Improvised apparatus What is an improvised apparatus? Such apparatus, which the students prepared themselves or with the help of their teachers, which are inexpensive and display some process of science are called improvised apparatus. Why students should know how to prepare and use improvised apparatus? The important objective of teaching science is to arouse the students’ attitudes and interests towards science. It is possible to achieve these objectives only if the students do something themselves. Use some improvised apparatus and make some improvements in them. By performing these kinds of hands-on activities, they will gain practical knowledge of the subject and the aims and objectives of teaching of science will be achieved. Utilities of improvised apparatus: Educational and psychological utility: A child always learns by doing and is active by nature. When they are assembling the apparatus and applying it, they construct their own knowledge and feel satisfied. As a result of this satisfaction, the student is motivated to make new discoveries and finds themselves psychologically more competent. Economic utility: In improvised apparatus, those items are used that are considered to be wasted and thrown away, or those items that are low-cost or inexpensive. As a result, preparing and using improvised apparatus saves money. Social utility: Self-improvised apparatus has social utility because the construction of these materials fosters the habit of doing the work with one's own hands. Thus, loyalty towards labor increases and the habit of working together without any disparity is formed. Recreational utility: The students derive pleasure from working. They do so as happily as they are intrinsically motivated. Hence, they keep themselves busy preparing such apparatus in their leisure time, making it a joyful activity. Scientific utility: Children who work themselves develop an interest in scientific activities and apparatus. As a result, they attain scientific knowledge and develop a scientific outlook. This enhances qualities such as discovery, exploration, assessment, observation, etc. Identification of talented students in science: All students have different amounts of skill and creativity towards making such improvised apparatus. So the teacher can easily identify those students who are good and have the potential.