Engrossed at Work ….
and….After the Workshop : Happier and Wiser
It is fascinating to see when kids are taught hands on; even those considered to be “hyperactive” get engrossed in learning for hours. Our 2 day Life Sciences workshop (12th and 13th October) was an incredible experience for me as it was surely for the kids.
Kids must be provided more such learning opportunities by us in our various roles as parents, as after school centers and also most definitely as school administrators instead of putting the onus of learning only on kids without providing them with the appropriate platforms.
In a span of 2 days they :
- constructed their own functional microscope using easily available materials
- learnt how cells heal wounds by watching the regeneration of a cut tail of zebrafish
- explored the invisible world by plating bacteria from their own hand onto a nutrient agar plate
- learnt to isolate DNA from fruits and vegetables using common kitchen materials
These cute expressions say it all!
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