Methodology of Teaching Science

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Science Textbook

CHAPTER OUTLINE

• Introduction

• Need of the science textbook

• Features of a good textbook of science

• Evaluation of a science textbook

• Summary

• Questions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

• Appreciate the importance of a science textbook

• Understand the need of a science textbook

• Describe the characteristic features of a science textbook

• Evaluate a science textbook prior to classroom teaching

• Select the most appropriate science textbook and recommend it to the class

INTRODUCTION

In an education system, a textbook is one of the important tools for curricular transaction. Textbooks play a pivotal role in the whole scheme of education. Science is a subject in which the knowledge is widening day ...