Learning Chemistry by Concept formation through Games

The state of science education and procedural pattern of teaching various concepts of the subject has always been a challenge for a teacher and is at a crossroad. Creativity of Innovative teaching learning process is the call of the day for both teacher as well as the student concern. When I reflect on my teaching practices and the life experiences that led me to become a science teacher I am reminded of a profession resembling education : i.e nursing. Nurses like educators find a rhythm to their work. They connect with humanity and they understand that theories found in books don’t always match the realities of working with actual patients. This is a forgotten question for so long - Are kids having fun when they learn ? “If it is not fun it is not learning”!So when I was teaching periodic table topic in the classes and after frequent following feedbacks I came to understand that majority students was getting difficult to understand periodic table topic then I started applying game methodology. I observed the use of the periodic table game technique generated interest amongst the students. After getting interest of the students I started to prepare projects by applying.