Abstract
This instructional resource production project explored low cost and waste materials for developing practical and interactive resources for teaching science at the basic school level. Developing co...
Highlights
Science is a subject that needs to be taught using very practical and appropriate instructional resources, but many educational systems in developing countries may not be privileged to be provided with all the practical science resources teachers need to use in teaching and learning for better understanding and to whip up student’s interest in science
The PEN-GAST workshop held in Ghana in 2014 for science teachers demonstrated that cost cannot always inhibit science in action
In Ghana, the waste materials can be collected for free in the environment, from offices, printing presses and refrigerator repair shops. These waste materials were used because they are commonly available in Ghana and they do not pose any harmful effects to both teachers and students as instructional resources
Summary
Science is a subject that needs to be taught using very practical and appropriate instructional resources, but many educational systems in developing countries may not be privileged to be provided with all the practical science resources teachers need to use in teaching and learning for better understanding and to whip up student’s interest in science. As the educational paradigm shifts towards more engaging instructional approaches, one such proposition is engaging in low-cost science practicals, designed and run using very cheap readily available resources. Teachers can take advantage of common low-cost materials to give school science a new twist. This will go a long way to contribute to raising competent innovators and problem solvers of the future (The Gamelian World, 2014)
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