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08 SPA
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MagicalMaterials
NAPKINS WEAVING PLACEMATS
MAKING MASKS
MAKING DOLLS WITH RECYCLED MATERIALMAKING DOLLS WITH RECYCLED MATERIAL
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“Building Brains with Building Structures” is the main premise of BlockBusters course. The building kits used in this course have been imported from US and include interesting parts that are not commonly available to kids at home. The building parts have joints, sockets, balls and many other things that proved to retain the attention of the students at all times. Interesting models were chosen for the students on the basis of an incremental learning curve, thereby starting from basic models and eventually leading to complex structures. The students started their course with the comprehension of the modeling techniques through basic shapes including cubes, triangles and thus being able to structure Eifel Tower, swords, humanoid etc towards the end of the program. Alongside modeling techniques, knowledge regarding motors, motion sensors and power units was also given to make the students aware of the basic technology of robots. Motion sensing windmill, train engine dragging a lorry, boat and car were modeled with the students that became exciting experi-ences for the young minds and the limelight of their day at school.
Blockbusters
Students testing their windmill model with motion
Attempting to move a train engine dragging a lorry
Train engines and lorries
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Blockbuster
Reloaded
The logical skills that can be learnt with modeling structures are unmatchable as this hands-on learning experience bears wonderful and immediate results for the child. The building parts, which have been imported from US, are coupled with motion sensors, geared motors and power units. Complex structures, such as a knight shield, galactic bat, robotic legs and arms etc were made with the students while welcoming the integration of their creative ideas in the models. Apart from structures, greater attention was paid to the automation of struc-tures with motors and sensors to develop small robots. T-Rex dinosaur robot was the highlight of the robotic module that created much excitement among the students. Other robotic models included, motion sensing goal kicker, Ferris wheel, customized car model, reptile and a helicopter. This level of exposure to simple robots has proved to develop sound reasoning and confidence with technology among the students. The level of achievement and excite-ment of the students upon the correct functioning of a robot has been worth witnessing!
Powering up the windmill with motion sensor and motor
Blockbusters reloaded- Students posing with their glasses
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Busy with modelling the structure in his own creative way
Blockbusters Reloaded-Personally designed frames by the students A shield for a knight
Motion sensing lizard that moves its tail
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Paintingto the Tunes
The intertwining of sensory experiences is called synaesthesia. In Painting to the Tunes, we strive to celebrate this rare neurological condition. Children give form to the various tunes and musical compositions through bursts of colour. Their task is to respond to rhythm and melody without any conscious deliberation. Hence, their work is defined by sensations felt within them and indelible impressions left by each serendipitous encounter with a musical composition or a sensory experience.Painting to the Tunes is designed not so much as a place for great art to be created but a forum for the insightful exploration of colour. A culture of freedom and dynamicity is key in order to stimulate children’s creativity and cultivate their aesthetic sense. In this class they are unencumbered by paint brushes, traditional techniques and rules. This freedom enables them to express the mental model of not only their outer world but their inner (abstract world), which they form through imagination and emotive experience. And while there is a refreshing unpredictability attached to the whole process, thorough arrangement and calculation goes into the execution of each piece.
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RCThe overwhelming demand of robotics at Haque Academy led to the introduction of junior robotics for lower grades in this academic year. It did not take long for the students to gain effective knowledge about the mechanics and techniques of making LEGO WeDo robots. The learning curve included basic models in the beginning of the course that taught them the mechanics of gears and thus, combination of gears working together to create more complex models. Alongside modeling of the robot from scratch, robot programming skills were also taught that helped to develop logical reasoning among the students and the ability to view things in a systematic manner. Different themes were chosen for the program, such as animal theme including the development of motion sensing alligator, tilt sensing lion, sound sensing drumming monkey and a dancing bird. Rescue themed robots were also developed with the students. The program ended with few original designs of robots to facilitate crea-tive thinking and self-exploration of the available kits, such as a windmill, card sensing guarding system etc.
JuniorRobotics
Working in pairs to learn the value of teamwork
A windmill in the making
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Collaborative learning while modelling an alligator robot
Testing different parts to make the robot stronger Trying to figure out the problem with the robot
Robotic frog speaks upon sensing the presence of an object
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JuniorRobotics
Extended
The overwhelming demand of robotics at Haque Academy led to the introduction of junior robotics for lower grades in this academic year. It did not take long for the students to gain effective knowl-edge about the mechanics and techniques of making LEGO WeDo robots. The learning curve in-cluded basic models in the beginning of the course that taught them the mechanics of gears and thus, combination of gears working together to create more complex models. Alongside modeling of the robot from scratch, robot programming skills were also taught that helped to develop logi-cal reasoning among the students and the ability to view things in a systematic manner. Different themes were chosen for the program, such as animal theme including the development of motion sensing alligator, tilt sensing lion, sound sensing drumming monkey and a dancing bird. Rescue themed robots were also developed with the students. The program ended with few original designs of robots to facilitate creative thinking and self-exploration of the available kits, such as a windmill, card sensing guarding system etc.
Happy with their first motion sensing robot
Working together is the key to success
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Programming and testing his customized sound sensing car model
Creative ideas are always welcome to make innovative robots
Customized cars at the starting line of the race Motion sensing goal kicker
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Putting ‘astar’ before the final coat of colour
Too many ideas, but need to work with oneScreen printing Lamp shades inspired from Pakistani culture
Too many ideas, but need to work with one
Creating Typographic charactres
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iBOTix Grade 5 This course offered an amazing opportunity for our students to practically experience STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathemat-ics concept. While creating, programming and observing the robot behavior they develop teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills. They focused on learning robot behavior using a variety of sensors in a fun way. They also applied their own ideas to test the physical concepts of force, motion and mathematical calculations to produce a particular robot functionality.
iBOTix Grade 6This course is the transition towards learning advanced concepts where our experienced students and new enrols collaborated, shared their knowledge and experience. They came up with a variety of robot which were climbing ramps, fighting sumos, scribbling on the display, and con-trolling other robots via blue tooth connectivity.
Grade 6 students with their Remote Controlled SumoLifter
Grade 5 students learning Robot behavior
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iBOTix Grade 7 & 8This course gives a learning edge to the students in developing their con-cepts in advanced concepts of data Logging, renewable Energy (solar stations & wind turbines), machine and mechanics, blue tooth technol-ogy, remote control mechanisms. They also enhanced their learning while modelling versatile and functional robots for the FLL (First Lego League) Robotics Championship. In this course students also learned about carry-ing their own research and finding solutions to certain robot behaviors.
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Modelling an Elastic Band Wagon
Solar Panel modelled by grades 7 & 8 storing energy in energy meter
Solar Station & Wind Turbine ready for Datalogging
Grade 8 Students Modelling Bluetooth Controlled Fork Lifter
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RCFLL (First Lego League) National Robotics ChampionshipStudents from our school participated in the FLL (FIRSTLEGO® League) Pakistan National Robotics Championship held on March 2nd, 2013 at the LUMS, Lahore. The main content of this championship is programming an autonomous robot (using the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robot set) to score points on a thematic playing surface, creating an innovative solution to a problem as part of their project, all while being guided by the FLL Core Values. These three elements - the Robot Game, Project, and FLL Core Values - make up the yearly Challenge.At the LUMS, thirteen (13) teams with up to 10 members in each team participated includ-ing teams from Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The winner of National FLL will join the Final FLL celebrations to be held in St. Louis, USA in the end of April with over 20,000+ teams from 70 countries.Hammad Hafeez, Ramish Siddiqi and Ahad Shah participated in the Regional Karachi and secured two trophies in the Robot Design and Robot Game categories. In the National they won another trophy in the Robot Design category. Their Robot model has been highly appreciated by the R & D Department of the LUMS. Judges were very impressed with the confidence level and presentation skills of our students. One of the students has been offered mentorship to work with the Regional Partners to train the FLL teams in making dynamic robot models in the upcoming FLL season.
FLLNational Robotics
Championship
Winning Robot Design National Championship National & Regional FLL Trophies
Winners of the FLL Robot Design Trophies
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Cougars at the FLL Regional Championship
HA Cougars in the Regional Championship
FLL Regional (Karachi) Robotics ChampionshipHaque Academy Cougars comprising of seven members Adeel Fawad, Areez-ul-Ghani, Murtaza Abde Ali, Ali Asghar Mujtaba, Khizer Ahmed, Bilal Mohiuddin and Talha Tanveer participated in the Regional FLL (First Lego League) Robotics Championship held on Jan 05, 2013 at the KITE University Campus for the first time in Pakistan. This event was covered by major news media:http://tribune.com.pk/story/497431/riding-with-robots/ http://www.samaa.tv/samaavideolist.aspx?v=6332
You can also find us on the Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Haque-Academy-Robotics-Club
Solar Panel modelled by grades 7 & 8 storing energy in energy meter
Solar Station & Wind Turbine ready for Datalogging
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MAKHDOOMZADA SHAHMIR HASHMI 7A IZAAN YOUSUF SHAIKH 7B
SYEDA MALIHA RAZA 7B
FATIMA KUNDI 8BTEHRIM MIRZA 8B
SARA AHMAD 8B
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Funwith Film
Seeing your own creation come to life on a small tablet screen or ultimately on a thirty by seventy foot cinema screen is an exhilarating experience and one which requires teamwork. The craft of filmmaking is nothing more than a collaborative art which brings people together and it is some-thing which everyone can do, even with limited equipment.
Telling stories through films gives young minds a “voice” that is expressive, vibrant, and visually engaging. Apart from team effort, it is essential for any filmmaker to have the determination to see the project through while avoiding pitfalls like actors’ tantrums, rodents eating through lighting cables, and citywide strikes to name a few!
I do believe that we all have stories to tell and filmmaking in the media-rich world of today has made it even easier for budding directors to bring to limelight awe-inspiring films. Lights! Camera! Action!-- Syed Shabbir Siraj
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App&GameDevelopment
The level of interest in application development in the current times resulted in the launch of this course. During this course, the students gained knowledge regarding different phases of application and game de-velopment that are followed in a professional environment. Exposure to such knowledge and programming techniques made them appreciate the efforts that are demanded even in the development of a simple app. Alongside application development techniques, Java scripting was also taught to the students to intro-duce the concept of programming and functions. An interesting mystery game has also been developed with the students that involved variable programming skills. This game was converted as a web application to serve as the basis of a web app for smart phones. The course has ended with the fruitful result of publishing an application on the Apple App Store. It can be found in the iTunes store with the title ‘PK Emergency Kit’; it includes 24/7 emergency contact numbers for few cities of Pakistan, alongside Google locations of hospitals. It can be downloaded on iPhones and iPads. It is currently being downloaded by users from around the globe. Mystery game web app is also in the process of getting published on the iTunes App Store.Asma Sikandar
Students of App n Game Development worked on application develop-ment for smartphones, alongside the implementation of mystery games and virtual tours. One of the applications that was kept as the basis of the learning process was an emergency application that includes 24/7 acces-sible phone numbers for fire, crime, medical and bomb threat emergen-cies for some of the cities of Pakistan. It is integrated with Google Maps to highlight the location of hospitals in the respective cities, as well as records ICE (incase of emergency number) for the phone owner. The students are excited to announce that their application ‘PK Emergency Kit’ has been approved by Apple and it is available on the App Store. The web applica-tion of the mystery game is also in the process of being published.
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This project was carried out in integration with grade3’s social studies unit on ‘My country.’ Students brainstormed their ideas of how they envision a literate Pakistan. Later they short listed their ideas and made drawings showing a variety of images. Peer sharing towards the end added a lot of fun and awareness about the topic.
My Literature
Pakistan
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Working On Acetate SheetsThis project was carried out in integration with grade 3’s social studies unit on ‘My country.’ Students brainstormed their ideas of how they envision a literate Pakistan. Later they short listed their ideas and made drawings showing a variety of images. Peer sharing towards the end added a lot of fun and awareness about the topic.
TruckArt
54 Art
Styrofoam Print Making Styrofoam print making is typically black and white yet the students explored this media. The images were created and produced defining the lines and the com-positions true to the concept of Truck Art. Our young artists enjoyed the process of print making thoroughly depicting the national symbols in a new light.
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Students explored textures through art by making rubbings and learnt various techniques. Students created their own mixed up animals by using vari-ous types of painted papers having different colors, textures, patterns and collage. The inspiration for these animals was taken from Eric Carle illustrations.
Looking at the World with
Texture Eyes
56 Art
“Oh! I look so cute.” This was the first comment given by one of the first graders as soon as they peeked in the mirror. “Self portrait” was the unit under study integrated with our grade 1 curriculum. Young students got a chance to observe their faces closely, choose right expressions, lines and medium to convey to others ‘how I look.’
Self Portraits
59 Art
Play AreaProject
Bringing the Playground to Life
Came end of winter and the play ground wall became a blank canvas for students of grade 1-6 and grade 1 parents to have fun painting. The theme of nature encompassed the 125 running feet of horizontal wall surrounding the play area. The truck has been specially designed for our younger ones to play in and painted by students of grade 5-8 with symbols relating to school life and the traditional Pakistani truck art.
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Jumma
HaftaArt Bazaar Students visited the Jumma Hufta Bazaar, organized
by T2F and met with various artists regarding their work and inspiration.
64 Art
The fourth ASNA clay triennial featuring artworks by artists from 16 countries began at the V.M. Art Gallery with a ceramic show titled ‘Light and Lightness’. Students of Grade 8 were thrilled to see different interpretations of the same medium by various ceramists. The display had a wide variety of ceramic works carrying aesthetic charm and philosophical content. Apart from international figures, celebrated Pakistani artists such as Shehrezade Alam, Munawar Ali Syed and Nabahat Lotia had also put their artworks on display. Our students were invited by art critic Rumana Hussain who talked to them about the various aspects of pottery making curated the show.
Asna Clay Festival
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CityScape
Our first graders experimented with shapes. The focus artist was Paul Klee. Students got an opportunity to observe his work and collaborate on a 25 foot mural collage. Textures, pattern and colors all come into play together thereby creating dimensions.