Course-5 Understanding Disciplines and School Subjects pmd

Block - 2 : Classification and Teaching Across
Disciplines
Unit - 4 : Natural Science in the Curriculum
Unit Structure
2.4.1.
Learning Objectives
2.4.2.
Introduction
2.4.3.
Learning Points and Learning Activities
2.4.3.1.
Meaning, Branches and Importance of studying Natural Science
Check Your Progress -1
2.4.3.2.
Science Education at different levels and Issues and challenges in teaching
Science
Check Your Progress -2
2.4.3.3.
Place of Science in School Curriculum and Organization of Science
Curriculum
Check Your Progress- 3
2.4.4.
Let us Summarise
2.4.5.
Answers to ‘Check Your Progress’ - 1 and 2
2.4.6.
Unit-end Exercises
2.4.7.
References
2.4.1. Learning Objectives
After learning through this Unit, the student teachers will be able to
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Explain the meaning of natural science
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Describe the branches of Natural Science
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justify the place of natural science in school curriculum
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Describe the major approaches in Organization of Science Curriculum
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2.4.2. Introduction
What is Natural science? What are its branches? Why do we teach science to school
children? What do we teach them in science? These are the basic questions to which a
teacher must know the answers for. This unit will help you to understand the concept of
natural science, the purpose of teaching science and objectives of teaching science for the
cognitive, affective and psychomotor development of human abilities. You will also learn
about the science curriculum and its place in school education.
2.4.3. Learning Points and Learning Activities
2.4.3.1. Meaning, Branches and Importance of studying Natural Science