Lesson 5 - The Do Phase
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The
project will be launched as a group meeting with the whole class. There will
be a presentation covering goals, expectations, rules, procedures, assessment
and grading. Students will be invited to discuss any of the above and we may
make change as a result. The final presentation will be printed and displayed
in the classroom as well as being posted in PBL Blog
Define,
plan, do, and review cycles will be discussed.
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Research notes(Project report)
Project Report
We started
our project based learning (PBL) project on 28.10.16 with the selection of
topic , that is , separation of substances . Further we divided the class
into 5 groups in which each group composed of 10 members . Each group were
given each method of separation as the topic like winnowing , threshing ,
handpicking etc. They collected information on each topic given to them . The
in-charge teacher Mrs. A C Santhamma conducted an awareness talk on the given
topic . The students have taken a lesson based on the given topic . They
prepared questionnaire on the basis of information collected . The
questionnaire was prepared for 3 different sites , that is , construction
site , farmers , households . We conducted the survey and further we prepared
a table for different methods of separation with the guidance of the
in-charge teacher . The first aid
teacher Mrs . Sonia(Nurse) had taken a class based on the importance of
methods of separation in our daily life . The children conducted a quiz as a
part of presentation . We concluded the project with great enthusiasm and
hope . We completed our project on 28.11.16 and submitted the project to
principal by 02.12.16 .
Survey designs
QUESTIONNAIRE
SEPARATION OF SUBSTANCES
SURVEY (AT HOME)
Date :14-11-16
(Students)1.Q, How do you separate stones from rice or
other grains ?
(Uncle)Handpicking
(St)2.Q. Why do you think separation of stones from other
grains are important ?
(Aunt)Cause different types of diseases .
(St)3.Q. Do you separate butter from milk or curd by
centrifugation or directly buy from the market ?
(Uncle)Yes ,we separate butter from milk or curd by
centrifugation .
4.Q. Do you know something about distilled water ? Have
you seen doctors giving distilled water to patients or your own children ?
(Uncle)Yes , I have seen doctors use distilled water for
injection .
5.Q. How distilled water is obtained ? By evaporation or
condensation ?
(Uncle)Evaporation
6.Q. If the wheat flour gets mixed up with sugar , how
would you separate ?
(Uncle)Decantation or filtration , Evaporation and
condensation
7.Q. In your house how would you separate tea leaves from
tea ? By sedimentation or filtration ?
(Uncle)Filtration
SURVEY(CONSTUCTION SITE)
Date :
15-11-16
1.Q. In construction sites do you think separation of
substances is important ?
(Uncle)Yes
2.Q. Do you use the sand directly for construction ?
(Uncle)No
3.Q. Will you separate unwanted particles from sand ?
(Uncle)Yes
4.Q. Is it important to separate unwanted substances ?
(Uncle)Yes
5.Q. What happens if we directly use sand without
separating unwanted particles ?
(Uncle)Will not get proper grip between the particles .
6.Q. Do you separate any other unwanted substances other
than from sand ?
(Uncle)Yes
7.Q. Which are the other substances ?
(Uncle)We’ll separate cement when it is mixed with water .
8.Q. If cement gets mixed up with water could you separate
?
(Uncle)Yes
SURVEY(AT FIELD)
1.Q.(Students)How do you separate grain from paddy ?
(Farmer) Ans : By
the process of threshing .
2.Q.(St)Whether you are doing threshing immediately after
harvesting ?
(Farmer)Yes
3.Q.(St)Do you separate husk from rice before storing ?
(Farmer)Yes
4.Q.(St)What method do you adopt for that ?
(Farmer)Winnowing
5.Q.(St)Do you separate stones from rice before cooking ?
(Farmer)Yes sure, we separate stones from rice before
cooking .
6.Q.(St)If the peanuts and wheat gets mixed up how would
you separate ?
(Farmer)Handpicking
7.Q.(St)After harvesting wheat , how would you separate
other unwanted substances ?
(Farmer)Threshing and Winnowing
8.Q.(St)What happens if it is not separated ?
(Farmer)We cannot use it in a proper way
9.Q.(St)When do you use the method of winnowing during
separation ?
(Farmer)When the grains are separated
10.Q.(St)How would you separate black dal (urad) and husk
?
(Farmer)Winnowing
11.Q.(St)If the seeds of the plants gets mixed up , how
would you separate ?
(Farmer)Handpicking
Message boards (may be thro’
email/blog/what’s app) (as demonstration of team collaboration)
Quiz
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(5.3) Culminating product:
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Table will be informally presented by
each team to the whole class and posted in the classroom.
Methods of separation presentations will be made by each team to
the whole class and to a health service diet specialist.
Posting
in Blog will be presented by each team to the teacher.
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A
quiz was conducted by the students in the class level as a part of
presentation .
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