Yukti Sharma Solutions for Exercise 5: February 2014

The technique of role-play is considered to be an effective strategy in teaching of Science because:

Science is considered to be questioning, exploring, doing, and investigating. Which of the following activities, carried out by Dipika in teaching of Science, is best suited to satisfy these criteria?

The National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005, recommends that teaching of Science at upper primary stage should emphasise maximum on:

Geeta is preparing a lesson-plan for teaching the topic on 'Human eye' to Class viii students. Inclusion of which of the following activities in the lesson-plan is likely to be most effective in helping the students understand the related concepts better?

On the basis of recommendations of National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005, NCERT textbooks in Science lay greater emphasis on:

I. Discouraging rote learning.
II. Maintaining sharp boundaries between different domains of Science curriculum.
Ill. Providing active learning experiences to students.
IV. Learning exact definitions of scientific terms.

Which one of the following pairs represents the combination of correct statements given above?

Which one of the following approaches adopted by Science teacher reflects scientific temper on her part?

The following steps (not in the proper sequence) are generally recommended to be followed in scientific method:

I. Testing of hypothesis.
II. Formulation of hypothesis.
Ill. Identification of problem.
IV. Collection of data.
V. Drawing of conclusion.

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above steps to be followed for this purpose?

Hands-on activities and projects form an integral part of learning of Science. These learning experiences primarily aim at: