{"id":126564,"date":"2021-11-24T11:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T11:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=126564"},"modified":"2021-11-24T11:29:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T11:29:58","slug":"virtual-science-lab-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/virtual-science-lab-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual science lab for children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Which of the following organisation developed virtual science lab for children in India, partnering with IIT Bombay?<br><\/strong>a) CSIR<br>b) IISc<br>c) TIFR<br>d) None of these<br><strong>Answer: (a)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On 22 November 2021; Hon\u2019ble Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh launched virtual science lab for children.<\/li><li>CSIR partnered with IIT Bombay to develop a virtual lab platform under CSIR Jigyasa programme.<\/li><li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a CSIR Society meeting last year appreciated the Scientist \u2013 Student Connect programme Jigyasa<\/li><li>Prime Minister then stressed the importance of developing Virtual Labs.<\/li><li>This kind of virtual lab will also connect students with scientists across the country.<\/li><li>Dr Jitendra Singh said described the Virtual Lab as a huge new beginning, as it will take science to all segments of students in every corner of the country.<\/li><li>He said that it will also be in tune with the National Education Policy (NEP), where students are allowed to choose any subject.<\/li><li>He said, the new facility will immensely benefit students from Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Government Schools.<\/li><li>He said, the target audience for the Virtual Lab platform is students of the standard VI to XII (11-18 years).<\/li><li>Through this lab students would like to explore science using different activities.<\/li><li>They will be able to connect experienced researchers and faculties on the subjects of Science, Mathematics, Biology and IT.<\/li><li>Dr Jitendra Singh said that the main aim of the Virtual Lab is to provide quality research exposure and innovative pedagogy for school students.<\/li><li>The lab will drive their scientific curiosity based on an online interactive medium with simulated experiments, pedagogy based content, videos and chat forums.<\/li><li>He said, the content will be available in English initially, but has been planned to be made available in Hindi and other regional languages.<\/li><li>The CSIR Virtual lab will therefore enable curiosity driven research based concepts, encourage higher order thinking skills, promote entrepreneurship and develop passion about science<\/li><li>Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Virtual lab would provide a virtual tour of CSIR laboratories and expose students to research infrastructure.<\/li><li>He said the platform will also have the option to interact with scientists and seek their inputs or clear student&#8217;s doubts.<\/li><li>The minister is of the view that the CSIR Jigyasa&#8217;s Virtual lab will be an inspirational science lab for students, here they will read, have fun and carry out experiments.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csir.res.in\/slider\/india%E2%80%99s-first-virtual-science-lab-children-launched-hon%E2%80%99ble-minister-science-and-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.csir.res.in\/slider\/india%E2%80%99s-first-virtual-science-lab-children-launched-hon%E2%80%99ble-minister-science-and-technology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which of the following organisation developed virtual science lab for children in India, partnering with IIT Bombay?a) CSIRb) IIScc) TIFRd) None of theseAnswer: (a)Related Facts:- On 22 November 2021; Hon\u2019ble Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh launched virtual science lab for children. 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