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Mobile laboratory drives in, science turns fun practically
- Around 1600 students of Jayanand High School to benefit from programme under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
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| JITENDRA KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA | ||
Students of
Jayanand High School, Bahera,दरभंगा
had a practical experience of
natural science at the auditorium of the institution.
A mobile laboratory, well equipped with
modern instruments required to conduct all experiments for the Plus Two
level, visited the school under Benipur block in the district.
Sonam Kumari, a Class VIII student of the school, told The Telegraph:
“The instructors made us aware of a number of facts through
experiments. They demonstrated that air occupies space. They also
showed, with the help of a balloon, that it exerts pressure. The
experiments were novel but easy to understand. The principle behind it
was visualisation through instruments.”
The two instructors, Kishore Kumar Mathur
and Kamal Kumar, conducted the experiments for students and instructed
them on the basic principles of science.
Both Kishore and Kamal have been trained
for two months at Agastya International Foundation at Kappam in Andhra
Pradesh. Viksit Bharat Foundation, a non-government organisation started
by former President APJ Abul Kalam and his friend Manas Bihari Verma,
overviewed their training.
Kishore said: “We got training for two
weeks at the Agastya International Foundation at Kappam in Andhra
Pradesh. Since July 5, we have conducted demonstration in 15 schools in
Bihar. We have received good response form the schoolchildren. We will
extend the programme to the other districts of the state, after we
finish visiting the schools in Darbhanga.”
The mobile laboratory has been constructed
through the joint efforts of both the organisations. They will visit
government and private schools all over Bihar and impart knowledge about
science to schoolchildren.
Verma told The Telegraph: “A team
of Agastya International Foundation had visited Darbhanga last year and
demonstrated experiments in 14 high schools and 28 primary schools in
three months. After that we sent two teachers for training to Kappam.
They have finished their training and are conducting practical
demonstration of experiments in Darbhanga. They will go to every school
in the state and impart training to the students.”
Around 1,600 pupils of Jayanand High School would benefit from the four-day-long programme under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
The principal in-charge of the school,
Bimal Kant Jha, said: “We have around 1,600 students. We have divided
them in four groups so that the experiments could be demonstrated
easily. One group has only girl students. They got training today. Three
other groups, comprising boys, would be provided training on the
subsequent days.”
Agastya International Foundation is a
Bangalore-based education trust that seeks to transform and stimulate
the thinking of rural children and teachers. Agastya does this by
bringing hands-on science education to rural government schools in
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
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