How do children respond to simple questions like ​‘what is sound’ or ​‘how is it produced’ and ​‘how do we hear them’? What kinds of questions and exercises can help encourage them to investigate these questions for themselves? What misconceptions does such an inquiry reveal? 

Join us in exploring these and other questions in an interactive session with Mrinal Shah and Mala Kumar.

The discussion will be in English.

Read the article at https://​azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​r​e​v​e​l​l​i​n​g​-​i​n​-​o​u​r​-​s​o​u​n​d​scape or here.

About the Speaker

Mrinal Shah holds a PhD in Microbiology from the National University of Singapore. A science educator at Seed2Sapling Education, she collaborates with schools to support inquiry-based teaching methods.

Mala Kumar is a children’s book author and Consulting Editor, i wonder…

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