The residential training programme on ‘Learning science via standards’, organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards – Madurai under way on Wednesday.
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) — Madurai, on Wednesday, launched a two-days residential training programme on ‘Learning science via standards,’ for science teachers of BIS Standard Clubs.
Forty-seven science teachers from government schools and colleges located in Dindigul, Kanniyakumar, Madurai, Perambalur, Sivaganga, Tenkasi, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar districts participate in the programme.
S.D. Dayanad, Senior Director and Head, BIS — Madurai, during his welcome address, highlighted the significance of the initiative, which included 52 curated lesson plans.
He also encouraged the teachers to integrate the plans into their curriculum, fostering a scientific approach to help students understand concepts of scientific principles in a simple manner.
A. Arivazhagan, Joint Director, BIS — Madurai, shred insights on BIS activities, covering standardisation, certification schemes and testing.
The first day of the training covered a range of topics, including the core activities of the BIS, features of the BIS Care App, collaboration with academia, genesis and functions of BIS Standard Clubs, and the crucial role of science teachers in promoting quality and standards.
As the second day of the training would commence with field visit. The participants of the workshop event would be divided into groups and assigned tasks of identifying and presenting scientific laws and principles related to everyday products, such as plastic feeding bottles, plain copier paper, iodized salt, high density polyethylene (HDPE) polypropylene woven sack, potable water bottles, wrought aluminium and earthenware crockeryware.
Published – June 18, 2025 10:14 pm IST