Videos and Reflections

Hi all,
Its been 4 days since we posted. We had a little looong weekend. Now back to our routine.
Yesterday and today was about reflections. The prompts were from different sources like videos and survey forms.They watched videos on recycling and other initiatives by NGOs and individuals around the nation to prevent food wastage.

They reflected in the cause and effect graphic organizer and also discussed in the group about possible action that could be taken.

Surveys and Datas...

Today’s post is gonna be a little long as it is about 2 weeks’ research that includes collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data in various forms.

It was about the likes and dislikes in food variety that is catered in our school. It was quite interesting to see the responses as the exhibitioners conducted the survey for the entire PYP population in our school.

It was a huge task but they planned well. They first came up with survey forms that included favourite snack, favourite lunch and the food that is wasted the most. Then they requested the homeroom teachers of the respective classes to fill. They also personally went onto fill some forms in some classes.

The results from all the classes were collected and the kids sat down to analyse and organize the details. They also ranked the food based on number of likes and dislikes.

Finally they presented their data through bar graphs, pie charts and pyramids. It was actually an eye-opening activity for us as it gave us a direction to further precede the inquiry and it gave us a lot of hope for critical thinking too!

Reflection through Action !

Today we were collectively working on analysing a bunch of data which will be discussed in the posts to come!
Meanwhile I really liked the way the children took up the issue personally and they started taking action from self. It all started from home....

I am glad that they have got the essence and have started taking action...

Nutrition Plate

Today’s task was more of a reflection. It was a reflection of the children’s understanding or the extract/essence that they have got from yesterday’s guest lecture.

(Illustration by a team member which was a precursor/inspiration to make this plate)

They made a 3-d clay model of a balanced diet plate, which they use for meal planning in restaurants.

This also showed how much have to be consumed/served in each food group like carbohydrates, proteins and fats which in turn will avoid excess food consumption that affects health or will prevent food wastage.

Excellent work by our kids- We are proud of them!

Guest Lectures Galore !!!!

It was time for our students to inquire and hear it from the field experts. Hence we had our guest speakers in to enrich our students’ knowledge. AND it is always nice and reliable to get it from a trustworthy source.

We had Mr. Antony Babu, who has a strong background in catering and hotel management was gracious enough to share his knowledge with our children  about food pyramid, how a nutritious plate of meal is planned upon in a large scale at restaurants and cooked food recycling. It was a pleasure to watch children get curious and inquisitive and they did jot down the key points during the lecture.

We had Dr. Hariharan who discussed about the effects of pollution- especially the disposal of waste (food) irresponsibly. Children were all ears and we had some interesting activities too.

Yes! The children are working on presenting results graphically too. Will post about it soon!

Recording and Analysing Data

 Hi All! It was a bright and busy Monday here and I hope you had a good one too. Today I am going to post about a small research which we were conducting for a week or so.

It was about the quantity of food wasted at our own cafeteria. Our champs prepared a record log to collect the data about food wasted at our cafeteria.

Then their field experience made them realize the practical difficulties in using the form and they  reworked on the form and revised it.It was about categorizing the food varieties to find out which was wasted the most.

 They recorded the data for a week and have summed the results.

 Through this activity they have worked and reworked on a log which was an example of meta cognitive skills and it laid a base for their research skills too.Tomorrow they are planning to present their findings graphically. Will soon post it here!

Comix it is....

Today was about trials and errors and we did have a lot of fun because we were making  comic strips online, which will be used as awareness posters in the later part of the inquiry.  Thanks to http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/#.(Not a sponsored post)

we are off to something interesting tomorrow! will post about the responses and reflections tomorrow.