Publications & Resources
Our faculty, students and researchers work together everyday to contribute to a better world by grappling with urgent problems we are facing in India. We conduct rigorous work to produce high quality learning resources and publications to contribute to public discourse and social change. Here, we feature a sample from our work for everyone to access. You can explore featured resources, policies, and the latest publications from the University.
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What role do ‘chemical experiences’ play in helping children grasp the particulate nature of matter and use this idea to explain observed phenomena?
How do we use the art and aesthetics of lithography to introduce children to chemical reactions? What skills would children learn from this multisensorial and fun approach to science?
Why is it important for teachers to trace the history of evolving definitions of elements and atoms, and communicate the conditional nature of their validity?
Can we use poetry to teach chemistry? How would it change the ways in which students engage with science?
Join us in exploring these questions in three sections of our latest issue – Our Chemical World, I am a Scientist, and Snippets.
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Does the teaching and learning of science change when we give importance to relationships with people, other beings, and the places they inhabit?
How do we use an exploration of water to help children connect basic science concepts with personal experiences and pressing environmental issues?
Can observing, exploring, and working in their natural environment offer children and teachers the opportunity to cultivate an intuitive understanding of the nature and process of science?
What personal choices and simple actions in our everyday lives can help us begin engaging with climate change?
Join us in exploring these questions in the theme section of this issue — Teaching as if the Earth Matters.
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In ‘Interactions’ & ‘Emerging Trends in Biology’, explore articles on chemical ecology, the common cold, fundamental forces, gut microbes in health & disease, & memory. In ‘The Science Lab’, discover simple classroom activities to teach photosynthesis & daytime astronomy. In ‘Annals of History’, trace the journey of microscopy from the simple magnifying glass to the powerful electron microscopes & easy-to-assemble foldscopes available today. Discover the writer & physician Oliver Sacks through his fascination for the human brain, bikes and stories in ‘Biography of a Scientist’. Enjoy our pull-out poster on ‘Ten things you didn’t know about – Bones’ & nature-based activity sheets – ‘Chirp Chirp’, ‘Hibiscus Tales’, ‘Bark Bites’ & ‘All about Ants’! Or browse through our pocket-size pictorial guide to common butterflies!
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