Mathematics Laboratory

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 What is a Mathematics
Laboratory ?
• Mathematics Laboratory is a place where
students can learn and explore mathematical
concepts and verify mathematical facts and
theorems through a variety of activities using
different materials.
• These activities may be carried out by the
teacher or the students to explore, to learn, to
stimulate interest and develop favorable attitude
towards mathematics.
 Need and purpose of Mathematics Laboratory
• Some of the ways in which a Mathematics Laboratory can contribute to the
learning of the subject are:
• It provides an opportunity to students to understand and internalize the
basic mathematical concepts through concrete objects and situations.
• It enables the students to verify or discover several geometrical properties
and facts using models or by paper cutting and folding techniques.
• It helps the students to build interest and confidence in learning the subject.
• The laboratory provides opportunity to exhibit the relatedness of
mathematical concepts with everyday life.
• It provides greater scope for individual participation in the process of
learning and becoming autonomous learners.
• It provides scope for greater involvement of both the mind and the hand
which facilities cognition.
• The laboratory allows and encourages the students to think, discuss with
each other and the teacher and assimilate the concepts in a more effective
manner.
• It enables the teacher to demonstrate, explain and reinforce abstract
mathematical ideas by using concrete objects, models, charts, graphs,
pictures, posters, etc.
 Design and general layout

• A design and general layout of laboratory

which can accommodate about 25
students at a time is given here.
 Time Allocation for activities
• It is desirable that about 15% - 20% of the total
available time for mathematics be devoted to
• activities. Proper allocation of periods for
laboratory activities may be made in the time
table.
• The total available time may be divided
judiciously between theory classes and practical
work.
 Activity Work
• Every student may be asked to perform two given
activities during the allotted time.
• Special care may be taken in choosing these two
activities to ensure that the students are not put to
any kind of stress due to time constraint.
• The students may be divided into small groups of
4-5 as per the convenience of the schools.
• The assessment may be carried out by a team of
one mathematics teachers including one captain
 Evaluation
• given to the assessment in the subject.
• It is envisaged that 20% weight age will be
• The break-up of 20 marks for assessment of a
single activity could be as under:
• Statement of the objective of activity : 02 marks
• Design or approach to the activity : 04 marks
• Actual conduct of the activity : 06 marks
• Description/explanation of the procedure : 06
marks
• Result and conclusion : 02 mark
 Content of activities
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8