PUPIL'S WORK BOOK

 PUPIL'S WORK BOOK

Science Work Book is an adjunct to science textbook. For effective learning, pupils should have opportunities for practicing what they have learned. Pupil's work book, in fact a practice material for pupils, the content of which is arranged in the order of the text book on which it is based. A work book contains summary of each chapter of the text book, exercises of different kinds, key to exercises and suggestions for practical, assignments and improvisation.

Advantages

1. Work book supplements classroom learning.

2. It promotes self learning and self assessment.

3. It provides for working out different types of assignments.

4. It gives practice of classroom learning and thereby reinforces learning.

5. It promotes scientific thinking.

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