Science research » Science Education http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:18:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Science and Education http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/science-and-education http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/science-and-education#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:13:39 +0000 admin http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/science-and-education

The greatest blessing to humanity is the advent of Science for bringing social prosperity through spread of knowledge and education. Science has helped man to the sky, measure the depth of oceans and wrest from nature many of her hidden treasures. In recent times, it has transformed human life beyond all imagination. Through its advanced inventions and discoveries, Science has cast its great effects on social life of the human and removed sufferings, ignorance and hardship. Science has extended the frontiers of knowledge of society in various ways and in various directions. It has enabled man to fight natural calamities and to revolutionise industrial and agricultural processes.

The level of education has greatly improved with the help of Science. Now people are more aware and want to know more and more about the latest happenings all round the world. In the modern era of Science, greater emphasis is being given to television in educational, social and moral spheres. Now it has become possible for man to sit in the cosy confines of his living room and watch the latest happenings of the world from his home. The expantion of education through television has been tremendous. Moreover, it has a great educative value. As on date, there are various programmes run by University Grants Commission to teach various subjects through the media of television. If proper methods are adopted, various subjects like Chemistry, Physics, English, Commerce and Mathematics etc., can be very well taught through television programmes. The students also gain a lot from such lessons taught in the form of pictures relating to various topics.

The subject matter taught on television has a more enduring and effective impression on the minds of the viewers. Further, it is all the output of the experienced teachers who understand the problems faced by students who pursue education along with their jobs or cannot afford to go to a regular college. In a large country like India, where most of the population is uneducated, the role of science in dissemination of education through television cannot be denied.

Science has also contributed the most advanced and well equipped laboratories for students to learn and conduct practicals. The launching of INSAT and other communication satellites in the space has given further fillip to the cause of education. Now the boundary of a state or a country is not the limit to get qualification of a particular university. The student can go through various courses through satellite – run programmes. The greatest and most significant achievement of science in this regard is launching internet. The internet has brought about a big revolution in the world of education and information. The click of the mouse can help him access a world of information in a matter of seconds.

With the help of Science, even the minute details of any kind of information or data is recorded wither on cassettes, disks or printed in any kind of books. The libraries of the schools, colleges and universities are full with latest books and journals on all subjects topic wise. A student can opt to go through any subject either on computer, or by going through a book. He has all the options available with him. Science has given him options to study various new fields in the research and development of science itself.

Science has helped the students to travel all across the world not only for pleasure but to educate himself about various wonders of nature and see historical places. He can avail the facility of cars, trains, ships and aeroplanes and reach his destination in time. Even he can talk to any relative or friend living in any part of the world at any moment of the day or night. Thus he has no tension and can concentrate better on his studies. A student can complete a work of months and years in a matter of hours. Communication and transport have really made the life of students more comfortable.

All other forms of entertainment have been brought to the door of the student by Science, Radio, television and cinema is helping the student in relieving the daily tensions of life by providing him the best and affordable entertainment. Surely, the daily life of students is very different and has improved a lot with the inventions of Science. Truly, Science is unlimited knowledge for a student and is going to be an eternal source of new blessing in the cause of spread of education across all horizons of the world.

By: Arun K

]]> http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/science-and-education/feed 0 Dinosaur Expert – Anti-Creationists Are The Greatest Enemy Of Science Education In The US http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/dinosaur-expert-anti-creationists-are-the-greatest-enemy-of-science-education-in-the-us http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/dinosaur-expert-anti-creationists-are-the-greatest-enemy-of-science-education-in-the-us#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:39:55 +0000 admin http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/dinosaur-expert-anti-creationists-are-the-greatest-enemy-of-science-education-in-the-us

Science education has lately been the source of much heated debate, largely due to the film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed featuring Ben Stein. Stein’s documentary lamented the monopoly of Darwinian evolution in scientific research and science education. As expected, many prominent neo-Darwinists, for instance Richard Dawkins and P. Z. Myers, have reacted aggressively to the film. Recently, a renowned paleontologist joined the fray. However, his contribution was a stunning surprise.

Dr. Robert T. Bakker is one of most famous living dinosaur experts, known for his 1986 book The Dinosaur Heresies. He is the Curator of paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Director of the Morrison Natural History Museum in Colorado. Recently Bakker was interviewed on the Laelaps Science Blog by Brian Switek.

During the e-mail interview, Bakker said that he considered “the loud, strident, elitist anti-creationists” to be be greatest enemy of science education in the United States. He explained that he meant “Richard Dawkins and his colleagues”, calling them “uber-Darwinists”. In his view, they “come across as insultingly dismissive of any and all religious traditions.”

Bakker probably had in mind Dawkins’ book The God Delusion that has caused quite a stir. It has also given rise to rebuttals such as David Berlinski’s just released The Devil’s Delusion.

The Bakker interview was made before the April 18 release of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Bakker’s views are interesting since he is neither a creationist, at least not in the traditional sense of the word, nor affiliated with the Intelligence Design movement. He seems to advocate some form of theistic evolution or the view that God used evolution. Yet he comes close to what Ben Stein, a Jew, has to say about science education.

It is no secret that origins issues are extremely sensitive. Bakker’s contribution has already caused some discussion in the blogosphere.

By: Joel Kontinen

]]> http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/dinosaur-expert-anti-creationists-are-the-greatest-enemy-of-science-education-in-the-us/feed 0 Top 5 Secrets to Easy Science Fair Projects http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/top-5-secrets-to-easy-science-fair-projects http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/top-5-secrets-to-easy-science-fair-projects#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:50:30 +0000 admin http://www.pactemondialtunisie.org/top-5-secrets-to-easy-science-fair-projects

Finding quality scientific easy science fair projects doesn’t have to be a big research chore. Just keep in mind that you will be in competition with every other family who is looking for that special science project to win the fairs with. It is also well to keep in mind that the end goal of all of this is to promote science education and participation. This article will focus primarily on the top 5 secrets to choosing easy science fair projects.

Science Fair Project Secret #1

Project selection is one of the most important activities for science fair success. Confirm that the project you choose is a good match for your child’s grade level and age group. If this is done correctly then your child should be able to complete the project with little or no help from you.

Science Fair Project Secret #2

Confirm that the project you choose has distinct and clear directions.This keeps your child from getting confused about what comes next and allows them a set of mini-successes along the way. For younger kids it will be easier on all involved if the instructions are visual.

Science Fair Project Secret #3

Keep it simple. Choose a project that will allow you to use items found around the house and/or in nature. This will usually mean a project that involves biology, physics and/or space. The reasons for this are to keep the costs down for the project and to allow your child to use items that they would be familiar with (i.e. household items like projectors). This will allow you to minimize or eliminate the frustration element and keep your child excited about participating.

Science Fair Project Secret #4

Confirm project uniqueness. Have you ever been to a science fair and it seems like you have seen the same project with little or no variation again and again? That’s because these tend to be the same projects that you will find on websites and in books that are repeated often. It’s a good sign if you don’t see the one you choose all over the internet.

Science Fair Project Secret #5

Use your library. In today’s world of readily accessible internet and digital downloads there is a lot of information that can be found. You can circumvent all of that by actually going to the library and looking through real books for ideas and projects to use. Your ideal easy science fair projects may all exist in the old well worn book that has been overlooked by others.

This article has attempted to deliver the top 5 secrets to easy science fair projects in a format that should be readily accessible to you the reader. Don’t forget that the most important thing here is that your child learn and have fun doing it. Choosing easy science fair projects is something the whole family can be a part of.

By: Esther Hoover

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