TGES PBL Training -Collegial Conversation

POLLUTION

Are we living healthy lives?

WHY THIS PROJECT?

• To make students aware about different types of pollutions and their causes.

• To sensitize students towards the hazards caused by pollution.

• To involve students in finding innovative solutions.

DRIVING QUESTION

• What can we do to control pollution in our city?

PROJECT OVERVIEWStudents will: • Know and explain the definition of pollution.• Be able to articulate the main types of pollution, including air pollution, water

pollution, land pollution, and noise pollution.• Identify what the causes of pollution in our environment are, including

individual human actions (not recycling, littering) as well as large scale actions (factory buildings, cars) Work with a partner or in groups and collaborate on projects that involve making others aware of the cause, effect, and prevention of pollution.

• Be able to self-express individual opinions on pollution.• Observe the simple steps that can be taken to keep our environment clean and

use this knowledge to take part in protecting the environment by volunteering in community services.

• Inform others about pollution, its negative affects, and what can be done to prevent it in various ways, including written, performance, artistic, and oral.

CONTENT COVERED

• Pollution• Types of Pollution• Identifying sources of Pollution in Rajkot• Reducing Pollution• Measures taken by Government and civilians

towards reducing pollution.

LEARING OUTCOMES CONTENT Social Studies, Science, Languages, Art

SKILLSCollaborationCritical Thinking/Problem SolvingResearchCreativity

VALUES AND ATTITUDESCreating Public Awareness

ENTRY EVENT

• Taking a tour of the premises behind SNK Main and observing the piles of garbage.

• Video on water pollution.

TYPES OF POLLUTION

AIR

WATER

VISUALNOISE

SOIL

6A’S

• ACADEMIC RIGOUR YES• AUTHENTICITY

YES• APPLIED LEARNING YES• ADULT CONNECTION YES• ASSESSMENT PRACTICES YES• ACTIVE EXPLORATION YES

ASSESSMENT

• ASSESSMENT- FORMATIVEDraft of Research workPoster Making A – Z book on pollution, environment and recycling.

- SUMMATIVE PAPER AND PEN TEST

OTHER DETAILS

GRADE LEVELStd 5

NUMBER OF STUDENTS26/27

5 groups of 5 students each + 1 in 2 groups

DURATION 1 month

MY BURNING QUESTION

How do I motivate my students and parents towards this alternative methodology?How do I display my students work to a larger audience.

CATEGORY 4 (Outstanding) 3 (Satisfactory) 2 (Unsatisfactory) 1 (Incomplete)

Content Student displayed strong Student displayed knowledge of Student displayed little Student did not

knowledge of the prevention of pollution. Student suggested knowledge of the prevention complete the required

future pollution. Student used appropriate ways to of further pollution. Student assignment. Student

vocabulary terms including reduce/prevent pollution. used little to no vocabulary used no vocabulary.

recycle, reduce, reuse, Student used some key from the unit. Student was Student did not

environment, conserve and vocabulary terms from the not able to express his/her express how to prevent

prevent. Student used ideas not pollution unit. Student was able opinions about pollution or further pollution.

discussed in class and expressed to express his/her feelings how to prevent it.

alternative ways to prevent about the prevention of

pollution. pollution using most of the

material discussed in class.

Effort Student put enormous care into Student displayed effort in Student displayed little to no Student displayed no

and displayed genuine effort of completing the assignment. In effort in completing the effort in completing

his/her best work. In presentations, student was assignment. Student's best the assignment.

presentations, student was expressive in front of the class. work was not shown in Student did not hand in

animated and expressive. completion of the assignment. a full assignment. In

In presentations, student was presentations, student

not animated or expressive. was not animated or

expressive.

RUBRICS

Organization Student's assignment was well Student's assignment was Student's assignment is not Student's assignment is

organized and neat. Student organized and neat. Some organized or neat. Many not organized or neat.

checked for and edited grammar and spelling errors grammar and spelling errors Student did not check

grammar and spelling errors. remain. remain in the completed for grammar or spelling

Student showed creativity in assignment. errors.

his/her completed assignment.

Timely Student handed in the Student handed in the Student handed in the Student did not hand in

assignment on or before the assignment one day late. assignment two to three days a completed

appropriate date. late. assignment.