COMMUNITY

BASED
RESOURCES
FOR SCIENCE
TEACHING
NEETHU VIJAYAN
neethuprasanth25@gmail.
com

INTRODUCTION
CRSis focused on the problem of
teaching science critical thinking,
development
of
hypotheses,
and
supporting claims with evidence.

Curriculum reform in science calls for a

new look at using community resources.
Moving beyond the classroom walls can
diversify the array of learning opportunities
and connect school lessons with daily life
and real problems.

 For example, the interactions of students with an

interactive museum exhibit.
They talk about what they see and what they know?
what they are doing in the museum?
what they have learned in and out of class?
They experience, create, and solve problems together

It provides a shared memory for the class

Community resources

SCIENCE CENTERS

Museums, nature centers,

interactive
science centers, aquaria,
gardens and zoos

OUTREACH

A visit to your classroom by Wildlife

on Wheels (Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin,
Texas) or Creature Comforts (Little Rock
Zoological
Gardens,
Little
Rock,
Arkansas) can be an engaging learning
event for students.

NEAR THE SCHOOL

Unconventional sites, such as the tile

factory or a hardware store, fabric store,

farm, or ranch.

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HEALTH CENTERS
INDUSTRIES
LIBRARIES
MUSEUMS
AQUARIUM
GUESTS FROM STATE
AGENCIES
AYURVEDIC
CENTERS
POST OFFICE
FACTORIES
ART GALLERY

MUSEUMS
Science and Natural
History Museums are being
seen as valuable educational
supplements
for
schools
Provide the opportunity
to handle real objects, solve
problems,
and
interact
When students are able
to see, touch, hold, or create,
they are able to satisfy their
natural curiosity

 LONG DAYS CLASSROOM LOSE INTEREST

WHEN COME TO MUSEUM AND EXPERIENCE OF

REAL THINGS - THEIR
LEVEL OF INTEREST
RETURN

For example,
The Louisiana Children's Museum
(New Orleans,
Louisiana),
Has an air hockey table adapted
experimentation with angular geometry

for

The Texas State Aquarium

(Corpus
Christi, Texas)

INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRIAL VISITS ARE
BENEFICIAL FOR SCIENCE
EDUCATION TO EVERY
LEARNERS, IRRESPECTIVE OF
AGE, AND INTERESTS.
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
HELP TO BUILD CONFIDENCE
TRANSITION OF SCIENCE
THEORIES INTO
APPLICATIONS
STUDENTS ACQUIRE
ANALYTICAL COMPETENCE
AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

GUEST FROM STATE

provide new scientific
AGENCIES
information and experiences
and link the school to the
world outside
serve

as classroom partners
or as knowledgeable resource
people.
Guests

who can come back

to the classroom numerous
times may enhance the
learning experience for the
students.

 For example,
staff from a conservation agency
might be able to aid schools in setting up an outdoor
classroom
civil engineers from the highway department
may be able to show plans for a bridge project.
cafeteria worker
Valuable links to the community as well as connections
between school subjects and the workplace may be created
by inviting a cafeteria worker who could talk about using
proportions in increasing the size of recipes.
A mechanic or the owner of a feed store are other
possibilities.

AYURVEDIC CENTERS
traditional method
holistically treating health
issues

the main texts on Ayurvedic

medicine
Great Trilogy
Caraka
Samhita,
Sushruta Samhita,
andAstanga Hridaya

Some of theseproducts may beharmful if used

improperly or without the direction of a trained
practitioner.

visits to ayurvedic organization may help to

become aware about the science of these
medicines
AYURVEDA

AYUR
LIFE
KNOWLEDGE

VEDA
SCIENCE OR

STUDENTS BENEFITS FROM COMMUNITY

RESOURCES
Learning Outcomes
Positive impact on students
academic learning

Improves
ability to apply what
they have learned in the
real
world

Positive impact on academic

outcomes

Personal Outcomes

Greater sense of personal efficacy,

personal identity,
spiritual growth,
and moral development
Greater interpersonal development

Social Outcomes

Greater inter-cultural understanding

Improved social responsibility and

citizenship skills

Greater involvement in community

service

Career Development

Connections with professionals and

community members for learning and career
opportunities

Greater academic learning, leadership

skills, and personal efficacy can lead to
greater opportunity

CONCLUTION
Connect school science with applications
in the community
Learn basic concepts
Children learn science from many
sources, in a range of different ways, and for
a variety of purposes.
Increase their learning experiences.