Before – After Images of iSmart Classroom
– Bala Anand During construction: The lab in iSmart classroom Work space getting its false ceiling done: After completion of work: -Sundar
Read out all(formerly Aura Auro Design) – LEARN, GROW, WORK, TEACH
STEM land Walkthrough
It was a combined class with the 7th and 9th graders. I observed that everyone were engaged and were working with their peers and facilitators. I decided to take a short video of whats happening.
Read out allSpinner: MIT app inventor
A child from 7th grade made a spinner using MIT app inventor. He took 3 weeks to complete the project. MIT app Inventor: It is an application where you can make mobile app. It is similar to scratch where you can stick...
Read out allVisitors to STEM Land
We usually have visitors to STEM Land and this week around 20 trainees of the Puchki program(trains teachers to take up environmental aspects) in Auroville had come to STEM Land. They were so excited to see what the children were doing in...
Read out allVaughn Cube
During Maths class children were having difficulty in telling tables quickly. Our children were able to tell tables in order but it was difficult when it was random. So we started using Vaughn cube. Vaughn cube is a set of videos which...
Read out allStory of minus into minus is plus & programming for the same
Children from 8th were learning algebra and had difficulties with the sign operations. They were able to come up with stories of multiplying minus into plus, plus into minus and plus into plus but they couldn’t come up with a story of...
Read out allInauguration of clay room
Roof: The Roof was built with slabs that were attached together with bindings, and sealed off with some material that had become torn and corroded. Thus making rain water seep in. The solution was covering the cracks with tar sheets. Naveen had...
Read out all(x + y + z)^3 Visualisation
Naveen and I were trying to visualise (x + y + z)^3 with Lavanya a 9th grader in Udavi using the Montessori Cube. We are able to formulate (x + y + z)^3 = x^3 + y^3 +z^3 + 3x^2y + 3x^2z...
Read out allQuadcopter Quadcopter
In STEM Land 9th std children were very eager to do the Quad copter. They wanted to do something different which inspires themselves as well others. We are building an i-smart class room and the 9th std children wanted to paint the...
Read out allClay room
Painting Outside: Third graders took responsibility to paint outside. This being a room for clay and woodwork, we wanted to paint it with a natural brownish red-soil color. We inquired with a few painters and once they understood our idea, they all...
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