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‘BEEHIVE BUZZ’ – An integrated project on ‘food’

PROJECT DAY INAUGURATION – 19.01.2017

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Educational systems serve students best if they enable and encourage

students to build their own interdisciplinary pathway. What it takes to put such a

system in place is availability of working time and collaborative team work.

With this approach in mind the Primary team of teachers narrowed down to

working with ‘food’ as a topic to be integrated in all disciplines.

With content rooted in everyday life experience, we encouraged students to

work around chosen areas in the form of interviews, surveys, paper presentations

and display materials during their Christmas holidays and this gave form to

thought.

The measure provided the children an authentic learning experience that

built varied perspectives and a whole lot of transferable skills such as critical

thinking, synthesis and research that paved way for future learning experiences.

I feel extremely happy and would love to experiment with newer learning

and ways to transform the same into meaningful experiences for young

learners……

In an endeavour to provide ground for meaningful

knowledge building and purposeful learning opportunities

‘Team Primary’ thought of a Project Day.

The theory of Constructivism (how people

learn) suggests that people create their own

understanding and knowledge of the world through

experiences and reflection on those experiences. It

goes on to suggest that when students encounter

something new, they have to integrate it with

previous ideas and experiences by connecting the

new knowledge to something already known.

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MEERA GOPI HEAD - PRIMARY

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PLAN AND PURPOSE

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

To work on connect English language learning with the topic food.

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

Students brought out the relation between food and English language through various activities and displays that highlighted the varied use of language. They

discovered ways to present an argument with evidences based on their findings. Their book reviews and story writing show cased their creative minds.

Std. I – Menu song Std. II – Games with compound and rhyming words

Std. III – Ordering food at a restaurant, comparison of English & South Indian cuisine Std. IV – Creative writing - stories

Std. V – Evidence charts, Book review

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ERICA ASHLIN B I-A

HARITHA S I-A

HARSHITHA JAYAGOPAL I-A

IRINESARAH M K I-A

VARSHENI N I-B

YAZHINI L G I-B

SRI KARTHIKEYAAN S K I-C

SIVANI N I-C

SAJITHRA G I-C

SANSKAR SUKKAL I-C

RAM NETHRA S I-B

SASHWIN AKASH R D I-C

PRANAVIKA B II-B

RISHABH A II-B

RAJAVIKNESH V. RA II-B

RACHANAA K II-B

HARINITA S II-A

YUVASREE D II-A

PRATHISHA SRI S II-B

ROHITH R II-B

SANJAY R II-B

HANISHA R II-B

RESHWANTH R II-B

HITHBASHINI S II-A

SHRINIDHI G II-B

AVANTHIKA RM II-A

MOHAMED NAFEEZ R S III-A

GURUPRASAD V III-A

JANYA ROSALIND RUTH P III-A

DEEKSHITA V III-A

DEV KARTHIK A III-A

NIVETHA J III-A

KRISHNA SAI R III-A

ABINAYA S III-A

AJAY KRISHNAN KASHYAP III-B

SHRUTHI S D III-B

THANMAYA R III-B

KARTHIKA J III-B

HARJEETH B III-B

VISALAKSHI S III-B

PREMIL MIRANDA M III-B

JANANEE K III-B

NISHIV ADITYA O P IV-A

PRADNAYA R IV-A

SAAHITHYA S IV-A

THARIKA P S IV-A

THARUN KARTHICK J IV-A

THARUN S KUMAR IV-A

HEARRIEAN S IV-B

NIRANJANA S B IV-B

SANJANA ARUN IV-B

SARANRAJ N IV-B

KRITHIKAA R IV-B

SANJANA K V-A

SOONASREE P V-A

SUJIN R V-A

VIGNESH M V-A

VISHAALI S V-A

SARUNISHA R V-B

SURAJA S V-B

SAROJINEE S V V-B

SHAKTHI PL V-B

JOSEPHINE HANNAH RANI J V-B

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

To associate concepts learnt in Maths to the topic food.

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

Math concepts like shapes and numbers, fractions, symmetry, measurement –

Length, weight, capacity, time were linked to the topic food. Data was collected and the

same represented through different graphs. As a prerequisite the students took up

surveys and interviews during their Christmas Holidays. This enabled them to collect

authentic information and they had a taste of what it is to conduct surveys and present

papers on their findings.

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PAVAN SAI B I-A

MIRUDHULA M I-A

MOHAMMED FAIYAZ M I-A NISHANTH L I-A

LAKSHAN M I-A

PRAHLADH S I-A

SRINESH S I-A

SRICHARAN V I-B

SHARANIYA N I-B SHASHANK V I-B

SIVA DARSHANAA S I-B

SRIVATHSAV Y I-B

THITHIKKSHA M I-B

THARUN J I-C VAGEESHA S I-C

VARSHANA KISHORE L K I-C

VIJUL KAVIN P I-C

VINESH S I-C

YUBAASHANA HEMAA L I-C

YUVASHREE DEVI D I-C JOSHUA S II-A

MOHITH S S II-A

SANJAY G II-A

NITHYA SHREE M II-A

KAVYASREE D V II-A SANTHOSH KUMARA KESARI S II-A

LOHITH S II-A

MAGADHI M II-A

SAI TARUN K B II-A

SAITITIKSHA JAGADEESH II-A

TAMIZHINI G II-B TARUNRAGAVA G II-B

THARUN H M II-B

THAARINE T G II-B

SUJITHA S II-B

SIDDHARTH K II-B TANUSHREE G II-B

THANYA G II-B

SRIJA S II-B

AJAI KRISHNA J S III-A

ANDERSON R III-A MAMATHAA M III-A

MIDUNA VARSHINI L G III-A

NAMAN KOTHARI P III-A SAI SHASHANK S III-A

SAMEERUDHEEN S III-A

AKSHARA P III-B

ASHWIN S III-B

KAVIYA A III-B KRUPALINY G III-B

MERLIN SANDRA M III-B

MOGESWARAR V K III-B

MOHNISH PRIYAN R III-B

RIDDHI R III-B

THARUN A III-B LAXMI V IV-A

MAHESWARI K IV-A

MITHRA S IV-A

ROHITHSAI D IV-A

SAI NANDAN E IV-A SHARVYSHREE S IV-A

PRANAV KARTHIK J IV-B

KAILAS M S IV-B

NITHYASREE S IV-B

PRASHEETHA S N IV-B

SRII NANDHANA T T IV-B AMEYAASHRI V S V-A

CAROLINE MCPHERSON V-A

DINESH KRISHNA G V-A

KAVYA J V-A

SAI MANASA P V-B SAKTHI MURUGAPPAN RM V-B

SALAI B DHARSHINI V-B

SANDEEP PRINCE V-B

SHILPA S V-B

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

To explore the importance of food in daily life and study the source, nutritive

value and impact.

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

Children presented the process of photosynthesis, explained the different

sources of food, types of food groups, the concept of food chain and interdependence,

food pyramid and its impact, the need for a balanced diet, the causes and symptoms of

deficiency diseases, preferred cooking methods, healthy eating habits, methods of crop

cultivation, food spoilage, preservation techniques and a survey and paper presentation

on wastage of food and healthy eating habits.

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ABISHEK S I-A

ANDREW YESUDASS Y S I-A

ASHWITHA R I-A

SAANVI S I-A

SUBASRI A I-A

AISHWARYA M J I-A

AJAY P I-A

AADARSHKRISHNA H I-B

AJOLA C I-B

ANNAMALAI R I-B

ARUN KARTHIK S I-B

CHARU NETRA G P I-B

DHILIP KUMAR S I-B

AMIZHDHINI V I-B

ABIEL IMMANUEL SHAJI I-C

ADVIKA VANISEKAR I-C

ANGELINE L I-C

AVANTHIKA M I-C

HAMSHIKA R I-C

AKSHARA P I-C

BHAVANISRI K I-C

TARUNN M II-A

SOWBOURNICA J II-A

SRINIDHI S II-A

VAIBHAV S II-A

VARNICA BHAT S K II-A

VICKNESH ADAIKALAM V II-A

KATHIRVEL S II-B

KOUSHIK T II-B

KESHIKA RANJANI B II-B

MONESH M II-B

NAVINA SHREE B II-B

NIKHILESH NAIR S II-B

SUBHASHNIE H III-A

SWATHI M III-A

TARUN S III-A

UMAYAL N III-A

VALLIYAPPAN S III-A

VIJAYAALAKSHMI N III-A

PALANIAPPAN PL III-B

PRANAV M L III-B

PRANAV KRISHNA R V III-B

SIVA KARTHICK M III-B

YAAMINI S III-B

YASHWANTH PRABHU M J III-B

HEMSUJAY S G IV-A

DHUVEKA SANKAR IV-A

GITANJALI R IV-A

PARI A IV-A

SAIPRITHIVI T IV-A

JAYARAGHAV K IV-A

DHYANESHWER V K IV-A

YOJITH D IV-B

SYLESHRAGHAVKUMAR S IV-B

SRINIDHI R IV-B

SRIVATHSAN S IV-B

VAISHNAVI R IV-B

HARISH RAMAN M V-A

VARSHAN V CHARI V-A

NETRAA B V-A

NACHIAPPAN C N V-A

POORNIMA PREETHA N U V-A

UMAYAL N V-B

THIYAGARAJAN SIVA R V-B

KAVINRAJ T V-B

KABILESH S N V-B

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

To integrate topics learnt in Social Science with food

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

Students explored the influence of food in culture, landforms, seasons, and

festivals of the past and of modern times. Students were encouraged to work around

Indian cuisine, Regional cuisine, Landforms and its food, Harvest Festivals and food

that is cooked as a traditional meal, Evolution of food over the years, compare and

contrast western and Indian food, arrive at healthy suggestions on a day to day diet

and find and share seasonal delights.

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PRANAV H DAVEY II-A

PRANAV SUBBIAH S II-A

PREM BALASUBRAMANIYAM II-A

RENESHKUMAR S II-A

ROSHAN KUMAR R II-A

SAI SUJANA N I-A

SIDDHARTH CHOLAN K II-A

ADHARSH S II-B

ANANYA N II-B

APARNA RAGHAVAN II-B

DHAKSHITAA P S II-B

HANISHA R II-B

PAWAN SAI M S III-A

PRAMODHANA V III-A

PUNITH R III-A

RITHENYAA B V III-A

SABARISH S III-A

SAHANA K III-A

SAI HRITHIK P III-A

ARJUN SAHITHYA Y III-A

NITHISH KUMAR S III-A

SANTHOSH M III-B

MUKESH PRIYAN G III-B

PRAVIN AGASTHIYA M S III-B

RITHWIK T III-B

SANJAY M S III-B

SAPTHARRISHI K J K III-B

ARJUN P III-B

DHARSHINI K M III-B

SWETHA LEONORHA D IV-A

TAMIL AZHAGHAN N IV-A

TANISHA J R IV-A

THEJASHWINI D IV-A

TOSHNA D S IV-A

PALANIAPPAN S IV-A

KUNGUMAVALLI MAHALAKSHMI K

IV-B

MEENATCHI R D IV-B

MRITHULA D IV-B

MUKILESH V IV-B

NETHRA S IV-B

ROHITH V IV-B

SANJAY KUMAR J V-A

SANJEYROSHAN R V-A

SHREE G V-A

SIVARANJANII M V-A

YUVAN ADITHYA Y V-A

HARIHARAN S V-B

JAMUNA K M V-B

JANET MADONNA M V-B

JERUSHA W V-B

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

To integrate technology with concepts and topics learnt in Math, Science, SST

and English.

To integrate IT skills to present inter disciplinary learning.

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

Students worked with various technologies like multimedia, spreadsheet, word

processing, desktop publishing and programming to present their project on the

topic ‘Food’.

Various sub topics like Food chain, International food festivals, Evolution of food

habits, Analysis on age appropriate consumption of healthy food etc., were employed

to integrate other subjects with Computer Science.

Study was done using questionnaire and live interviews and concluded based on

their findings.

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ADVITHA MEENA A J IV-A

ASEEM ROHITH B IV-A

AAFIA A IV-A

AISHWARYA M S IV-A

BALAMANIKANDAN B IV-A

PRAGATHI M IV-B

RISHITHA R IV-B

RITCHIE SEBASTIAN R IV-B

RITHIKA U IV-B

ATHIKARUPPIAH K V-A

LIKESH A A V-A

BALAVIGNESH G V-A

ATHIRA A V K V-A

KRITHISH KUMAR M V-A

RAVIKIRAN G S V-B

PRIYANKA S V-B

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

To enable children to present their General Science Lab Activities related to the

topic food

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

Students were encouraged to present a few experiments and talk about details

deduced at the end of each and their relevance to the topic food. They integrated

their learning across subjects such as Environmental Science, Chemistry,

Physics and Biology.

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DHARSH V IV-A

BHARGAVI R IV-A

DHARSH V IV-A

CHARAN S IV-A

DEEPAK V IV-B

DHANYA V IV-B

DHEERAJ G IV-B

DHIVYASREE S IV-B

JAIAAKASHSHIVAA K B V-A

GURUCHARAN R V-A

KAVIN PRASAD S V-A

HARSHINI K P V-A

BALAKUMARESH G V-B

DEEPAK M V-B

ARAVIND SOKKALINGAM PL V-B

ATHIKA A V K V-B

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

Children presented a medley of songs related to concepts learnt in other subjects.

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

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ASHWITHA R I-A

ABISHEK S I-A

SUBASRI A I-A

RAM NETHRA S I-B

AJOLA C I-B

SIVA DARSHANAA S I-B

CHARU NETRA G P I-B

SAMRUDHA S I-B

BHAVANISRI K I-C

SRI KARTHIKEYAAN S K I-C

DHIVYA MEENA C II-A

LITHANYASHREE V P II-A

RAHUL V II-A

BHUVANN K R G II-A

SADHANAA M II-A

TANISHA S II-A

TEJASWINI K II-A

DHINAKARAN S R II-B

DHYANIKA S II-B

NITHYASHREE S II-B

PRANAVA KUMARAN S II-B

PRANAVIKA B II-B

SINDUJA B II-B

KRISHNA SAI R III-A

SAHANA K III-A

SAI ABISHEK R III-A

AISWARYA RAJ S III-B

BETSYREYANA C S III-B

PRAVIN AGASTHIYA M S III-B

SAI SHREYA K III-B

SANTHOSH M III-B

DEEPBAWITHA M M III-B

ROHITHSAI D IV-A

MAHESWARI K IV-A

GITANJALI R IV-A

SHARVYSHREE S IV-A

POOJA S IV-A

BALAMANIKANDAN B IV-A

SHABARITHA V IV-A

DHANVANT B IV-A

SRIVATHSAN S IV-B

KAILAS M S IV-B

SYLESHRAGHAVKUMAR S IV-B

SANJANA ARU IV-B

KUNGUMAVALLI MAHALAKSHMI K

IV-B

SWETHA M IV-B

KAVYA J V-A

POORNIMA PREETHA N U V-A

CAROLINE MCPHERSON V-A

LAKSHETHA S V-A

KISHAN RAGHAV L V-A

HRITESH G V-A

AMEYAASHRI V S V-A

SURAJA S V-B

UMAYAL N V-B

VAISHALI N G V-B

SHAKTHI PL V-B

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

To study the recent cyclone ‘Vardha’ in terms of cause and effect and its impact

on human life birds and animals

To encourage students to study the various aspects of ‘Vardha’, the role of satel-

lite in predicting the cyclone and the destruction caused along with the mitigation

measures.

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

Students analysed the recent cyclone ‘Vardha’ by reading news papers; listening

to experts and by browsing the internet. Students also studied the role of satellites in

forecasting and taking images. The impact of vardha on birds, commuters, trees, the

various precautionary measures to be taken by the government to safeguard people and

the role of satellites was presented in the form of power point presentations.

Students were given various topics to work on. Collecting and compiling of pic-

tures and information was done. Students were selected to work in groups for presenta-

tion like charts, displays and PPT. Students understood the aspects and the impact of

the cyclone.

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PPT

MALAR VIZHI R VII-A

SWARNARUPA S VII-A

MOHIT A VII-A

KAUSHIK S VII-A

TINU DARSHINI S VII-A

SAHISHNUDHA K VII-A

MUKUL A VII-B

BRAHADEESH V Ra VII-B

JOSEPH FRANCIS ASIRVATHAM J

VII-B

SAHANAA N VII-B

SRINITHA S VII-B

SRIKRITHIKA P VIII-A

APSARA S VIII-A

NITHYA PRIYA M VIII-A

VISHNUPRIYA K VIII-A

KEERTHANAA S B VIII-A

SRI SHREYA N VIII-A

MADHUMITHA M VIII-A

THUHINA J R VIII-A

KRESHA R S VIII-B

SHRIMATHI GOKULAKRISHNAN VIII-B

SANJULA U K VIII-B

CHART DISPLAY

NITHIES S VII-A

SRIDEVI S VII-A

USHA IYER S S VII-A

MALAR VIZHI R VII-A

SWARNARUPA S VII-A

MADHUMITHA R VII-A

LAKSHANAA A VII-B

GUGAPRITHA R VII-B

LAKSHYA S VII-B

SAHANAA N VII-B

SRINITHA S VII-B

MOHESH B VIII-B

ROSHINI K VIII-B

RAHUL V VIII-A

ADITYA SAI S D VIII-B

SANSKRITI SUKKAL VIII-B

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT:

BRIEF NOTE ON THE PROJECT:

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KAVINKALAIAMUDHAN V J I-A

SATHWIKA A I-A

SEONA SANJU I-A

SRIHARI S I-A

SRIHARSH R -A

VAIGA VINODH I-A

VISHWAIJETH S I-A

KISHAANTH S I-B

KRISHNA ALAGAPPAN K I-B

MADHUMITHA S I-B

NISHANTH M M I-B

NITISH KUMAR B I-B

RAAGAVI BINDRA K I-B

RAM NETHRA S I-B

JAYASRI V I-C

LEKITH MARVID M I-C

NARAIN S I-C

NITEESH S I-C

RITHIK VIGNESH D G I-C

SAI DHANYASHRI G I-C

ABILASHA A II-A

ADAIKKAMMAI K II-A

AKSHAT H II-A

AKSHAYA A II-A

AMIRDHINI S R II-A

ASHISH S II-A

SANTHOSH A II-A

HARI GANESH S II-B

HEMACHANDRAN S II-B

IYAPPAN M I-B

JASMITHA J II-B

JASWANTH M II-B

JAYASHREE K II-B

VAISHNAVI S II-B

VISHAL R III-A

YAAZHINI R D II-B

YASHWIN S N II-B

AISHWARYA S III-A

AJORI C III-A

AKSHARA K III-A

ANJANA S III-A

SARVESH M S III-A

GAYATHRI E III-B

GOKUL R III-B

HARSHAVARDINI S III-B

JAI M III-B

MURALIKRISHNA R P III-B

NEEHARIKA M III-B

NITYASRI NACHAMMAI CT III-B

KAMALISHREE K IV-A

MATHEW RAJ V IV-A

MIRUTHULA S B IV-A

MUKUNDHAN K IV-A

NETHRA J IV-A

ROHITHMAARAN M IV-A

KAAVYA S IV-B

KAVIN PARTHIBHAN IV-B

KEERTHI SHIVASRI A P IV-B

KIRAN N IV-B

KISHORE RAJ G IV-B

PREETHI SHIVANE A P V-A

PRIYANKA J S V-A

RITHWIK K V-A

ROSHAN JOEL R V-A

RUCHITHA K V-A

SAADHANA S V-A

SAIKAUSHIK N V-A

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Project Day – Outcome

The skill transfer

' BEEHIVE BUZZ' -multi

disciplinary project

Browse for information

Employ language

skills

Use art and craft

Research skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Presentation skill using

PPT /charts / models

Integrate content

with technology

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Teacher tweets on Project Day experience

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Teacher tweets on Project Day experience

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Teacher tweets on Project Day experience

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Parents’ ponder

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