Enviroment Education and Water Security class 12 - Maharashtra Board (2020)
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- Synopsis
- Created by the Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, the book for class 12 includes major concepts of environment which shall encourage collaborative learning and group activities to facilitate peer learning. The book has been prepared for constructivist approach and activity-based teaching-learning. The content has been presented in a graded manner to facilitate knowledge building with the illustrations relevant to the content of the syllabus. The textbook highlights the measures for protection and care of the environment, prevention of pollution and conservation of energy. The topics are included to facilitate understanding of the environment in its totality. Both natural, social and economic processes and their impacts on environment are given and the ways and means to preserve the environment are discussed. The core focus is on interconnected nature of the physical, biological, social, economic system pertinent to environmental issues. The textbook considers appropriate environmental case studies exemplifying how one may view environmental issues from a systems perspective. The teachers are encouraged to emphasise this view and try to apply it during transaction of the syllabus. The students are expected to have acquired adequate understanding of the basics of the various topics by 11th standard and through this book, the students are given a comprehensive view of the environment while dealing with the topics. The curriculum, emphasises student activities as the main vehicle of learning. At the higher secondary stage, to ensure the continuation of proactive action towards the environment, the core course, is considered compulsory qualifying course with a project and activity-based evaluation mode. The textbook expresses concern over the prevailing drought like condition across our country and the state of Maharashtra, where we are facing acute water crisis and witness over-exploitation of groundwater. The textbook calls for immediate water conservation, rainwater harvesting, renovation of water bodies, reduce & reuse of water, watershed development, and afforestation, and drinking water sanitation through community participation at each block or city. There is a pressing immediate need to make this as a mass movement to ensure water security!
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 88 Pages
- Publisher:
- Vivek Gosavi
- Date of Addition:
- 03/21/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- Yes
- Categories:
- Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.