Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Shadow activity - Making Silhouette, Tracing human Shadows and Animal cutouts

Students first made the outline of shadows of the their body in different styles in open sun . Thus silhouette were prepared .Students also prepared shadows using animal stick figures  in open sun lit area .These activities helped them to learn all the characteristics of shadow  regarding  colour of shadow ,direction of shadow formation .
They also learnt shadow formation requires three important things a source of light , an opaque body and a screen .











Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Uses and Abuses of Science Cass V Bulletin board


Students of V  A prepared a bulletin board on the topic -Uses and Abuses of Science and Technology. They focussed the various machines made by man to make life comfortable but at the same time, the atom bomb and pollution created due to the advancement of science and technology is harming man.
Students made poster and wrote message to develop awareness to save humanity and nature. 







VA lab activity .distilled water does not conduct electricity whereas Salty water conducts electricity (23.11.2019)

Students of VA observed that the LED bulb in the circuit does not glow when the ends of the circuit are dipped in distilled water. When salt is added to the water the LED bulb glows. When the salt concentration increases The bulb glows more brightly.
This activity was followed by learning that the Human body is a conductor of electricity. Students learnt the various precautions to be followed while working with electricity. Students surveyed the danger warning signals on their floor.






MIME Interschool Event Suncity, Gurugram (22.11.2019)


Students of DAV  Pushpanjali participated in interschool competition MIME at Suncity Gurugram in both the individual  category and as a group. 
Pravar of Class V  A bagged  first position in Rhapsody -Divergent Thinking 
Jingle with Mingle. He prepared the Jingle  on the spot and presented it .CONGRATULATIONS!  TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS .








Monday, 25 November 2019

LIBRARY WEEK - WORKSHOP BY IRA SEHGAL



Vocabulary Enhancement  Workshop was organised in the DAV Pushpanjali School by Ms Ira Sehgal. She made the students play games. They played games to write twenty-five words with BA. A game based on adjectives and a game to name words with the last alphabet of the previous word.
















Tuesday, 19 November 2019

ACIDS AND ALKALI IN FOOD ITEMS (RESEARCH ACTIVITY USING BEET ROOT INDICATOR ) CLASS VI A 19.11.2019


Students of VI A performed a research activity to test  daily life food items for their acidity and alkalinity . Students in groups tested that soap solution is alkaline and soda is acidic .
Acidic food items in large concentration  cause headache, mood swings   in people .
Students also explained neutralization reaction to cancel the acid  effect in tooth decay ,indigestion to reduce acidity using an alkali   as Calcium hydroxide reducing acidic effect in soil and lakes .