Grade 4-A
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Students returned from their winter break and the new term began with the start of a new unit under the transdisciplinary theme – ‘Who we are’. In this unit, they will be inquiring about human body systems, their interdependence and the impact of lifestyle choices on the body.
As a tuning in activity to the first line of inquiry –‘How Body Systems Work’, they reassembled different parts of objects like torch, pen and mobile arriving at the conclusion that every system is has different parts and are interdependent on each other, thus connecting to the body systems. The students rearranged the puzzle pieces of the digestive system to understand the different organs in it and the order in which the food travels in the digestive system. They also watched a video to consolidate their understanding of digestive system. They were involved in a discussion on the importance of various types of nutrients present in food and identified the various kinds of food in each category. In their English classes, they understood the nuances of Journal writing and have started to maintain a food journal. They also learnt about travelogue and wrote the travelogue of food by portraying their understanding of how food travels in the stomach. The 2nd body system that they have started their inquiry into is the Respiratory system. They also recognised the different organs of respiratory system and the mechanism of breathing through a video and breathing exercise in the classroom. Students performed a simple bottle and balloon experiment in order to understand how the lung functions and the importance of diaphragm. An experiment to test the lung capacity was conducted to strengthen their understanding on the importance of lungs and how the capacity of the lung varies from person to person. To further the students understanding of what they have learnt, Ms Kamal Shah, PYP Principal came in as a guest speaker to enlighten the students about the role of healthy eating and lifestyle choices that can be easily adopted by them.
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February 2017
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