The Science Education Institute (SEI), in partnership with the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science (PhilAAS), is coming out with a Pinoy Science Storybook to popularize concepts in science among elementary students.
SEI Director Dr. Ester B. Ogena said the storybook aims to develop a culture of science and promote greater interest in reading among primary school students.
“We want to expand further the spectrum of opportunities our students have in exploring the world of science,” she said.
Ogena said storybooks are effective learning tools as it enhances reading skills and interest in reading, as well as impute values to the students.
She noted that storybooks can be used as medium for developing a culture of science among the youth as it uses attractive colored artworks and simple conversational text.
“We want to take reading from the backseat back to the front and encourage our students to hit the books once again in learning basic concepts in science, technology, and mathematics,” she said.
Ogena said the storybooks will feature 20 Filipino and foreign scientists and their discoveries, highlighting the scientific method and personal characteristics of the scientist.
She said the 32-page storybook will be written in Filipino with an English translation below the Filipino text.
Among the foreign scientists being considered to be included in the storybook are Alexander Fleming, Marie Curie, Gregor Mendel, Louis Pasteur, Alessandro Volta, Isaac Newton, William Henry Perkins, Wilhelm Roentgen, Albert Einstein and Hans Christian Oersted.
Filipino scientists eyed to be included in the storybook are Ramon Barba, Emerita de Guzman, Rafael Guerrero III, Lourdes Cruz, Gregorio Zara, Francisco Santos, Pedro Escuro, Arturo Alcaraz, Francisco Quisumbing, and Julian Banzon.
PhilAAS, founded in September 1951, is a non-stock, non-profit scholarly organization that aims to promote and broaden the base of scientific advancement in the country.
It will be holding its Annual Convention on September 10-11 at the SMX Convention Center with the theme: “Advances in Philippine Science and Technology.”
The convention aims to highlight the recent advances in Philippine science and technology and to identify strategies/innovations to help the country become internationally competitive. The areas covered include those in the basic sciences, engineering sciences, medical sciences, agricultural and food sciences and environmental sciences. (30)
