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Can children and teenagers be taught to look upon science as a way of life? The basic research methodology and the common problems and errors encountered by the author while designing and doing science projects for the National Children’s Science Congress (A DST-Govt. of India initiative) is discussed in this article.
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My heartfelt thanks to Professor P. S. Chaudhuri, Department of Zoology, Tripura University, for reading the manuscript and giving valuable critical comments and suggestions for enriching it.
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Sourabh Chakraborty is a postgraduate teacher at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Viveknagar, Tripura. He holds a PhD in zoology from Tripura Central University. His is interested in earthworm ecology and animal behaviour research. He is passionate about encouraging children and teenagers to understand, appreciate, and adopt science and its basic methodologies as a way of life.
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Chakraborty, S. Doing Science Projects With the Young Minds. Reson 27, 419–434 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1330-5
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