Book excerpt: The present series LEARNING ELEMENTARY SCIENCE for Classes 6-8 follows the concept of "Learning without burden" as a guiding principle. Science has to be understood as a lively and growing body of knowledge. The children have to learn the dynamism of science by observing things closely, recording observations, and when drawing inferences from what they observe. Observations are to be made by performing such activities which can be easily performed by the children, often without costly equipment, and even at their homes. When science is learned in this manner, the children would learn the ways of nature and start appreciating it. The salient features of this series are : • It is in strict accordance with the latest N.C.E.R. T. syllabus. • It encourages the learning of science through activities. The activities provide hands-on experience to the learners. All the activities and experiments are class-tested. • The language used is simple and lucid. • It explains the laws and principles of science in a clear and concise way. • The series has updated information along with interesting facts in the form of 'Did you know?' • It contains Oral Questions in between the text and at the end of each chapter. • Exercises and Activity I Project are given at the end of each chapter. Exercises contain Multiple Choice Questions, Fill in the Blanks, True and False, Match the Statements, Short Answer Type Questions, etc. Activity I The project contains Activities, Projects, Charts, Models, Class Response, Visit, Quiz, the topic for Seminar/Debate. The assessments develop skills of comprehension of concepts, enhance knowledge and application of what is learned. • Life skills relevant to the chapters are given at the end of the chapters. • Two Model Test Papers are given at appropriate places, for Half Yearly Examination and Yearly Examination. • Four Periodic Test Papers are given at appropriate places for Periodic Assessment. • Learning Elementary Science becomes a joyful experience with a number of clearly labeled illustrations and learner-friendly simple language.