Project plants and uses

PLANTS AND THEIR USES

Objectives

1. To know about various plants of surroundings.
2. To know uses of plants.
3. To classify the plants on basis of their uses.
4. To collect information of plants.
5. To know the difference between the parts of various plants.
6. To Gain the knowledge about the uses of various plants.
7. To Develop the awareness of importance of plants among the people.
8. To Present data collected by using digital tools.
9. To learn and practice various software tools and applications.

What prior skills are assumed

1. Collecting data
2. Entering data in spread sheets.
3. Typing in text document.
4. Introduction to using camera and audio recorder.

Resources needed

Hardware

1. paper , pencil for data collection.
2. Camera for taking pictures of plants.
3. Audio recorder for record interview.
4. Computer for data entry.

Software

1. spread sheet, text editing software.

Project output

Activities

1. Surrounding Plants observation.
2. Data collection of plants.
3. Taking photographs of plants.
4. Data entry and analysis
5. Presentation : photos and videos of plants, text.
6. Preparing village map indicating plants location.
7. Compiling as a book named “plants of our village“

Digital portfolio

Level 1

1. Tabulated and analyzed data.
2. Text summary of interviews and analysis.

Level 2

1. Video clips of interviews
2. Photos and videos of plants
3. Concept maps exploring plants uses

Implementation notes

When during the school year will it be done

1. Level 1- After completion of data processing module
2. Level 2- After completion of graphics module
3. Level 3-End of year

Duration and modality of the project

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