Page 3 - Active Science 5 Ebook and Activity

PREFACE

Human beings are instinctively curious. This curiosity has manifested itself through
numerous inventions and discoveries that have enriched our lives over centuries. Active
Science stimulates the human instinct of inquisitiveness and satisfies the curiosity of the
child.

The series has been integrated with the New Education Policy (2020) and the National
Curriculum Framework (2023) focusing on the 21st Century Skills and the content has
been organised under the following key features:

• Learning Objectives
• Let’s Recapitulate

• Activity

• Practice Time
• Think Hard

• Life Skills

• Project Work

• Research and Development

• Field Trip
The series has been designed from classes 1 to 5 with learning–by–doing approach. It
aims to develop the scientific temper in the learners. Easy–to– follow activities have been
suggested in order to learn by experimentation. The books in the series are loaded with
anecdotes about interesting scientific facts. The series also aims to ensure the development

of skills and values in the learners by sensitising them to the ever changing environment.
A Teacher Resource Manual with Model Test Papers and Worksheets is available with
the series for students.

Your valuable suggestions are most welcome and awaited.

—Publishers