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I am Savita Dhutti,a science teacher at a well established public school in India.I welcome all of you to My science mania ! Its a website,I created for sharing e-learning experience with my students.Science is in fact, a real fun.It is a subject never--never confined within the four walls of the clssroom.Science is a continuous process of learning! I wish to create a pleasing learning environment for my students.So, Come and ENJOY Science with me.

Saturday 12 May 2007

धरती को बचाओ !

Plant a sapling on each of your Birthday to mark another year full of life on this planet and to save the environment.

Class V / First Term / Plant Reproduction / Activities

LIST OF ACTIVITIES:

1. Students will be given a mixture of monocot and dicot seeds and will be asked to put in separate dishes.

2. Students will be writing the story of a seed and give it a title "BIOGRAPHY OF A SEED".They'll draw beautiful picture of any seed alongwith that.

3. Students will be divided into groups and will be asked to discuss in detail the different ways of vegetative reprodution.

4. Role play by the students.(some will act as monocot seeds and some will act as dicot seeds.

5. Students will soak seeds in small dishes with moist cotton and watch them grow.They will keep a daywise record of the germination process.

Assignment L 1 /PLANT REPRODUCTION

Q1. Define Reproduction.
Q2. Mention 2 ways by which plants reproduce.
Q3. What do you understand by the term "VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION"?
Q4. Name different parts of the plant which participate in vegetative reproduction,giving one example of each.
Q5. Differenciate monocot seeds and dicot seeds.
Q6. Explain briefly the internal and external parts of a seed.
Q7. Define Seed Germination.
Q8. Draw well-labelled diagram showing various stages of seed germination.
Q9. Write down the favourable conditions required by a seed for germination.
Q10.What will happen if a seed doesn't get the appropriate temperature?

Science Syllabus Class V / I Term

First Cycle:

L 1:- Plant Reproduction

L 6:- Our Health and Hygiene

L 10:- Simple Machines

L 11:- Shadows and Eclipses

Second Cycle:

L 3:- Response to Stimulus and Movement

L 4:- Bones and Muscles

Friday 11 May 2007

My sample lesson plan for class VI


TOPIC: UNIVERSE

Class VI

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES :

To enable the students to

understand the meaning of the term ‘UNIVERSE’.

know the constituent heavenly bodies of the Universe.

learn about different heavenly bodies of the Universe.

understand the relative position of our planet earth in the Universe.

recall about the Solar System.

TEACHING STRATEGY

Role Play

Group Discussion

Electronic Handouts by students

Poem Composition

STUDENT GROUPING FOR GROUP ACTIVITY

Random Grouping for role-play

Conscious Grouping for electronic handouts

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS

PowerPoint Presentation by Teacher

Sample Poems on Universe downloaded from NET



PERIODS DISTRIBUTION

Engagement Two Period

Exploration Two Periods

Explanation Two Periods

Extension Two Periods

Evaluation One Period

PRESENTATION

The presentation will be interesting and informative, fully equipped to satisfy students’ young inquisitive brains.

STEPS

1. Engagement :

Assessing their previous knowledge through brain storming question session and interactive group discussions.
Activity: Students will be asked to draw any imaginary heavenly body of the Universe and an Alien along with it.

Group Discussion: "Do Aliens really exist?"

2. Exploration:

Students will be critically thinking on the topic

" What can be the components of the Universe?"

They will explore various sources (Text books, Encyclopedia, Web etc.)
Students will compose poems.

3. Explanation:
Showcasing of Presentation by the Teacher and simultaneous explanation.

Extension:
Adding more points to the explored information, the teacher will extend it that is add more information on the content and graphically represent it on the board in the form of a G.O.( Graphical Organizer)
Role Play by the students (Students will enact different planets describing their features)

Evaluation:
Through question answers from the book and puzzles framed by the teacher.

SKILLS DEVELOPED

Critical thinking

Imagination

Communication

Writing Skills

MOTIVATION

Display of students’ material

Positive comments on Role Play

"Best Groups Award"

CLASS AND BEHAVIUOR MANAGEMENT

Use of Talking Sticks.

Use of Noise Meters

Try simple activities to make students learn Emergency preparedness

Try simple activities to make students learn Emergency preparedness

One such activity to try!

Savita dhutti

Emergency Awareness Activity

Emergency Awareness Activity

Grades: V and VI


Students may be given this activity sheet to fill in which will add to their awareness of the emergency situations and their handling.

1. During a thunderstorm, stay away from the ____________.
2. When there is a lot of water in your basement or in the streets.
3. Essential element of a power failure emergency kit.
4. When can lightning occur?
5. What is the word for ground that shakes?
6. All emergency kits need to include _________.
7. A toxic spill is a disaster caused by ___________.
8. In case of an emergency, you need an emergency _____.
9. When there's an earthquake, you should try to hide under a _________.
10. Area that can provide refuge for people during an emergency.
11. When there is a tornado, you have to go in the _____________.
Solution







Activity for ages 12 to 14
Crossword Puzzle Solution
Printer version (PDF)

1. During a thunderstorm, stay away from the windows.
2. When there is a lot of water in your basement or in the streets. Flood
3. Essential element of a power failure emergency kit. Flashlight
4. When can lightning occur? Thunderstorm
5. What is the word for ground that shakes? Earthquake
6. All emergency kits need to include water.
7. A toxic spill is a disaster caused by humans.
8. In case of an emergency, you need an emergency kit.
9. When there's an earthquake, you should try to hide under a table.
10. Area that can provide refuge for people during an emergency. Shelter
11. When there is a tornado, you have to go in the basement.

The mantra of contentment

I take this oppertunity today to highlight the significance of Gayatri mantra in the life .It is in fact a great mantra---- a gurumantra for each of us.Chanting this mantra daily in the morning gives you a great sense of contentment,simultaneously enlightening your soul.You feel a deep bonding with nature if you chant this mantra with purity of mind and soul.Try out chanting this mantra and you will find yourself blessed with God's Grace.And feel within your heart that you are lucky to have got the great chance to build future of the nation.Be close to your students and care for them always to get that respect which we all crave for.

Wednesday 9 May 2007



Lets talk about our remote friends with that thick white fir on their body.

The polar bears!

Scientific genus and species: Ursus maritimus

Class: Mammalia (mammals)

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

Family: Ursidae (bear family)

Genus: Ursus

Species: maritimus (meaning "sea bear")

POlar bears are at the verge of extinction.You know ,Why?

As

Polar bears are distributed throughout most ice-covered seas of the Northern Hemisphere.

And you all know that GLOBAL WARMING is melting the glaciers fast.

In absence of their habitat, they might cease to exist.

We ,as the teachers can make our students aware of the pollution facts from time to time which has been causing GLOBAL W
ARMING.

CHANT GAYATRI MANTRA DAILY.

Dear friends

I take this oppertunity today to highlight the significance of Gayatri mantra in the life .
It is in fact a great mantra---- a gurumantra for each of us.
Chanting this mantra daily in the morning gives you a great sense of contentment,simultaneously enlightening your soul.You feel a deep bonding with nature if you chant this mantra with purity of mind and soul.Try out chanting this mantra and you will find yourself blessed with God's Grace.And feel within your heart that you are lucky to have got the great chance to build future of the nation.Be close to your students and care for them always to get that respect which we all crave for.

Maintaining a question Bank

Maintaining a question Bank chapterwise and that too topicwise in a subject is a good idea for future reference.I've been doing the same for many years.A great variety of questions can be framed for testing different skills of the students like understanding, knowledge and the application of the gained knowledge.This Question Bank can not only be referenced in future but also can be used in different activities like "class Quiz" or "puzzle time".Try out!
Savita Dhutti
Health and Fitness Management for the students

A few guidelines by a science teacher!

At breakfast always offer some fruit with breakfast cereals or offer diluted fruit juice as a drink.
With cooked breakfasts include some mushrooms, tomatoes or baked beans.
Always offer at least one vegetable and one fruit at lunch and supper.
Crunchy raw vegetables such as carrot sticks and cucumber slices are popular in lunch boxes and with cold meals.
For simple puddings, serve fruit with yogurt, custard or ice cream.
Younger children often eat more fruit when it is cut up for them.
Choose cooked puddings containing fruit, eg fruit crumbles, tarts and souffles.
If serving cake or biscuits always serve them with some pieces of fruit Drinks.
Milk and water are the best drinks for children as they do not damage teeth.
Fruit juices are acidic and, although they provide nutrients, they can damage tooth enamel when offered between meals. Offer them well diluted at meal times to avoid this.
Sugary, fizzy drinks and squashes are also acidic and give calories but virtually no nutrients. Given frequently between meals they cause tooth decay.
Children’s appetites vary from day to day depending on how they feel and how active they are so keep an open mind on how much they will eat. Let them decide.Always offer 2 courses at lunch and supper – a savoury course and a pudding. This gives 2 opportunities for children to eat nutritious foods.
Children eat better when there is a routine of 3 meals with 1 or 2 nutritious snacks each day. Do not allow grazing on food throughout the day. It is important for children to feel hungry before a meal and then learn that feeling of having had enough and not needing any more.
Many overweight children have no idea when they feel comfortably full as they tend to graze on snacks throughout the day and have little experience of when they are hungry and when they are not.
An itelligent mind rests in a healthy body! Lets unfold the intelligence of our students focussing on their health.

Welcome to the world of science with SavitaDhutti

I am Savita Dhutti ----a science teacher at a well reputed school in India.I am in the profession since 20 years.I have always found Teaching a fun .Actually I enjoy each topic with my students so much that they automatically develop a love for the subject.My heartfelt desire is to make each of my students to enjoy each topic i take up.My aim in life is Teaching well , Teaching well and Keep on Teaching well.
Savita Dhutti