Science Subject

SPRINGER-PRAXIS BOOKS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES SUBJECT ADVISORY EDITOR John Mason B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. 

Nobody, I suppose, could devote many years to the study of chemical kinetics without being deeply conscious of the fascination of time and change this is something that goes outside science into poetry but science, subject to the rigid necessity of always seeking closer approximations to the truth, itself contains many poetical elements. 

In the end, with the antipathy of most of the women science teachers, domestic science ceased to be an acceptable alternative science subject for girls. As illustration, Sutton High School closed its domestic science department in 1916.59 By 1918, domestic science had been relegated to a low-status nonacademic subject.60 The high-school debate was over. 

Some of the courses, including chemistry, were merged with other science subjects to form the Normal School of Science (named after the Ecole Normale in Paris). The Normal School of Science was renamed the Royal College of Science (RCS) in 1890. At first, the RCS saw itself primarily as a teacher training college in practical science and, as such, attracted women students including some from overseas. 

Chemistry was not taught on the Durham campus until 1926, and even then it laboured under disadvantages, as C. W. Gibby recalled Research in the science subjects received no help from industry nor from Government Departments. The attitude of Palace Green [the arts, theology, and education faculties] towards the Labs, was not hostile, it was just one of blank incomprehension. 5... 

Teacher can refer to such contributions of chemistry while teaching the social sciences. In history reference can be made to various inventions in chemistry which were used to fight or win wars. Geography depend highly on chemistry for some of its aspects. The two subjects geography and chemistry overlap in various areas particularly in areas of study of rocks, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, minerals, rain etc. Present day geography is considered as one of the science subjects. 

Science B-Course. Students had an option either to take Science A-Course or to take Science B-Course. This again changed to just one Integrated Science Course for all. At +2, Senior Secondary level (XI-XII) Disciplined Science Course (3 different science subjects - Physics, Chemistry, Biology) started from the very beginning of 10+2+3 education scheme. 

Development of Scientific Attitude Chemistry being a physical science it aims at the development of scientific attitude among the learners. It should be helpful in removing the superstitions, false beliefs, wrong notions spread in the society and cultivate the habits of proper reasoning, observation and experiment action. One of the major aims of chemistry like any other science subject is to develop scientific attitude and science related values amongst students. It should train the student in the method of science and should help develop in scientific temper. 

Skill Aim Like any other science subject, the teaching of chemistry should aim to develop useful skills pertaining to scientific observation, experimentation and practical use of scientific facts and principles. 

Importance of the Field Trips Excursions or Field Trips are of great educational value especially in science subjects. The classroom is a limited place, bounded normally by four walls and meagrely equipped for the task or providing students with worthwhile experiences. The environment outside the classroom has no bounds it has almost every conceivable situation that a teacher might wish to utilise. In school corridor students may study writing system for supply of electricity to different rooms and laboratories, may determine the power (in watts). On school grounds there may be various types of plants,... 

School, college and university teachers have to spend some time to find films or video cassettes which they can integrate into their courses. It is possible to find suitable films or video cassettes on various science subjects. Securing catalogues will be important for this purpose. 

Educational broadcasts for schools in the AIR were regular features from the last few decades. These programmes included science lessons for students and teachers at various levels. Teachers programmes were on content as well as on methodology. Before the board examinations revision lessons on various science subjects were quite popular. These were used to be given by experienced science teachers and educators... 

For carrying out demonstration experiments and for the performance of practicals by the students, a chemistry laboratory is a must for every school offering chemistry as a subject. Like any other science subject a chemistry laboratory is justified on the following grounds ... 

Historically, utilitarian considerations prompted the introduction of chemistry in the secondary school curriculum [11]. Gonunon sense would indicate that this vocational bias would strengthen its links to the local needs and research. Unfortunately, this was not the case because of the supposedly less demanding nature of science subjects ... 

Bioinformatics, University of California Santa Cruz Science Engineering Library. URL http //libraiy.ucsc.edu/library/ science/subjects/bioinformatics/index.html. Not just for bioinformatics, very useful for genomics and proteomics. 

According to the Ishwarbhai Patel Review Committee on the curriculum for the ten year school, published by the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare (1978) the aim of framing Science A-Course was "to develop special interest in students for the science subjects," while Science B-Course aimed at imparting in students a broad based knowledge of science along with other subjects. 

The college laboratories grew haphazardly to meet the needs of increasing numbers of students of chemistry, for this was the most popular science subject throughout the era. The laboratories were not planned centrally and they cooperated little until the reforms instigated by Baker in 1904. As with many... 

Note. These numbers could give a false impression of the total change in the University that show that numbers of undergraduates in Science subjects as a whole increased from 20% in 1939 to somewhat below one half of the total in 2000. 

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