 Experiment is a procedure carried out to

support, validate a hypothesis. Experiments

provide insight into cause and effect by
demonstrating what outcomes occurs when a
particular factor is manipulated.
A child may carry out basic experiments
to understand gravity. Experiments and other
hand on activities are very important to
student learning in science classroom.
 a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or
operation for the
purpose of discovering something unknown o
r of testing a principle, supposition, etc
 Science experiments encourage understanding
 Experience reality of science
 Motivation to learn
 Intellectual honesty
 Development of scientific attitude
 Satisfaction of curiosity
 Development of good habits
 Learning by doing
 Learn way of handling the objects
 Development of experimental skills
 Ability of keen observation
 Preparation for application of theory
 Provide first hand experience
The following points should be kept in mind
Planning of work
 co-ordination between theory and practical
 interest and curiosity should not be lost
 Experiments should neither be too difficult
nor too easy
 Purpose should be clear to students
 Faithful record of experiment
 Proper setting of apparatus
 Proper observation of students
Firstly prefer individual work but in case of
large class and equipments are inadequate
grouping can be done. Each group of pupil
perform different experiment.
In order to provide normal social situation:
 Students should be free to choose fellow
students
 Seats should be assigned
 Necessary equipments for daily use
The following points should be kept in mind
 Easy accessibility of apparatus
 A place for everything & everything should be
in its place
 List of chemicals required
In order to make practical work purposeful
there must be proper discipline in the lab.
Every student must do his work without
disturbing others. Some lab rules are given
below
 No class should enter in lab in the absence of
teacher
 Breakage and faults in equipments should be
reported to teacher
 Study your lab experiment carefully.
 If you are in doubt about any procedure, ask
your teacher.

 Safety glasses must be worn whenever any

substance is being heated or when mixing or
pouring chemicals.
 Report all accidents, injuries or incorrect
procedures to your teacher at once.
 If clothing should catch fire, smother it with a
blanket or coat. NEVER RUN!!
 .If you spill acid or other chemical, wash with
water or ask your teacher for help
 Never taste any chemical or transfer chemicals
by mouth pipette.
 Never eat or drink in the lab.
 .Never inhale chemicals.
 Keep combustible materials away from open
flames.
 Do not throw paper or other solid material into
the sink.
 Clean or wash apparatus at end of experiment
Before students starts experiment instructions
must be clear to them regarding the
particular experiment, the precautions to
taken. In order to give proper guidance to
students for doing practical, the following
aids should be made use of
 Lab Manuals
 Instruction cards
 ◦ Should be properly and neatly written in the given format (Sr
no./Date/Lesson or Topic/Remarks or marks/Trs sign/Parent’s sign)
◦ Should be regularly maintained
◦ The signatures of teachers and remarks to be filled immediately after
corrections.
 Neatness
◦ The note book/work book should be neatly covered.
◦ Name, class, subject etc should be neatly and legibly written on top of
the note book
◦ Ensure neat work by taking a round while the students are writing so
that you know how they are doing the work and checking them
immediately if their work is not up to the mark
◦ Diagrams should be first neatly drawn, shown to the teacher and then
coloured to avoid untidy work.
◦ Read each and every word carefully while
correcting
◦ Avoid correcting in your classrooms as you
cannot concentrate fully and are bound to
overlook mistakes.