stdClass Object ( [nid] => 249955 [vid] => 251899 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1257460405 [changed] => 1257460405 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1257460405 [title] => Arvind Gupta - low-cost, effective, science education [body] => I posted this under the old general task a few months ago, so am now adding it here too so that it is in the correct section --- Arvind Gupta works in India where he has come up with many ways of teaching science to children for very low cost, using everyday objects. He encourages children to develop an interest in science through building and playing with simple science-based toys. From what I have read, his methods have been very successful. See http://www.indiatogether.org/2004/feb/edu-science.htm for more information. His website http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/ contains links to books and articles he has written about his methods, as well as to many others on science education and classroom activities. Toys From Trash http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/toys.html contains instructions for making many simple low-cost educational toys to teach science principles. These ideas could be easily adapted by schools in any country. Mary [teaser] => I posted this under the old general task a few months ago, so am now adding it here too so that it is in the correct section --- Arvind Gupta works in India where he has come up with many ways of teaching science to children for very low cost, using everyday objects. He encourages children to develop an interest in science through building and playing with simple science-based toys. From what I have read, his methods have been very successful. See http://www.indiatogether.org/2004/feb/edu-science.htm for more information. [log] => [format] => 1 [uid] => 2698 [name] => MaryS [picture] => [data] => a:8:{s:8:"og_email";s:1:"1";s:16:"privatemsg_allow";i:1;s:28:"privatemsg_setmessage_notify";i:1;s:17:"messaging_default";s:4:"mail";s:7:"contact";i:0;s:16:"nodecomment_sort";s:1:"2";s:29:"taxonomy_image_disable_images";i:0;s:8:"options1";s:1:"3";} [path] => group/education/project/task/discussion/arvind-gupta-low-cost-effective-science-education-0 [field_embedded_video] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [embed] => [value] => [provider] => [data] => Array ( ) ) ) [field_external_link] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) [1] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 67802 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [67802] => Education ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( [59] => stdClass Object ( [tid] => 59 [vid] => 7 [name] => resource [description] => content that is a resource [weight] => 0 [language] => en [trid] => 0 ) ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 249955 [pid] => 0 [hostname] => 86.129.38.187 [thread] => 01/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 248998 [depth] => 0 )