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

                                                                  Register No. : 16914373017

                                                                  Social Science

INDEX

SL. NO.	CONTENTS	PAGE NO.
1	INTRODUCTION	1
2	OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL SCIENCE LABORATORY	2
3	NEED FOR A SOCIAL SCIENCE LABORATORY	3
4	NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE LABORATORY	4-5
5	CONCLUSION	6
6	REFERENCES	7

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.