POLYTHENE:BAGS OF TROUBLE BHAKTILATA SWAIN TGT Science JNV KHORDHA

Unit Summary  Students take the role of scientists,they go for research on hazards of polythene.Collect information about the huge use of polythene and the consequences after its use.Polythene bags are amongst major contributor to environmental pollution and related hazards. They conduct an experiment on collecting polythene wrappers from the school campus everyday, for five days. Finally they get this conclusion that, we use more polythene than our amount of food. they convey this message to their friends in the school,to the teachers & parents. They create awareness among all the school campus 

CURRICULUM FRAMING QUESTION Essential Question Am I responsible? Unit Questions How can we minimize the use of polythene in my school campus? How can we minimize the use of polythene in my school campus? Content Questions What is polythene? What is polythene? What are effects of using polythene? What are effects of using polythene? How it contribute to environmental pollution? How it contribute to environmental pollution?

Vision For Unit  By creating this unit, I want to Try out new methods to make environmental issues relevant to my students lives Try out new methods to make environmental issues relevant to my students lives Think of ways to involve my students more in the community During this unit, I want my students to learn ways to connect environmental pollution problems to their daily lives Use technology to communicate with different audience

Project Approaches As my students work on this project, they Establish a connection with environmental degradation and themselves Collaborate with peers and community members Create a product that shows what they have learned Share the learning with a real audience

Request for Feedback Need innovative ways to help students understand the concept of environmental pollution by polythene keeping their interest alive Need help assessing students higher-order thinking skill