CBSE Announces Alternate Activities For Classes 9, 10 Science Practical Work

These hands-on activities have been designed to have similar learning outcomes for all the lab experiments required for the 2021-22 academic year for Class 9 and Class 10, the board said.

The CBSE has curated alternate science experiments that learners can do at their homes using simple, readily available household materials. These hands-on activities have been designed to have similar learning outcomes for all the lab experiments required for the 2021-22 academic year for Class 9 and Class 10, the board said.

The COVID-19 lockdown and the subsequent closure of school have reduced the amount of time available for face-to-face instruction and hands-on teacher-guided Science practical work, the board said. To address this, in September last year, the board guided schools on the conduct of practical work during the lockdown, where the schools were advised to use the platform of OLabsto to facilitate a virtual experience of CBSE curriculum-aligned experiments activities for classes 9 to 12, it added.

A list of additional activities from the NCERT lab manual for Class 9 and Class 10 has also been provided to schools, the board said.

“These hands-on activities are accompanied by step-by-step guides, videos, and worksheets for students to record observations. A list of material needed for each experiment, together with alternatives have also been included in the content package to facilitate the learners,” the board said regarding the alternate activities.