scientific attitude in pupils

To popularize science among the ordinary people.

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Organisation of Science Club

A properly organized science club will be a valuable aid

to teaching science and also a means of motivating the

children for learning science.

The successful working of club depends on the persons

who organize it and also on the interest and enthusiasm

of students.

Though science club is run by the students for the

students, the science teacher is the pivot of all activities.

To begin with, the science teacher can explain the

importance and benefits of organizing science club and

can arouse enthusiasm among students. This discussion

may be followed by a business meeting in which office

bearers are chosen.

Every Science club should have its own constitution.

There should be a General body and an execute body.

The principal or Headmaster should be the sponsors.

Executive members such as president, Vice president,

Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, publicity officers

etc…are chosen from among the student members.

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The executive committee has to chalk out programmes.

The activities of the club should be taken up by the

students themselves. There should be regular meetings

discussion, planning, feedback etc.

Steps

1. Prepare the action plan for carrying out activities of the

club.

2. Meet as and when required to decide the programme of

activities

3. Evaluate all the activities of the club

4. Prepare budgets, maintain accounts, etc.

5. Take decisions regarding membership.

6. Supervise activities of all committees formed.

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Activities of Science club

1. Organising lectures, debates, seminars, symposia

2. Holding Science exhibition and fairs.

3. Celebrating birthdays of eminent scientists.

4. Participating in science fairs

5. Conducting visual programmes of scientific interest.

6. Arranging visits to places of scientific interests.

7. Preparing of charts, postures, models etc.

8. Developing school gardens

9. Displaying science news.

10. Planting and growing trees and plants.

11. Improvising and preparing hand-made apparatus.

12. Collecting specimens and arranging them in the museum.

13. Managing a first acid squad.

14. General reading of scientific literature.

15. Rendering schools services in health and sanitation.

16. Visiting other science clubs

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17. Conducting essay competition on scientific problems.

18. Maintaining an Aquarium.

19. Participating in scientific hobbies-preparation of soaps,

ink, candle, matches, toys, bleaching powder, nail polish,

chalk etc.

20. Helping the community by way of demonstration on

health and hygiene, improvement of agriculture,

eradication of superstitious beliefs etc.

21. Celebrating science days.

22. Organising programmes like nature walk and nature

games, Eco-clubs etc.

23. Maintaining a Bulletin Board.

24. Publishing school science magazine.

25. Preparing albums and conducting projects.

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Significance of Science club

It provides direct/ firsthand experience to students.

It supplements classroom learning.

It helps to relate classroom learning with things outside.

It provides reality to classroom learning.

It creates interest in learning subject.

It develops curiosity to known more and more about

science and science related aspects.

It helps to develop scientific thinking, reasoning attitude

etc. in students.

It helps to develop observation and various other skills to

students.

It helps to develop creativity among students.

To keep the students in touch with recent advances in

science.

To make the students and public science minded.

To provide challenging opportunities to the gifted

students.

It helps to inculcate scientific attitude and provide

opportunities for training in scientific method.

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It helps to explore local resources and to learn and

maintain environment.

To inculcate scientific attitude in pupils.

To provide opportunities for the development of

scientific skills.

To provide opportunities for training in scientific

methods.

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CONCLUSION

A science club provides opportunities to students to

express their creative abilities in the field of science. The

routine science programme may not cater to the individual

needs and interest. Science club activities improve student’s

comprehension and help to develop scientific hobbies. Hence

the children are interested in making things, breaking things

and handling things. But in the classroom everything is done

in formal, artificial and controlled atmosphere.

By the arrival of club activities the students got an

opportunity for his free lights in the world of science. So we

can concluded that science club activities are essential for

learning biological science.

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REFERENCE

Dr. Sivarajan.K. (2003)-Science Education methodology

of teaching and pedagogic analysis and Central co-

operative stone.

Jessy Mathew (2008)- Teaching of National Science

Academic Publication, St. Mary’s Training College,

Kottayam.

Anju soni (2004)- Teaching of National Science.

Tandom Publication, Ludiana.

Dr. K. Sivarajan, rends and Development in Modern

Education Practice, Central Co-operative Stone, New

Delhi.

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