holiday homework-December

English homework

 It's on the novel ‘The Tale of Despereaux;

You should read the book (Many of you have already done so, i am aware of it).

 2) Please collect artefacts which you think could represent different things from the novel. These might be objects which represent a character, a scene, something that happens or a theme you have identified. We will collect them all and make a ‘Despereaux’ display area in the classroom.

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Unit of Inquiry- homework (This is in connection with PYP exhibition)

You will have to research on any two of the following issues

The issues:

1       Climate change – weather conditions

         What do you think when you hear about the term climate change?

       Why do you think the temperature differs in different areas of the same city?

       Do you think the weather has changed compared to the last 3-5 years?

       Why do you think the weather is changing?

        What changes do you find in the weather?

       How to overcome with the problem of climate changes?

       Water managemen

        What are the main issues related to water in our city/country/world?

       How does water help us in industries, recycling of products, climate changes?

       How much percentage of water is salty on earth, which is not in use?

           Which areas or regions on earth are still facing shortage of water?

       The consequences of not getting water leads to?

       How to save ourselves from these problems?

       How to ensure we get clean water?

       What is clean water

       What are the different types of ways water can be contaminated?

      Animal welfare (ethical treatment of animals)

      What do you understand by animal welfare?

       What should animal welfare consist of?

      Are there any laws for animal welfare? If yes then what are they?

      Have you noticed any animals or birds in trouble? If yes then have you done something about it?

      What would you do for the welfare of animals?

 Reuse, reduce, recycle

 Disabilities

       Living with disabilities

       What do you understand by the term disability?

       Are there any disabled people in your family / community ?

      Have you come across disabled people anywhere in the city?

      Do you think being different physically or mentally is an opportunity or a curse? Give reason to justify your answer.

      What could be the ways to make disable people feel normal and lead a normal life?

 Mental health

       Mental health in developing countries?

           What according to you is negligence?

      What is mental health, what does it comprise of?

      What kind of situation may arise if mental health is neglected?

      What could be the causes of depression?

      Have you ever been sad? What are the reasons which have made you sad? How have you overcome your sadness?

      What can you do to make yourself happy in any situation?

      What can you do to make others (who are not necessarily) your family members happy?

  Child labour

       Find out the ratios of child labour in different countries and major reasons behind it.

       What is child labour?

       How are children engaged in child labour?

       What could be the reasons behind child labour?

      What laws are made by the government to control and demolish child labour? Do you think there should be consequences for people who propagate, encourage and engage in child labour?

      What action can you take on this aspect?

     Peace and Justice
     What does peace to you look like, feel like and sound like?
     What causes chaos in a city/country?
     What should a peaceful city have? 

     

Dec 4th - Dec 8th

It has been a very fruitful week. Students were able to spend quite some time inquiring, learning and understanding.
In unit of inquiry students understood concepts like economy, compression, tension, center of gravity and balance. Students brainstormed on the word economy and how it is connected to different words and how it effects our lives. They made a mind of their understanding and presented their ideas through a fish bowl activity.
To understand the science concepts of tension, compression, balance and center of gravity, they went to the science lab and did various experiments. Apart from that, Mr Sudipta, our science head of the department in seniour school helped the students understand the concepts with ease. Below are some photographs of students doing experiments:

We also had our guest speaker, who very diligently helped students understand the various factors which influence the construction of buildings and structures. As she is an architect herself, her insights were very helpful and interesting. Below are photographs of our guest speaker:

Students went for a field trip to the Hitech city in order to have a look at the different types of buildings and structures. 

In English students did various engagements on the novel- The tale of Despereoux. Students started writing the character sketch of Despereoux, some students were comparing Despereoux with any other character of a book, while some make connections with other books, their lives and the world at large.
In Maths students revisited the concept of unitary method through word problems. They also revisited the concept of CORI (collecting, organising, representing and interpreting data). Students did a preunit assessment on shape and space and are revisiting different dimensions, the properties of 3D shapes and the difference between prisms and pyramids.

homework -8th Dec 2017

Go through the trans disciplinary theme- how we express ourselves

An inquiry into the natural world & its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical & biological) & human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific & technological advances on society & on the environment

Explain which part of the above trans disciplinary theme connects to the central idea.

central idea: The design of buildings and structures depends on environmental factors and human ingenuity.Do the above in your unit of inquiry note book........................................................................................................................................................................................

Also go through the videos given in the blog.