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Which one of the following is most suited to the development of scientific skills in students?

• Conducting science olympiads

• Performing laboratory work

• Conducting Science quiz

• Organising a field visit

A Science teacher is interested to focus more on acquisition of process skills by the learners. Which of the following combination of methods of teaching should be preferred by her to achieve the objectives?

• Project-cum-laboratory method

• Lecture-cum-demonstration method

• Assignment-cum-questioning method

• Lecture-cum-discussion method

Which of the following method will you use to develop an aquarium?

• Heuristic method

• Problem solving method

• Project method

• Programmed method

The concept of "Seed germination" can be best taught by

• showing germinated seeds to the class and explaining the process of germination

• presenting the different stages of germination through drawing on the board

• showing photographs of seed germination

• asking the students to sow seeds, observe and draw the different stages of germination

Which of the following topic is suitable for a unit plan?

• The meaning and concept of the systems of the body.

• The blood circulatory system

• The different systems of the human body

• The blood and respiratory system

The meaning of education through excursion is

• education outside school premises

• recreation outside school premises

• practical personal experience

• learning in difficult situation

Which of the following teaching method was invented by Kilpatrick?

• Problem solving method

• Project method

• Heuristic method

• Demonstration method

Learning science can be enriched if

• teachers use different types of lectures and explanations

• real-world situations be brought into the classroom in which students interact with each other and the teacher acts as a facilitator

• due attention be paid to periodic tests in the classroom

• maximum teaching aids be used in the class

The first step of the scientific method is

• forming a hypothesis

• making an observation

• conducting an experiment

• predicting the result of the experiment

Which one of the following is not the objective of teaching of Science at upper primary stage?

• Developing questioning and enquiring skills

• Acquiring technological skills

• Acquiring process skills

• Acquiring scientific literacy