During Electronics:
We were making an instrument to measure a high frequency. Using counter we want to measure high frequency that the CRO cant measure. We tried measuring the frequency of a oscillator and it was around 70 KHz.
Prathap
(formerly Aura Auro Design) – LEARN, GROW, WORK, TEACH
The 5th and 6th grade children were formed into 2 groups of of 4(2 boys and 2 girls in each) and a group of 3(2 boys and a girl). Each group measured something different
Some groups had difficulty and were confused with the standards on the tapes. ie, inches, cm, metre and feet. They managed to measure everything in cms at the end with the help of each other. I thought they they got some idea on how to measure. Naveen and I were able to notice that they have difficulty in converting cm to m.
Naveen and Bala
7th Grader of Isai Ambalam School:
During electronic class the student learnt how to glow a LED with switch control. The students were able to do the circuit. At first without switch the were able to connect the circuit. After that they used switch and made the LED to glow.
Outcomes of the students:
They don’t know anything about electronics and today they learnt about resistor, LED, switch and battery. Using these components they learnt how to connect the circuit on the bread board and the LED was glowing. When it was glowing they felt very happy and excited. And they told they will use these idea in their project. They will explain to their lower class children.
Prathap
We inaugurated the STEM land at IsaiAmbalam school on 1st March 2016. This is our second center on STEM. We started the event with a short powerful speech by all of us (Arun, Bala, Naveen, Prathap, Sanjeev, Sundar and Vaidegi) and then Subash – Isai Ambalam Head Master, Kavitha – IsaiAmbalam Coordinator and Sanjeev lit up the Kuthu Velakku as the sign of STEM Land openning.
Stem Land has Montessori materials, Rubiks cubes, Strategic games, Soldering station and Aravindh Kupta toys materials. Children (including Udavi students) put up 15 stalls to show up their projects. Each was in different areas.
Some children put stalls on Strategic games, some on puzzles, some used Electronic circuits to lit up led and buzzer, Some made Soap Bubbles using Aravindh Kupta materials, Some children used Fraction kits to demonstrate the mathematical concepts (like fraction, angles, percentage), two of them used Denies cubes to play with simple algebraic equations, One used Rubiks cube.
It seemed children were excited to show their projects and explain the concept or the principle behind it.
Here is what everyone’s shared on STEM Land Inauguration.
Sanjeev:
STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering Mathematics some areas that are interrelated and can be learnt together, there are many more related areas that we will add as we work on them more. But, I would like to talk about why we use ‘Land’ and not ‘Lab’. We as educators are looking for natural learning environments and if children can learn English naturally in England we hope that children will learn STEM naturally at STEM Land.
Bala:
Stemland at Udavi School has made the children to be independent and responsible for their studies. The children have a plan and know what they want to accomplish for that week. They work either on a project or a chapter from a book. I have noticed that there has been peer and multi grade learning among the children and they learn a lot talking to each other. Stemland has given me the opportunity to have one to one conversation with a child which I was missing when I was taking a regular class. It makes me feel that we are equals. This culture has been built over the past year and I hope something similar emerges in Isai Ambalam too.
Arun:
As a team we explore Learn, Grow, Work and Teach. STEM Land came from a wild idea where children are given responsibility for their own growth and learning. I see the children more responsible after exploring STEM Land. I also learned to be more responsible working with the children.
Naveen:
Its a new experience for us to work with the young children(i.e 4th – 7th Grade). We use Montessori materials to learn math and we also do hands on work(Aravind Gupta Science Toys) to learn some of the concepts in science class. The children have the courage to create their own science and electronics projects . They are also creative and interested in doing hands on work. The children here are responsible for their learning and as well as for the materials in STEM Land.
Vaidegi:
Stem Land is a place which connects the theoretical knowledge with practical experience. I used Montessori materials to demonstrate Algebraic simple equation, Angles, Fraction, Percentage.
Prathap:
From my experience when I entered Udavi Stem land I felt it was the place to learn new things and also I felt I am responsible for my growth. I learnt programming in Python and in Scratch. I also learnt to design circuits and to analyze and simulated the circuits. In Isai Ambalam school I see my children are responsible for their growth. I see joy in learning with my children in Stem land. I see project based learning in Stem land. I also see self learning for them self and peer learning as a group.
Sundar:
In STEMLAND there are a variety of strategy games, Cast Puzzles the children enjoy playing.
In STEMLAND the three ground rules are:
1) Respect yourselves,
2) Respect others,
3) Respect the materials,
that play an essential role in creating the atmosphere.
At the end, we distributed samosa which is always a favorite snack of our children.
Some of the 7th std children took fixing the STEMLAND name board as a project, they started off by learning how a SSD (Seven Segment Display) works. Then they assembled the units in a bread board, but there was a bug they couldn’t power up with a 9V battery or else the SSD would burn out. To tackle this they added resistors to control the current. The other bug was some of the SSD were common anode and other common Cathode:Once the type was figured out the SSD were powered up and tested.
After the children demonstrated and interacted with the visitors by
List of projects / area which the children had demonstrated for the inauguration.
My Speech:
The 6th std students wanted to learn soldering, they came up with simple circuits of connecting LED’s to PCB boards and Powering up using batteries. One of them had also seen a buzzer (made in STEMLAND) that produces sound when the circuit was completed and wanted to implement it in the new building of Udavi School.
The students mounted the components and applied flux and then soldered them to the PCB.
The class started with sharing of what they had learned and the homework from the previous class :
Setup:
Task given in class:
At the end of the class we shared what was the new things they had learned and how they felt:
Homework:
Naveen: I would like to be more rigorous in being prepared for the class and to check their homework.
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