Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Science fair

Our science fair proved to be very exciting for not only the school community but also the parent community. Students took pains to research for some science experiments and gather resources to carry them out successfully. Below are some photographs:

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Sorting the six categories of simple machines

Students were given pictures of various machines and objects which they sorted into the six different categories of simple machines. Here are some pictures of students working in groups:
 

Experiments with simple machines

Students consolidated their understanding on the working of simple machines and the principles behind them.
They were guided throughout by Mr. Sudipto Roy (physics teacher, senior academy), through different experiments. The concepts of force, load, effort and their interconnections were seen and experienced by the students.
Some snapshots are below:
Mr. Sudipto Roy helping students to carry out experiments with four pulleys vis-vis one.
Students experiencing the effect of wheels through marker pens underneath the white board which is use for sliding.
Students are witnessing effort on an inclines plane
 
 
 


 

Friday, 18 October 2013

New insights from guest speakers

For the unit 'Leaders', our guest speaker was Mr. Aaron Jacob. He is the Dean of students and head of the dormitory teachers. He spoke about his role and responsibilities as a leader, what kind of challenges he faces and how he tries to overcome them. Students were very involved and asked their curious questions like: "Who is your role model?"
"What did you like and admire in your role model?"
Through the discussions, some essential qualities of a leader became evident like: honesty, caring, confidence etc
 
 
Ms Ally had come to grade4 to introduce students to Socratic seminars. She showed videos of different types of Socratic seminars and told the rules of having an environment where everyone listens when some one speaks and does not interrupt the speaker. Students had a Socratic seminar on the life of leaders. Through this exercise, students practiced being good listeners, thinkers and speakers. They also learnt to co-operate with each other, even while they disagree with each other.
 
 

Constructing meaning of 3D shapes

 Students tried to figure out centimeter cubes by constructing cuboids and cubes. This exercise did help them understand the difference between 2 and 3 dimensions. They could see the edges, vertices and faces of the shapes.