2. • At a cost of 5 million dollars and headed by Prof.
Zacharias of the M.I.T this project was started in 1955 (in
America), with the grant received from the National
Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation and Alfred
P.Sloan Foundation.
• Several hundred people mainly research scientists,
professors of Physics, college teachers and many
teachers have developed this programme and tested it
emprically in the classrooms over a period of 4 years.
3. • Teaching of Physics is seen as a process of enquiry, the
major aim of the course being to give pupils an
understanding of the wave mechanical structure of atom.
Practical (lab) work is the core of the course and pupils
are asked to find the major laws of Physics.
• The whole course is divided into 4 parts. Pupil attain an
evolving picture of Physics through inquiry and basic
research.
4. • New novel and thought provoking experiments have
been devised.
• There is more emphasis on improvised apparatus.
• The author of the course believes that sophisticated and
complicated apparatus and equipment ‘keep the children
obscure, of real physics’.
• This course is an excellent one for those who are much
above average in intelligence.
5. • The films provide rich learning experience.
• Tools-text book, lab guide, teacher’s resource book,
related films, evaluation tests and a collection of
supplementary reading.
• Cut the dead wood of Physics and upgrade Physics
teaching.
6. • Learning Tools- films, resource book and guide,
evaluation tests, supplementary readers ex: Science
study series.
7. • It originated in 1960 from the earlier Chemical Education
Committee’s work.
• CHEM study attempts to give high school pupils an
overview by modern chemistry by stressing the
importance of
• 1. Understanding- what brings reactions & how reaction
proceeds.
• 2. Knowledge of chemical –kinetics , thermo- dynamics
and periodic table.
8. • Stresses on productive learning and thinking
• ‘A germ of discovery’ based on lab work.
• The features of CHEM study are
• 1. Its experiments-know the principles of Chemistry and
make it easier.
• 2. Emphasis on-Careful observation and quantitative
measurements.
• 3. Table for recording the data.
• 4. Use challenging discussions and questions
9. • CHEM Study Material- lab manual, detailed teacher’s
guide-has films and programmed instructions objectives
and evaluation tests.
10. • Nuffield Science Teaching project is a British charitable educational foundation.
The trustees of this foundation considered it important to allocate large resources
to science teaching like Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• Aims and Approach
• 1. To make science intelligible and accessible.
• 2. To make science use intellectually and practically.
• 3. To develop material.
• 4. To develop enquiry and curiosity.
• 5. To develop programme outside the class.
• 6. To shoe science of 3 subjects.
• 7. To develop critical approach on experiment and enquiry.
• 8. To produce new approach to teaching.
11. • The Physics team was first to establish and Mr. Donald McGill of
Scottish Education department was appointed organizer in May 1962
. Even after his death on 1963 it works through inspiration.
• Approach
• Lean Physics at one place proves useful in another place and later
discovery throws light on earlier work.
• It is more important to know the meaning of the formula than learning
by heart.
• Course
• I.II,III,IV and V
12. • Children from the age group of 11-16 years having
average and above average ability.
• Most of the students after 16 yrs would not continue to
study science.
• For them this course will take them to engineering or
further academic studies.
• For this this course is also act adequate basis and
simulation work.
