Science Without a Laboratory
If you have been reading this blog, you will already know that I am working on the final edit (one hopes!) of a book of hands-on science lesson plans titled Science Without a Laboratory. Here are two pages partially formatted for publication, translated into the Dari language. These two pages are drawn from the chapter on physics, and relate to density. You can see the types of graphics which will be included with each lesson: photos and illustrations drawn by my good friend Azeem at the Ministry of Education.
Pulling this book together has required many hours of staff- and my time. It has been translated, checked by Professors at Kabul University for accuracy, combined with photos taken locally and hand-drawn illustrations. Now it is being drawn into Word templates; then Corel Draw templates. The Ministry of Education has a detailed list of print standards: font size, picture format, etc., against which the book will be checked and rechecked. Then the entire book will go to printers for a bid price. Finally, all willing, the book will go to press and be distributed to 22,000 teachers nationwide on the first printing. The Director of Curriculum, Mr. Khalil, believes many more reprints will follow.
I may have to extend my stay to see this project through.
