Maths Lab
Math Lab is a state-of-art mathematics laboratory for schools. It offers Multiple Teaching and Learning Aids as well as a complete theme based ambience which helps students to visualize and feel mathematics. Learning aids comprise of Technology Applications, Videos, Manipulative, Measuring Instruments, Tables, Charts etc. A mathematics theme based ambience is created complete with tables, chairs, posters, floor tiles etc. Based on the three pillars of 'Imagination, Investigation and Interaction', it provides an opportunity to students to understand, internalize, discover and verify the basic mathematical and geometrical concepts through concrete objects and situations. The laboratory also encourages the students to think, discuss amongst themselves as well as with the teacher, and assimilate concepts.
In tune with the changing times, Computer Lab provides basic to advanced know-how to its students to help them keep abreast with the latest technological happenings. Each lab has a dedicated server loaded with programs like C++, JAVA, Adobe Photoshop, Q-Basic, LOGO, MS Office 2000, Macromedia Flash MX, MYSQL and Oracle etc. The school has a well-qualified, trained computer faculties who makes learning about computers an enjoyable experience for the students.
Here are some ways we think a mathematics laboratory could contribute to learning mathematics:
- A mathematics laboratory provides an opportunity for the students to discover through doing. In many of the activities, students learn to deal with problems while doing concrete activity, which lays down a base for more abstract thinking.
- It gives more scope for individual participation. It encourages students to become autonomous learners and allows a student to learn at his or her own space.
- It widens the experiential base, and prepares the ground for later learning of new areas in mathematics and of making appropriate connections.
- In various puzzles and games, the students learn the use of rules and constraints and have an opportunity to change these rules and constraints. In this process they become aware of the role that rules and constraints play in mathematical problems.
- Because of the larger time available individually to the student and opportunity to repeat an activity several times, students can revise, resee and rethink the problem and solution. This helps to develop metacognitive abilities.
- It builds up interest and confidence in the students in learning and doing mathematics.
- Importantly, it allows variety in school mathematics learning.
