RESPONSE - ABILITY PAYAKOI PRIMARY SCHOOL, GUJARAT, INDIA

Mathematics

CONTENT

Mathematics

Develop understanding of statistical variability.

Character

Develop Empathy

Global Goal

Skill

Observation, Teamwork, Reasoning and Proof, Communication

Age Group

11-12 years / Grade 6

Learning Standards

Mcrel  level 3, grades 6-8

http://www2.mcrel.org/compendium/standardDetails.asp?subjectID=34&standardID=9

Prerequisite

Recognize statistical questions, Variability

LEARNING GOAL & PURPOSE

This is an inspiring story of change where students of Payakoi Primary  School, Gujarat, India were bothered about one of their friends, who was not able to come to school because of his disability. They used a bicycle to pull him to school every day. When it broke, they took turns to bring him to school, sometimes carrying him. Played games he could join in and made him feel comfortable. With this experience of social awareness and teamwork, students can see a practical experience of how there can be simple solutions to problems around them. It is only a matter to Feel about them and then come up with a doable solution. 

Lesson Plan

  • Show the video (about 3 minutes). Reflection: How have you feel? Can you think about challenges that a person with disabilities has to face every day?
  • We are going to develop a survey. With this, we are going to make a reflection about the difficulties a person with disabilities has to face every day. TIP: can be used to make a review of statistical questions, quantitative, qualitative. They can ask questions about city infrastructures, feelings, number of people affected in their everyday…
  • Collect data. For this, students can work in teams, and ask the questions on their surveys on different neighbourhoods. With the collected data, they will learn: Mean, Median and Mode…  TIP: also applicable for data analysis, the concept of distribution.
  • Communication: make others know about your survey. How to represent statistics, use of charts. TIP: Be creative! Use art design for posters, or make a nice ppt to impact others!