Project medicinal plants and uses

Medicinal plants in our Village

Objectives

1. Can take pictures of medicinal plants
2. Can collect the data of medicinal plants
3. Can make a video of medicinal plants
4. Can making an interview
5. Can understand the Uses of plants
6. Can make a book

What prior skills are assumed

1. How to take photos
2. How to take an interview
3. How to collect the data
4. How to enter the data
5. How to record audio
6. How to use spread sheets

Resources needed

Hardware

1. Paper,Pencil
2. Camera or Mobile
3. Computers

software

1. Spread sheet and text editor

Project output

Activities

1. Interviewing
2. Data collection
3. Data entry and analysis
4. Presentation
   1. Pictures
   2. Audio and Video Presentations

Digital portfolio

Level 1

1. Tabulation
2. Analyzing the data
3. Text summary of interviews

Level 2

1. Capturing photographs of Medicinal Plants
2. Text summary of interviews and analysis with photographs
3. Making poster of the plants which they collected
4. Making and Distributing pamphlets among the school children
5. Writing Slogans about the uses of the plants on the walls

Level 3

1. Compiling Video clips of interviews
2. Compiling the data as a book
3. Concept maps exploring achievements in various areas.

Implementation notes

Notes for the teacher

Sundar Lal Bahuguna inspired the children and people of Tehri Gharwal by his "Chipko Movement". Here also students need to get inspiration about the plants and their uses.It is very good opportunity for them to know about the useful plants around them. It is very easy to collect the data of various plants which are used as medicine from their surroundings. Every plant has its own medicinal value. If they don't know about a plant, they can ask their parents or any other person who knows about the plant or they can collect the information from the internet also. This will increase communication skills in children. This leads to all round development of the child. This project contains three levels.

When during the school year will it be done

1. Level 1-
2. Level 2
3. Level 3

Duration and modality of the project

1. Data collection - through homework based questionnaire
2. Data entry - 1 week
3. Data analysis - 1 week