This year my students are first grade, I’m just meeting them, they are also new to Stem Education and many other things. There are 23 students in my class. 6 of my students are Syrian, 2 of them are Sudanese, 1 of them are Somali and the others are Turkish. Peace is a concept that we value very much . We are one with our differences
This learning activity is a result of the Terra Mission MOOC. I very much appreciate the Terra Mission teaching and learning resources. The lesson on climate change displayed by Gynzy platform is relevant and corresponds to students’ interests and curiosity. There is a strong focus on learning by doing activities which stimulates communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.
Why This Event?
There is three reason for his event ;
* There are children from different countries in my class who have migrated due to war and different reasons.
* The forest fires that broke out in Turkey last summer made us all very sad. Deforestation is a major threat to climate change. So we have to do a favor for our Earth. The tree is also a symbol of peace for us.
* It is very important to me that my students, especially my female students, who are new to Stem and many learning areas, are active in Stem and science activities.
Preparation Work
I specifically wanted to read Wangari’s peace tree to my pupils because it is very important for girls to be involved in science, science and Stem activities. Wangari is a great example for us.
Who is WANGARI MAATHAI?
I specifically wanted to read Wangari’s peace tree to my pupils because it is very important for girls to be involved in science, science and Stem activities. Wangari is a great example for us.
* She worked for his country, for peace.
*Worked to combat deforestation and erosion. At the same time, the tree is a symbol of peace in his country.
*The first girl to be educated in her country. Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
The forest fires that broke out in Turkey last summer made us all very sad. Deforestation is a major threat to climate change. So we have to do a favor for our Earth.
Mind Map
I asked a disscusion question “What do you think about trees?”
They answered on Coogle tool.
Interaction Video
Watched an interaction video about Wangari Maathi.
Reading
After reading the Wangari’s Peace Trees, we searched for the words deforestation, reforestation and germination that we had just learned, and each student made their own plan.
Designing
It was desired to create a peace forest by designing three-dimensional trees that can stand without using glue with the materials provided.
Individual Planning :10 minutes
Team Planning: 10 minutes
Tree Building: 30 minutes
Product – see our video on the link below
https://youtu.be/H9p_mEecO5o
PEACE FOREST
Mother Tongue Development
17 April World Haiku Day
They made a word cloud study by using the Wordart tool with the words they learned.
BIOMIMICRY
(21 APRIL WORLD INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY DAY)
Design inspired by nature, develop technology. This is called “biomimicry”.
*Inspired by nature, we made a design by observing that maple seeds turn and fall to the ground.
For inspiration from nature, we studied maple seeds and observed that they fell to the ground by spinning.
They examined the maple seeds and observed that they had spun and fell to the ground. like a propeller. They built a helicopter and a seed launch pod.
See our video on the link: https://youtu.be/bxJQgrTClDo
BIOMIMICRY
Congratulations.