Unit of Inquiry During the unit of inquiry lessons, students inquired into the role of various organizations in maintaining peace and resolving conflicts (school management, resident welfare associations, United Nations, etc.) thus exploring from a local to a global perspective and recording their understanding on concentric circles for a visual representation.In groups they analyzed real-life …
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Unit of Inquiry Students began their new unit on conflict resolution. In groups, they analysed images and quotations related to different kinds of conflict. They understood that conflict arises and disturbs peace because of some needs not being fulfilled. Students expressed their first understanding of conflict on the learning continuum. Going ahead, they also created …
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Unit of Inquiry During the unit of inquiry classes,students displayed international mindedness by inquiring about different space agencies in India and across the world (local to global perspective). They researched about the major achievements and the future space plans of these agencies. In continuation, they understood how space exploration has evolved by plotting the major …
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Unit of Inquiry Students viewed visual presentations, read books about the big bang theory and shared their understanding by identifying a colour, a symbol and an image that they best associated with. Students researched about meteors, galaxy and comets using various sources – books, iPads, web links. They collated various facts about the celestial bodies …
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Unit of Inquiry Students continued with their unit on civilizations, they applied their knowledge of the excavation process and were involved in a digging activity. They collected, analyzed and validated the evidences that was found. This engagement helped them to strengthen their understanding of the steps involved in an archaeological dig. They further learned about …
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Unit of Inquiry Students continued to gain knowledge on the current unit on civilizations. To enhance the learning, they inquired into archaeological processes and the steps involved in collecting, analyzing and validating evidences. They explored the role of archaeologists in discovering ancient civilizations. Taking their learning further, they analyzed the steps and tools involved in …
Unit of Inquiry Students continued their learning journey into ancient civilizations as they researched the Indus valley civilization. They focused on characteristics like town planning, art and architecture, religion, culture, trade, daily lives, inventions and the reasons for decline. They further inquired into different ancient civilizations around the world pertaining to their social, economic and …
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Unit of inquiry Students were introduced to the current unit on civilization under the transdisciplinary theme- ‘Where we are in place and time’ – through an artifacts display in class. They discussed the features and significance of these artifacts with their peers and made connections with different cultures. Through the ‘bus stop’ strategy, they discussed and …
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Unit of Inquiry Students discussed the influence of media on their choices through a tug of war activity. They expressed their opinion as to whether media had a positive or negative influence on their decision making. Using data analysis, they interpreted the impact of media on popularity of brands by interpreting the case study on …
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Unit of Inquiry Students observed various advertisements and the different marketing techniques used to persuade the target audience. They brainstormed on the role of media in defining beauty. Certain advertisements with social messages were shown to students and they expressed their understanding of the same. Students brainstormed on the impact of search engine optimization (SEO) …
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