"OBE-Outcomes Based Education"--Front cover

Includes index

UNIT I: Instructional planning in science -- UNIT II: Teaching chemistry -- UNIT III: Teaching biology -- UNIT IV: Assessment in science.

"A Course Module for Teaching Science in Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry) includes the most effective, hands-on, learner-centered pedagogy of teaching science in the primary grades. It also gives the reader an understanding of basic science concepts and inquiry-based learning of chemistry and biology, as well as how to do an assessment in science.

The core chemistry topics in this module include the properties and structure of matter and the changes that matter undergoes. The biology topics included here are the parts and functions of animals and plants, heredity, inheritance and variation, biodiversity, evolution, and ecosystem.

Additional learning resources of this module include Internet resources and slide presentations related to the lessons. Each lesson presents the topics using the TEACH method – T for Think, where there is a presentation of facts, E for Experience, where the reader is exposed to exciting hands-on class activities, A for Assess, to check for the reader’s understanding, C for Challenge, for opportunities to have in – depth understanding of concepts, and H for Harnessing the reader’s creativity in the production of instructional materials."--Back cover