Monday, 25 February 2013

websites on 'Energy'

Some useful websites on 'energy'
 
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/
http://tiki.oneworld.net/energy/energy.html
http://www.kidsenergyzone.com/
http://www.eia.gov/kids/

Sunday, 24 February 2013

Hands on Maths (Fractions)

It was interesting to see students do multiplication of fractions with the help of a variety of manupulatives.
They were provided with manipulatives and given some multiplication sums, which they had to work out with the help of manipulatives!....They struggled with various trials and were eventually able to bring forth their understanding through two dimensional or three dimensional models. Below are some photographs of the activity!


Saturday, 23 February 2013

Activities galore!

Its been two weeks since the students have been inquiring on the energy unit. They have come to terms with different sources of energy, transformation and consumption of energy. Here are some pictures of students inquiring in groups.

Students researching on sources of energy through books and case studies


On Tuesday they set up an energy museum. Thier museum comprised of models and experiments through which they displayed their understanding of 'the ways in which energies are transformed from one form to another'.
Very soon the photographs of the energy museum will be uploaded. Many photographs have already been uploaded in the facebook account of 'The Aga Khan Academy'.

In English students have been dwelling over and understanding the genere of 'Persuasive Writing'. Persuasive writing was carried out through introduction of the structure and followed up with integration of 'novel study' and 'unit of enquiry'.
In the activity where unit (Governance), was integrated with language, students chose an issue or cause related to environment or society. Thereafter they justified their causes with sufficient reasons, examples and statistics in order to prove their point and convince the government authorities to act upon it. Below are some photographs of students preparing for their persuasive essay in groups. They also had a chance to have some discussions with grade 9 students. Alec from grade 9 gave some valuable inputs to the grade 5 students.




After discussing and debating with each other, students created a draft, followed by the final product. They presented their persuasive essay in groups.