Which of the following should be the hall-marks of a science curriculum at upper primary stage as per NCF - 2005.?

Option 4 : Scientific concepts should be arrived at mainly from activities and experiments.

The national curriculum framework (NCF) 2005 is India's 4th national curriculum framework which was released in 2005 by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Its predecessors were released in 1975, 1988, and 2000 respectively.

• It serves as a guideline for syllabus, textbooks, and teaching practices for schools in India.

According to NCF 2005 -

• The science curriculum should involve students in activities and experiments based on the principle of "learning to learn" fostering cognitive abilities, curiosity, creativity, and scientific understanding.
• The integrated teaching approach should be emphasized with science being taught as a single subject and not as separate disciplines like physics, chemistry, and biology.
• Learners comprehend science concepts through hands-on activities and experiments however the inductive approach to inquiry is not required.
• Science content at the upper primary stage should not be regarded as a diluted version of the secondary state science curriculum.
• Science education at this stage should provide a gradual transition from environmental studies to elements of science and technology.

Hence, we conclude that the hallmark of a science curriculum at the upper primary stage as per NCF 2005 is that scientific concepts should be arrived at mainly from activities and experiments.

HintThe separation between academic and vocational streams should be introduced at the higher secondary stage.