Sunday 18 December 2016

GROUP 3

GROUP-3
Wastage Of Electricity


Nowadays wasting electricity is a serious problem we should focus on. First of all, school is a place where we waste electricity. Student usually forget to turn off the lights and fans before they leave the classroom. Sometimes teacher’s who is the last one leaves the office forget , to turn off the lights and equipments. It really waste a lot of electricity. Second, people also waste electricity in places  where the work. We can see lights shining in un occupied areas. And, after a big conference or even a small meeting, we can often find that the lights and air conditioners still works on. Just a simple action we forget, we may pay the price of wasting electricity .Last, we often ignore in our home. In the living room , sometimes we turn on T.V but fall asleep . it is not only wasting electricity but it also causes danger. Believe it or not ,wasting electricity is all around us ,we should try to save it and not to waste it.  

GROUP 2

GROUP-2
Why do we need to conserve electricity?

It is important to conserve electricity because the natural resources that provide sources for electricity are being depleted faster than they can be regenerating. Conserving electricity also saves money. Since electricity prices are assessed in accordance with the amount used. Overuse of electricity also leads to high EMF emission to which some people are sensitive. Electricity requires a source to power it. The sources used to power electricity are natural resources such as coal, gas and oil. These type of resources are quickly disappearing because they are being used at a much faster rate than they can be replenished. It takes thousands of years for a coal and oil to form. Also, mining natural resources is expensive because it is very difficult and dangerous. Tapping oil wells, for example, requires spending millions of dollars to build a rig with the capability to drill thousands of felt into the earth. Coal mining requires workers to descend deep into the earth and to dig dangerous and sometimes unstable tunnel systems. Energy conservation also conserves these natural resources, which lowers the overall cost of supplying them to customers. The money that power companies save can be put towards research for finding alternative source for electricity.   


Importance of Electricity - Group 1


Group 1

Importance of Electricity

Electricity is one of the most important blessing that science has given to mankind. It has also become a part of modern life and one cannot think a world without it. Electricity has many uses in our day today life. essential item like food, cloth, paper and many other things are the product of electricity. Electricity also provide means of amusement, radio, television and cinema, which are the most popular forms of entertainment. Modern equipments like computers and robots have been developed because of electricity. Electricity plays a pivotal role in fields of medicines and surgery too: such as X-ray, ECG. The use of electricity is increasing day by day. Modern means of transportation and communications have been revolution by it. To maintain the life of human community and in order to facilitate the life, many important inventions were discovered. There is no doubt that the most important of these invention is electricity. We better understand the importance of electricity in our life during few minutes of power outages. They cannot carry out activities they made a habit of. For instance computer and television are the best examples of these. This is an indicator of how much electricity is important in our life.

Saturday 17 December 2016

Data Handling - Lesson 7

Lesson 7

The Manage Phase

 (7.1) Process Management:
                
* Correctness in collecting data
* Finding out frequencies of each item using correct Tally marks.
* Selecting correct scale to draw Bar graph
* Drawing The axes correctly in the graph paper and drawing the Bars correctly according to the frequencies.

(7.2) Student Preparation:
               
Asking them in which subject they got more marks in the SA1 examination and making them to draw Bar graph of their marks and giving the awareness that how easily information can be read from the Bar graph.

(7.3)  Facilitation:
Use of computer labs.


(7.4) Progress Monitoring:
Selected group are asked to meet on Wednesdays after school hours and show their outputs.

Group Progress

Individual queries are clarified along with the group meetings on every Wednesdays.

         Individual Progress



(7.5) Re-planning:
Project which has gone off track will be helped out , replanned and done again.

(7.6) Conflict Management:
Students in the group who do not actively participate in the activity will be motivated to do so. Their cooperation will registered by the teacher by allotting some  work of the group.



Data Handling - Lesson 6

Lesson 6 The Review Phase


(6.1)Student Reflection and Evaluation:
After completion of the project ,students will assemble and each group will present their work .After which other students  will give their comments and put up their evaluation.

(6.2) Teacher Reflection and Evaluation:
After students reflection ,teacher will evaluate the project on the following 5 point scale
1.       Concept   2. Collection of data 3. Presentation   4. Neatness  5. Punctuality

(6.3) Assessment of 21st Century skills:
1)Presentation of a Bar graph in the graph paper  using skilled painting and shading.
2) Skill in making Power point presentations and showing Bar graphs in it.

(6.4) Summative Assessment and Grading:
Product
Rubric
Grading
Presentation of a pattern
1.Concept
2. Collection of data
3. Presentation
4. Neatness
5. Punctuality

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Data Handling - Lesson 5

Project Plan – Lesson 5

The Do Phase

 (5.1) Project Launch:
Goal :              Learning mathematics  with fun.
Expectation: To make Bar graph and comparison of the data.
Rules:            Rules in Marking Tally marks, selecting scales when drawing Bar graph.
Assessment: Assessment will be done on the basis of the presentation and explanation of the concept.
Grading:         According to the rubrics of assessment.

(5.2) Artifacts:
Each presentation will be  a piece of  a Artifact.

(5.3) Culminating product:
Each presentation will be  of the following types:-
1)Data in A4 paper
2)Frequency distribution table in A4 paper.
3)Bar graph in the graph paper.
 Each  pattern will  have an attachment of the concept used.

(5.4) Celebrating completion:
Students will celebrate completion by handing over their presentation to teacher concerned and listening to the remarks of teacher and the class mates.

 

Data Handling - Lesson 4

 WORK PLAN      


Sl.
No
TASK
SUBTASK
ROLE
START DATE
END DATE
PRODUCT
01
Launch project


5.10.16

5.10.16
Project launched
02
Deliver classroom instruction
Areas to be covered.
.1.Define the project
2.Culminating products

Teacher
6.10.16
7.10.16
Initial classroom instruction is completed
03
Group selection
Students’ list

Teacher
7.10.16
7.10.16
Group selection is completed
04
Conduct research
1)      Collection of  data
Student
7.10.16
7.10.16
Students recorded in the computer
05
Perform survey
Survey, prepare frequency distribution table
Student
8.10.16
20.10.16
Collected report
06
Programme sheet activity
Prepared based on curricular units .
Student and teacher
8.10.16
20.10.16
Prepared
07
Advice meeting
Team prepare briefs
All team members
20.10.16
20.10.16
A meeting was held
08
Programme sheet presentation
Presentation
,,
21.10.16
5.11.16
Presented
09
Preperation of Bar graph
Eliciting from peer group and self analisation
Each member
10.11.16
12.11.16
Prepared questions
10
Project presentation
Posting in the computer/blog
All
10.12.16
10.12.16

11
Assessment and grading
Prepare rubrics and assessment
Teacher
12.12.16
12.12.16
Completed
12
Refection and evaluation
Student reflection and evaluation,Teacher refection and evaluation
Students and teacher
13.12.16
14.12.16
Completed
13
Project closed
Submitting to the Principal
Teacher
17.12.16
17.12.16
completed


Data Handling - Lesson 3

Lesson 3
Plan Phase

3.1 Work Breakdown, Products and Milestones:
Classroom instructions: 
1)How to collect data
2) Making frequency distribution table using Tally marks.
3) Drawing Bar graph in the graph paper using correct scale.
Select student groups
Research: Data and how to prepare power point presentations.
Survey: Make survey  of students in class VI of  different houses. 
Activity: Drawing a Bar graph  of  their SA1 marks  in different subjects.
Presentation: presenting raw data, data in frequency distribution table, data using Bar graph.



3.2 Role definition:
            List the roles team members will fulfill in the project.
Project Leader: Teacher
Research: helped by the computer instructor, class teachers of class VI A, VI B, VI C in giving data.
Survey: students
Presenter: all students


3.3 Task schedule:
Project  start  date: 5/10/16
Project  end date: 15th  December
Activity: Making Bar graph.

3.4Special Activities Plan:
Drawn Bar graph of their marks which they got in SA1 examination in all the subjects.
Collecting Bar graphs from the News papers and magazines which are providing different kinds of information.
           
3.5Resource Plan:
Computer Lab: Tuesday -       4th  period.
                          Thursday – 8th period.
Data from the Class teachers of class VI.

3.6 Direct Instruction:
1)      Collection of raw data
2)      Making of frequency distribution table using Tally marks
3)      Drawing  Bar graph
4)      Making power point presentations and drawing Bar graphs in it.


3.7 Reviews and checkpoints:
On every Wednesday after school few teams per week wait and discuss the progress and  challenges made during the making of the project.

3.8 Assessment plan:
Authentic assessment will include the survey and research in computer.
Formative assessment will primarily focus on the artifacts made by the students.
Summative assessments will be performed on the survey done and presentation made.
Rubrics prepared: Survey result rubric, Presentation rubric and grading rubric.





Data Handling - Lesson 2

Lesson 2
2.1 Essential Question:
In our school, students are divided in to four groups namely ARJUNA, BHIMA, DRONA and EKALAVYA.
1)       How many of you are in DRONA house?
2)      From class VI , how many are in EKALAVYA house?

2.2 Grouping Strategy:
1)      Students are divided in groups.
2)      From each group, one member is collecting data from the three class teachers and giving in the class for all the students to copy.(Developing team work)
3)      Second member in the each group is preparing Frequency Distribution Table and all the members in the  group are checking this.(Developing peer learning and peer instructing)
4)      Another member is drawing the Bar Graph in the graph paper using the correct scale and all the students in the  group are checking this. (Developing peer learning and peer instructing)
5)      One member is asked to make a power point presentation regarding this.(Improving computer knowledge)
6)      Teachers explanation with the power point prepared by the students as well as prepared by the teacher.

2.3 Learning Environment:
1)      Meeting other class teachers and interacting to get the required information.
2)      Class room situation to discuss about the data and preparation of the required things.
3)      Computer labs for the preparation of power points.
4)      E-class room or the computer at the class room for the explanation.

2.4Assessment Approach:
                2.41 Authentic Assessment:
            1)  Data collection  for staring the project
              2)Checking  frequencies in the Frequency distribution table.
              3) Checking the scale taken by the students.
              4) Checking the bar graph drawn by the students.

           
2.42 Formative Assessment:
           
Regular feedback is provided to the students. Corrections are made as and when needed.

2.43 Summative Assessment:
            Correction is done on
1)      Port folios for Collection and presentation of data, preparation of Frequency Distribution, selection of scale and Drawing graph sheet.
2)      Power point presentations.


2.44 Rubrics:
            Data collection
              Preparation of frequency distribution table
              Bar graph in the graph paper
             Power point presentation
            Overall presentation.

2.45 Gradings:
            Grading will be based on the presentation of data, correctness in making the frequency distribution table, ability in selecting the scale, skill in drawing the bar graph and its neatness, power point presentation and timely submission.