MATHEMATICS POLYNOMIALS: With a quick recap of prior knowledge of Terms- variables, monomials, binomials, trinomials, the students understood the meaning of Polynomials. Students also practiced the following concepts:
COORDINATE GEOMETRY: The mathematics session began by sharing the previous knowledge of Graphs using Graph Paper, where the students were able to identify different terms like – X-axis, Y-axis, Origin, writing positive and negative numbers on both axes. Students also enjoyed understanding the following concepts using graph paper:
Students further INVESTIGATED how find the fourth vertex of a rectangle/square if three vertices are given. Then they derived the distance between each vertex. Later they concluded that they can also find Area and Perimeter only with the Cartesian products . The Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge. SCIENCE PHYSICS Motion - With the help of several examples and discussion on real-life situations, students understood the significance of accelerated motion. In addition, they understood the meaning and the physical significance of retardation . They understood and explained the representation of motion using the following types of graphs:
Note: In addition to their conceptual understanding of the above said topics, students also practiced numerical on all topics to understand the application of all topics in real life. CHEMISTRY To facilitate the student-centered approach, the pedagogy of Flipped classroom was followed with the objectives of involving higher levels of concept understanding, deeper thinking and application. Pre-reading material and video links on evaporation were shared with the class in advance followed by a group discussion and MS forms quiz to make their understanding deeper regarding the concept. In addition to this, video tutorials, listening and summarizing activity on Plasma and Bohr Einstein Condensate was designed where the students summarized the facts in their notebooks while watching the video and later presented in the class thus enhancing their listening skills & presentation skills. Online assessments were also conducted as a part of the learning process to enhance student motivation and to track the progress of the students. The assessments held helped to augment students’ engagement and ensured continuous improvement by providing relevant information about comprehension throughout the learning process. An end review assessment of the topic - Matter in Our Surroundings was also designed through MS form Quiz to track their progress. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPtUdNJFdYY https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YVlUmu4VSEinRHZ-zb0eGfszEziHFwdPnPloMpgLMJpURFVGMTIzQ01EM1k0TjhKREtZWDNOTDBPQiQlQCN0PWcu BIOLOGY To upgrade knowledge on cell division and understand the terms such as diploid and haploid and the key stages in the cell cycle, video tutorials were shared with students followed by a set of questions. After watching the video, through the “Think, Pair and Share” model, they actively discussed the questions based on cell haploid and diploid cells. To summarize the chapter, Fundamental Unit of Life, Quizlets were played with the help of flashcards in the class where they actively participated and attempted the maximum number of questions. Link: https://quizlet.com/1226461/cell-functions-flash-cards/ SOCIAL SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY The Mighty Himalayas and the Northern Plains: As a re-cap activity, the students were reminded of the Theory of Continental Drift given by Alfred Wegener. The Plate Tectonic Theory was further depicted with slides to get the students to clearly understand the reason and origin of The Himalayas. The PBL project on Mt Everest – the ecological impact of trash getting thrown by trekkers directly linking it to SDG-Life on Land was discussed and the home assignment was given. A Himalayan Mess: Growing garbage pile a threat to mountain ecosystem Link: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/a-himalayan-mess-growing-garbage-pile-a-threat-to-mountain-ecosystem/story-sSmLxHSc24DHmIe9bSKQiP.html ECONOMICS The class began with a Picture Reading session where children were asked to interpret the cartoon while keeping democratic rights in their mind. The features of democracy were explained by showing case studies of different countries like Pakistan, China, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia etc. with the help of a video. The students gained knowledge about the kind of democratic practices followed in the above countries and compared them with the democratic rights enshrined in our constitution. An interesting debate on the merits and demerits of democracy was held in the class where children were divided into two groups and each group cross-questioned another group. The role and accountability of our democratic government was related to the availability of the Covid-19 vaccines and the way it is trying to combat the pandemic. The chapter was concluded with a mini quiz prepared by Yashraj. Link: https://youtu.be/9Vo71j1vgko HISTORY A recapitulation activity in the form of a live quiz (Quizziz.com) was conducted in the class to access the prior knowledge of the topic – The French Revolution . They were applauded for their active participation in the quiz. A revision class for the upcoming UT was held where their doubts were cleared and map practice was done. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The students, in IT classes, learnt about https://www.mural.co/ and collated details of Input, Output and Storage Devices. They created a presentation on Basic Computer Operations in Collaboration. They also learnt how to check the last editing of the shared file of O365. They typed their responses about basic Computer Operations and Operating System in the chatbox. Internet topic was also introduced. IT lessons were concluded with International Collaboration with Kiki Xynta from Foreign Languages School, Greece. The students played mystery country game and exchanged cultural information. The students presented ICT topics – Creating a Binary Calculator in Python and differentiated between Cores and Thread. The partner country presented greetings around the world on #wakelet and gave instructions about greeting. ENGLISH “Music is the soul of life.” The English lessons were musically inclined this month as the two chapters of literature – Sound of Music & The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan took the students on a historical musical journey. The introductory lesson got the students hooked on to the video showing the legendary classical music percussionists of India as they tried to identify their names and instruments used by them. The same was extended in the music lessons seamlessly enabling the students to build on their knowledge and share their ideas about music in general. ( Music Integration ) Weblinks : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzQKI2gATrY - Desh Raag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZeASaQZhPM – Bismillah Khan Shehnai recital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMZeBJJ5JJc – Evelyn Glennie Daksh played a piece on Casio in the CT lesson. The students talked about their favourite instruments too. The MI of students being musically inclined and auditory learners was tapped during the execution of the lesson wherein students expressed their idea about rhythm, beat and feeling. While learning about the percussionist Evelyn Glennie, students were sensitized about people with different needs and their uniqueness too. It led them to work on their Monthly Project – Celebrities With a Difference wherein three teams researched about five celebrities each, who had disabilities and had still made their mark. The students shared their presentations in the class – Buncee, Google Slides & a SWAY presentation. ( ICT Integration ) The students strengthened their conceptual knowledge about nuances of biographies. Besides they, they continued to practice article writing. This time the topic was in sync with SDG -Gender Equality. The lessons concluded with a UT revision pen & paper class test. All lessons had sections where students shared the Word of the Day & sentences with the class , Caption Contests, NIE reading and Thought of the Day. हिन्दी: छात्रों को भाषिक ज्ञान देते हुए व्याकरणिक विषयों का ही ज्ञान प्रदान किया गया | मजदूर दिवस और मातृदिवस से संबंधित नारा – लेखन कराया गया , जिसके माध्यम से छात्रों ने अपने भाव प्रकट किए | उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय का अर्थ समझाते हुए उनका प्रयोग कहाँ और कैसे किया जाता है , उससे परिचित कराया गया | शब्द कैसे बनते हैं और शब्द पद में कैसे बदल जाते हैं इस जानकारी को छात्रों के साथ साझा किया गया | पत्रों का हमारे जीवन में क्या महत्त्व है और हम पत्र – विधा को कैसे सँभालकर रख सकते हैं , इन बातों की जानकारी देते हुए अनौपचारिक पत्र का प्रारूप कराया गया | विभिन्न उदाहरणों के माध्यम से पत्रों का लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया | उपसर्ग – प्रत्यय , शब्द और पद की लिखित पुनरावृत्ति कराई गई | रचनात्मक विषयों के अभ्यास द्वारा छात्रों में रचनात्मकता का विकास हुआ | व्याकरणिक विषयों द्वारा उनके भाषायी ज्ञान में वृद्धि हुई | महीने के तीसरे सप्ताह में उन्हें ‘ एवरेस्ट मेरी शिखर यात्रा ‘पाठ जो कि पहली भारतीय महिला जिन्होंने भारत की सबसे ऊँची पर्वत चोटी माउंट एवरेस्ट की चढ़ाई की थी , द्वारा लिखा गया है | यह पाठ उन्हीं की एवरेस्ट की यात्रा पर आधारित है | छात्रों को पाठ से संबंधित एक वीडियो दिखाई गई और पाठ की व्याख्या की गई | सतत् विकास लक्ष्य -१७ लक्ष्य हेतु भागीदारी से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें बताया गया कि किस तरह लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने हेतु हम हर तरह की चुनौतियों का सामना करना चाहिए | संस्कृत: “सोऽहम् ” की भावना को शिक्षा का महत्वपूर्ण अंग स्वीकार कर ‘सभी को शिक्षा के माध्यम से स्वस्थ जीवन देना और सभी के जीवन स्तर में सुधार लाना’ की भावना को स्वीकारते हुए ‘’परोपकार ही जीवन का सर्वोत्कृष्ट और चिरस्थायी तत्व है’’ विषय का मनोरंजक और आश्चर्यजनक घटनाओं के माध्यम से जीवनमूल्यों का निरूपण करता पाठ २ –‘कल्पवृक्ष:’ के माध्यम से नाट्यांशावबोधन विधा और संवाद विधा से परिचित कराया गया । भाव पक्ष के साथ- साथ छात्रों ने स्वजीवन में कहानियों से सामंजस्यीकरण करते हुए मूल्यपरक प्रश्नों पर चर्चा की । साहित्यिक कल्पनाशीलता और सृजनात्मकता की योग्यता का विकास का मौलिक ज्ञान प्रदान किया गया । शब्दकोश में वृद्धि करते हुए , वाक्यों में कारक-विभक्ति – उपपद विभक्ति का सम्यक ज्ञान प्राप्त कर पदपरिचय में निपुणता प्राप्त करना । रचनात्मक विधा के अंतर्गत अनुप्रयोगात्मक रूप में अभ्यास कराते हुए स्पष्ट कराया गया । पाठवाचन , श्रवण कौशल , भाषिक कार्य और गद्यांशावबोधन कार्य करने की योग्यता प्रदान की गई । PBL- शतृ प्रत्यय का तीनों लिङ्गों में अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास कराया गया । उपपद विभक्ति आधारित तालिका कराते हुए भित्तिपत्र तैयार कराना । अंतर्विषयक- (नैतिक शिक्षा और साहित्य) FRENCH The students actively participated during the class. They topics covered were : Recap of contracted articles, Partitive articles, Reflexive verbs, Textbook reading, Message writing. All topics were taught with supportive study materials like word documents and PPT. Additional worksheets were solved during the online classes to enhance their knowledge and understanding. GERMAN After the completion of the Lektion-1 (Allein zu Hause) from Beste Freunde B1.1, the lessons began with a deeper, detailed understanding of the grammar topics like zu+infinitive, brauchen zu+infinitive, Genetiv, preposition während, covered in the first chapter, from Get Ready Book, in which reading comprehension, writing E-mails and grammar exercises were done. The students were also introduced to Lektion-2 (Wir kaufen Nichts) through a video on Kauf- nix Tag (Buy nothing Day!) https://youtu.be/D_1l7at0UGI -- Buy nothing day (Kauf nix Tag) https://youtu.be/MG6xavgvzZQ -- - Buy nothing day PHYSICAL EDUCATION In their PE lessons, the students worked on:
INDIAN DANCE In the Indian Dance lessons, students learnt about the Lord of Dance-Natraja through Shiv Vandana and an open discussion about the story behind. Through Asamyukta hasta mudra’s (single hand gestures) used in Shiv Vandana, students learnt about the hand gestures which describe Lord Shiva such as Trishula, Sarpashirsh, Katka, Chandrakala. After that, they danced to a beautiful song name- ‘Jai Jai Kedara’. Dance form: Kathak Song: Jai Jai Kedara Video link : https://youtu.be/LRZMKXQ40YE WESTERN DANCE In the Western Dance lessons, the students learnt : Dance Form: Hip Hop The emphasis was laid upon basic hand positions. DRAMA & THEATRE Drama lessons included:
INDIAN MUSIC In Indian Music lessons, the students learnt:
Reference video link for the song: https://youtu.be/hYiDSPB1hlI WESTERN MUSIC In their Western Music lessons, the students worked on:
VISUAL ART In their Visual Art lessons, students learnt:
LIFE SKILLS
The classes continued with the topic Emotional quotient and the importance of having a high EQ. Along with the concept of EQ, emphasis was laid on Social Quotient, understanding social intelligence, and what happens when social intelligence breaks down . Students solved a checklist and self-assessment inventory on SQ to check their social behaviour. As a consequence of their lessons, students learnt “How to connect with people” with the proper understanding of different social roles.
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