Enviro Reach

The Enviro Reach Programme, part of the Museum’s outreach education initiative and focuses on high school learners, is now extending boundaries and making an impact with learners that are plotting their academic future. The Museum visited 3 schools in the Mkhabathini area and focused on life sciences, grades 10 - 12 through our interactive teaching aids. The presentation made by Marsha Kalika (Chief Education Officer) was received with excitement and appreciation by all. The feedback from educators is that these teaching aids bring science to life and they are eager to use it in their lessons. The visual teaching aids that the KZN Museum produced for Life Science complements the CAPS syllabus, in order for the learners to grasp concepts easily. The Museum undertook to develop teaching aids for Life Sciences, which cover a total of 8 sections, ranging from grades 10 to 12. The learning aids comprise topics covered in the Life Sciences syllabus such as RNA, Viruses, Bacteria and Mitosis to name a few. The aids are not only meant to stimulate the learners visually but are designed to be interactive, allowing both students and teachers to actively construct a cell or build an RNA strand, which will hopefully result in better memory retention and building vocabulary.