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Which space should every primary school keep for small-group science activities?Read the answer and worked solution →What can a primary school activity room house?Read the answer and worked solution →At the upper primary stage, which facility must a school have for designing models?Read the answer and worked solution →Which idea helps children draw and write in class?Read the answer and worked solution →For the great majority of Indian school children, the textbook is what?Read the answer and worked solution →How should a good science textbook counter rote learning?Read the answer and worked solution →What does NCERT recommend on textbook versions?Read the answer and worked solution →Which development makes it feasible to publish several regional versions of a textbook?Read the answer and worked solution →Who should participate more in the actual writing of science textbooks?Read the answer and worked solution →What problem has often led to hasty production of textbooks?Read the answer and worked solution →How are activities often misused in science classes?Read the answer and worked solution →What does NCERT say about cost of experiments?Read the answer and worked solution →What caused a decline in practical work at secondary level?Read the answer and worked solution →What kind of importance have even well-endowed schools given to laboratory work?Read the answer and worked solution →What interim step is suggested for practicals in board exams?Read the answer and worked solution →The SITE experiment of the mid-1970s showed the importance of what in education?Read the answer and worked solution →Which early project introduced computers in the Indian school system in the 1980s?Read the answer and worked solution →When was EDUSAT, the interactive satellite-based distance education system, launched?Read the answer and worked solution →What kind of terminals can EDUSAT set up for expert interaction in science education?Read the answer and worked solution →Which radio stations does NCERT want in selected schools?Read the answer and worked solution →A computer-interfaced experiment helps students measure which parameter?Read the answer and worked solution →A textbook serves mainly as which of these?Read the answer and worked solution →The modern textbook has its roots in the mass production made possible by what?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is credited with the 15th-century printing with changeable type?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1658 book by Comenius is noted as one of the first with pictures for children?Read the answer and worked solution →What is an open textbook?Read the answer and worked solution →A workbook is a textbook of which kind?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a sourcebook, sometimes called a reader?Read the answer and worked solution →In which field are casebooks mainly used as a special kind of textbook?Read the answer and worked solution →Which scientist described serving on a committee judging science textbooks?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which space should every primary school keep for small-group science activities?

  1. A full chemistry laboratory
  2. A separate computer centre
  3. A large examination hall
  4. A simple activity room
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Correct answer: D. A simple activity room

1. The NCERT focus group says every primary school must have an activity room or an area where a class can assemble for activities. 2. A full chemistry laboratory is meant for secondary stages, not primary. 3. A computer centre or examination hall does not serve hands-on small-group work. _Source: NCERT Position Paper, Teaching of Science, Infrastructure_

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What can a primary school activity room house?

  1. Heavy workshop machinery
  2. Staff attendance registers
  3. Annual examination papers
  4. Charts, models and collections
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Correct answer: D. Charts, models and collections

1. The position paper describes the activity room as a place for collections, charts, models and pictures assembled by teachers and children. 2. Attendance registers and exam papers are administrative items, not learning aids. 3. Heavy machinery is unsuitable for young children. _Source: NCERT Position Paper, Teaching of Science, Infrastructure_

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At the upper primary stage, which facility must a school have for designing models?

  1. A reading library
  2. A staff common room
  3. A sports ground
  4. A model workshop
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Correct answer: D. A model workshop

1. For the upper primary stage the paper asks for an activity room for simple experiments. 2. It adds that the school must have a workshop for designing models. 3. A library of novels, playground or staff room do not support model making. _Source: NCERT Position Paper, Teaching of Science, Infrastructure_

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