.1 Essential Question:
Put in writing the question that will engage the students
Put in writing the question that will engage the students
1. What do you understand by
deforestation?
2. Explain why there is no waste in a forest.
3.
Explain the role of forest in maintaining the balance between oxygen and carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere.
4. What
is afforestation?
5. List
five products we get from the forest.
2.2 Grouping Strategy:
Describe the criteria that will be used to form students’ team and how this maps to the goals of the project.
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A team will have 6
students of mixed gender, ability and skill sets, as well as varied
religious, social and economic backgrounds. The team members will get ample
opportunity for interaction with peer group as also to develop their
self-confidence and ability of public speaking by giving them a chance to
present their project findings in front of their class.
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2.3 Learning Environment:
Describe the learning environment for the project including any classroom adaptation that will be required.
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The team will be
provided with a small working space in the Junior Science Laboratory of the
school where they can have discussions. They will have access to computer and
internet in the lab for their online research. A display board and a small
storage too will be provided to the team. The research notes will be
converted to documents that the team will maintain in the computer in the
lab. Team members also will collaborate via email as is required.
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