WRAP – UP FORMAT FOR PBL
Name
of the School : KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KANJIKODE
Name
of the Teacher : USHA A P
Subject
: MATHEMATICS
Topic
Selected : APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY
Class
: 10th
A brief report on the implementation of
the phases of PBL
Phase
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The ‘what/
when/ where/ how’ of the phases of PBL
in brief
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1
Define Phase
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The purpose of the project is to develop a strong base in trigonometry and at the same time gain practical experience of using it in daily life situations such as determining the heights and distances of objects and further more to investigate the application of trigonometry in Science and technology. |
2
Plan Phase
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Created curiosity among the students through questioning. “Can you find the height of a tall tree with the help of a page of notebook?”
Divided
the class to seven heterogeneous group and assign projects to each group
which are as follows :
Group
1 : Find Area of a Triangle when two sides and included angle are given,
Application of Trigonometry in other chapters of the textbook.
Group
2 : To prove angle of elevation is equal to angle of Depression.
Group
3 : To find the Sun’s Elevation at Constant intervals and use the concept to
find the height of any tall object in the campus.
Group
4 : To find the height of any two tall objects by measuring the angle of
elevation.
Group
5 : To find the height of the building by measuring the angle of elevation
from two points separated by a known distance.
Group
6 : To find the height of a tall object by measuring the angle of elevation
from two different heights.
Group
7 : Application of trigonometry in different fields of Science and Technology
and also in our daily life.
Prepared
Rubrics and parameters for Authentic assessment.
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3
Plan Phase
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After the Launch and instruction, each group was made to perform the
following Tasks
· Research (Online and books)
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Hands-on Activity
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Power Point Presentation
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Seminar
·
Exhibition
·
Blog creation
After
briefing, different roles were defined
Mentor:
The Teacher
Researcher: All members
Performer
of Activity: Every Member
Recorder: The assigned member in each
group.
ICT
leader: The
computer expert in the group.
Compiler: The Coordinator of the group.
Presenter: The one (or a group)who Presents the seminar
Blogger: The ICT experts in the class.
A task schedule
was charted and special activities such as Guest lecture, Exhibition and
Blog creation was
carried out.
Reviews and Need-based
meetings were conducted to update project status.
Rubrics were
defined and an assessment plan based on it was prepared which is as follows :
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Hands-on activity and its report
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Preparation of artifacts
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Power point presentation
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Utilization of Online resources
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Seminar Presentation
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Problem solving ability
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4
Work Plan
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A
detailed Work plan was plotted allotting time schedules for each
task/activity starting from 1.11.16 to 12.12.16 comprising the following :
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Project Launch
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Classroom Instructions
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Group selection
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Activity
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Guest lecture
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Record maintenance
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Seminars and talks
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Advice meeting
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Project presentation
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Assessment and grading
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Reflection and evaluation
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Project closure
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5
Do Phase
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The topic for
project is announced in the class. An outline of the Action plan is prepared
counting the suggestions from the students’ side. The main topic is divided
into sub topics and distributed among the seven groups. A detailed discussion on tasks, subtasks,
performing the activity, materials to be prepared, online research, report
making, completion of project etc. was carried out.
List artifacts created during the project :
1.
Clinometer
2.
Activity Report
3.
Power point
presentations
4.
Charts
5.
Project report
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6
Review Phase
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Student Reflection and Evaluation:
Discussion
on the progress of the project every day during Maths period was carried out.
Suggestions and modifications were done at every stage. Both
Individual and Group performance were evaluated by the other groups.
Teacher
Reflection and Evaluation:
Evaluation
of the involvement of each student and the assessment of the standard of the
end-product was carried out.
The
evaluation was done as per the rubrics prepared. The strategy adopted for
the execution of the project, the
final Project Record, and the presentations by the students, the standard and
appropriate usage of artifacts, the uploading of materials in the created
blog were some of the areas assessed.
Content
standards, higher order thinking skills, attitude and application level
skills were also evaluated.
21st
Century skills were incorporated in areas wherever possible throughout the
course.
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7
Manage Phase
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The following tasks were used to manage the process of conducting the learning
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Research on the topic (online & offline)
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Making clinometer
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Finding angle of elevation and depression
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Group Presentations
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Solving Textual problems
·
Blog
As
a part of student preparation, students were made to revise the concept and
understand the different parameters and their mode of application in their
specific tasks.
The
different resources such as classroom, Computer Room, Maths Lab, Library and
LCD room were utilized during the project. Project progress was monitored
frequently and re-planning was done wherever necessary.
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The reports and the photos of the activities done by
the groups were compiled and uploaded on a blog Trigonophilia - http://10bclasskvk.blogspot.in/
As the name of the Blog suggests, a mode change from Trigonophobia to
Trigonophilia in the students’ attitude was observed. The group work, Peer
learning, Learning through doing helped them a lot in making the concept
thorough. Exposure to technology inspired them to go beyond the text and
acquire additional knowledge regarding the subject. This has been a very good
platform for the students to advance and develop much needed skills such as
leadership qualities, peer management and team work which are needed for
today’s competitive world. This scheme has provided the students to diligently
do research opening a scope for “out of the box” . It has
opened a new perspective about the subject for them which would have been
difficult in the typical teaching methods. On the whole, this was an amazing
experience that many are eagerly waiting for the next venture.
A Digital Peek
The Groups…
The Artifacts…
Groups in action…
Seminar…
Guest Lectures…
Exhibition…
