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ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
MANNAM
FOUNDATION
CENTRE FOR
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
(Regcognised by NCTE and Affiliated to the
University of Kerala)
PORUVAZHY, EDAKKAD P.O, KOLLAM

ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
Topic
Social Science Laboratory
Submitted on Submitted by
28/10/2015 RAJI. O.U
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No. : 16914373017
Social
Science
INDEX
SL. NO.
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CONTENTS
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PAGE NO.
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1
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INTRODUCTION
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1
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2
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OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
LABORATORY
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2
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3
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NEED FOR A SOCIAL SCIENCE
LABORATORY
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3
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4
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NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL
SCIENCE LABORATORY
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4-5
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5
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CONCLUSION
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6
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6
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REFERENCES
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7
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INTRODUCTION
The social
science laboratory is a place where pupils can go to learn social science. It
should serve the purpose of a classroom, library, workshop, armature, a student
club, a stock rook, all combined into one. A social science laboratory full
equipped with modern aids will provided a pleasant social and co-operative
environment where the teachers and students feel homely.
Social science
teacher has to make use of various teaching aid while transacting the
curriculum. The laboratory should be so arranged as to provide on inviting and
stimulating atmosphere. The arrangement of furniture and display should be
informal to give an impression that something interesting is happening in the
room.
OBJECTIVES OF
SOCIAL SCIENCE
LABORATORY
Ø To provide social teacher a home
Ø To create and maintain an effective atmosphere
Ø To save teaching time
Ø To provided quick and ready function environment
NEED FOR A SOCIAL SCIENCE LABORATORY
The laboratory
can be used for serving the following functions.
1. Save time and energy
If all the audiovisual aids are available in the
social science room itself, it will save valuable time and energy of the
teacher.
2. Make all aids readily available at one place
In the different audiovisual aids some of which may be hardware’s are stored in different places,
the social science teacher have to get these collected from the various place
which teaching.
3. Creates a special environment
A special laboratory create a special environment
conducive for effective curriculum transaction it would also create interest
among learns.
NECESSARY REQUIREMENT FOR A SOCIAL SCIENCE
LABORATORY
These should be
the following equipments in the social science
laboratory
a) Projected
aid
The film projector, film strip projector, Magic
lantern, Epidiascope etc.
b) Graphs and Diagrams Depicting statistical Data
Wheel diagram, the bar graph
c) Maps
Historical, economical, geographical, political
social and pictorial map of all
countries.
d) Models
Models depicting dams and projects the solar system
motion of earth, changes of seasons should places. Goods made out of cloth,
pottery, wood, mental, stamps, coins etc. also will be usefull. Many of these
can prepare by the pupil under the guidance of the teacher.
e) Flag
Flag of different nations of the would may be
provided with explanatory notes.
f) Time Graph
To show the
gradual incidental rise and fall of dynastic, the progress of rival powers,
ideas and cultures, personalities movements time graph provided in laboratory.
g) Charts
Different types of generation charts, tabulation
charts, time charts, relationship chart etc. need to be provided.
h) Facilitate the use of various
teaching methods
All methods in teaching social science like problem
solving, play way method, project,
discussion etc. require special articles or special seating arrangement, which
is possible only in special room.
CONCLUSION
There is no
fixed specification for the area of a social science laboratory. It should be
spacious enough to contain all the instructional aids and to accommodate the
students of a class. It will have to larger that an ordinary classroom with a
few basic essential such as good lighting and ventilation, adequate number of
convenient books, cause and other storage facilities, proper arrangements of
there are essential, the wall space could be utilized for display of the chalk,
bulletin board, models, maps and books shelves.
REFERENCES
1. K. Thulasidharan T.V and Vijayan N.K
Social Science education methodology of teaching and
pedagogic analysis
2. Noushad P.P, Sudheesh Kumar
Social Studies in the class room, trends and method
scorpio publishers.
3. A.S. Kohli
Teaching of Social Studies- Anmol
Publications Pvt. Ltd.



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