Publication of the document ‘Science is Doing’ - an activity book for class VII

You may be aware that the CBSE Board had earlier published a document. ‘Learning by doing’- a compendium of science activities, for class VI. This was done with the objective or promoting teaching and learning of the subject through activity-based and learner-centered approach and help the students enjoy learning and have fun and excitement during the learning process. The document included wide variety of syllabus related concept-based activities including games, riddles and crossword puzzles. It is hoped that desired emphasis is being given to the pedagogical requirements of the subject of Science right from lower grades and schools are providing all necessary physical facilities and sufficient time to carry out these activities for better understanding of the related concepts. A related circular to this effect was sent to all the affiliated schools immediately for publication of the above document. The publication of present document ‘Science is doing’ an activity book for class VII, is in continuation to the earlier effort and is aimed at further strengthening of the approach of providing more hands-on experiences to the learners. The CBSE Board firmly believes that being more conceptual in nature. learning of subject of Science demands active and concrete learning experiences to be given to the students, particularly during formative years. It is with this broader objective in mind that the present publication has been brought out and the Endeavour is now being further extended to class VIII. This publication is slightly different from routine documents and has the flavor of a story book presented in a simple form. This document includes variety of activities directly related to different content units and concepts included in latest class VII NCERT Science Textbook. The activities include stories, poems, games, riddles, crossword puzzles and concept-based motor-coordination exercises. An effort has been made to avoid repetition or overlapping of activities which have already been included in NCERT publication. It is expected that actual participation of learners in the process will make their learning experience much more satisfying and pleasurable. Their memory is also likely to be further strengthened by a higher retention quotient. That such rich dividends are realized through activities requiring only low cost materials is an added attraction.