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Unit 3: Management at Different Levels-Elementary, Secondary, Higher Education

a straight down pipe leading to a bucket. A drainage board be provided to drip water Notes
over the sink. Beakers cylinders, flasks etc. may be invested on it for drying and
draining off water.

(v) Recesses : The recesses in the walls should be 1 wide and at a height of feet from
the ground where balances can be placed.

(vi) Almirahs : There should be 8 almirahs, each of 7’ high and 5' wide and deep and
6' projected in the room are provided for storage accommodation.
(vii) Notice boards and bulletin boards : There may find place between the windows or just
inside the doors.
Proper arrangement should be made for water supply and electricity in the laboratory.
This lecture room-cum-laboratory plan is as follows :
The above plan may be modified’ as per today’s need, requirements and budget etc.
(B) All Purpose Laboratory
This type of laboratory may serve the dual purpose of practical as well as theory work. It is also
known as integrated plan of both physical and life sciences.
A laboratory of an area of 45’x 25' is sufficient for seating 30 to 32 students. These can be placed
around 16 tables and on each table 2 (two) students can work. The size of the table is generally
6’x 2'. If the table is required for four (4) students then the size of table is 6’x 4'. In between the
tables there should be a tap from where the student can take water easily. The tables should be
polished so that they are not spoiled by water, acid or alkali. A cupboard is arranged for each
student to keep the articles for experiments. There should be a tap, gas burner etc on the seat of
each student. There should be arrangement of stools of height 22" to 26" for the students to sit
and perform experiment. The legs of the stool should be rubberised so as to avoid making
noise. The teacher’s table in the laboratory is of a size of 10’x 4' and behind it a black-board. The
position of the black-board should be such that all students can see it. There should be proper
lighting and ventilation in the laboratory. Every equipment should have fixed place in the
laboratory.
There should be books related to practicals kept in the alimarhs. The tables of the students
should be close to the walls near the windows to give proper light. The students are given
apparatus for the session and there are collected back at the end of the session.
All the windows should be fitted with good blinds so that the laboratory may be darkened in
order to use film projector, slide projector and epidiascope etc.

A sketch of the plan has been shown on the following page.
(C) Lecture-cum-Laboratory
This is the plan suggested by panel for science in secondary school as given in its report on
science teaching in schools by UNESCO. The details of this plan are given below :
(1) Location : According to this plan the laboratory should be located on a groundfloor on
extreme side of school so that other classes may not be disturbed and permits, extension of
the laboratory may be done if finances.
(2) Layout : The panel has suggested 825 square feet area for 42 students. Another laboratory
measuring 490 s.q. ft. may be provided if the need arise. This will be an extension of the
lecture-cum-laboratory room with a common store-cum-preparation room of 150 sq. ft. in
between. The area in these two labs comes to 125 sq. ft. and 20.4 sq. ft. per student.
Laboratory ‘A’ may be used for chemistry and Laboratory ‘B’ for Physics and Biology.

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