According to the report of Delor’s commission (1996) of UNESCO ‘Learning : the Treasure Within’ a there is a need to cultivate core universal values like human rights, sense of social responsibility, social equity, democratic participation, tolerance, cooperative spirit, creativity, environmental sensitivity, peace, love, truth, non-violence, etc. within the learner. UNESCO maintains that education for human values is needed to be promoted at all stages of education.
NCERT (2011) has stressed the need for making teaching of science pedagogically sound by making science instruction both process-based and value based. Science offers many opportunities for value inculcation. These cannot be imposed, but need to be part and parcel of the teaching-learning process .The following values can be developed through teaching-learning of science:
Patience: In waiting for results of experiments.
Perseverance: In doing the experiments again and again until result is achieved.
Cooperation: Willingness to work with others, and share equipments and materials.
Honesty: In gathering and recording data.
Integrity: Whose work can be relied upon.
Concern for life: Caring for health and hygiene of self and others.
Preservation of environment: Keeping surroundings clean, caring for plants and animals, switching off the light when not in use.
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