{"id":330,"date":"2023-05-13T13:33:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/?p=330"},"modified":"2023-05-13T13:33:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:33:20","slug":"project-based-learning-grade-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/project-based-learning-grade-3\/","title":{"rendered":"PROJECT BASED LEARNING GRADE 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PBL journey on trophic dynamics involved a range of activities that enabled students to understand <strong><em>how energy flows through ecosystems.<\/em><\/strong> The journey began with a <em>KWL chart<\/em> where students identified what they knew, what they wanted to learn, and what they had learned about the topic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"default_cursor_cs\" dir=\"auto\">The entry event involved exploring<strong> <em>how humans obtain energy from food<\/em><\/strong>, which helped students understand the basics of trophic dynamics. The students then engaged with an <em>ecopreneur<\/em> who shared her knowledge and experience on <strong><em>food chains<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>ecosystems.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"default_cursor_cs\" dir=\"auto\">As part of the project on energy through <strong><em>simple machines<\/em><\/strong>, the students learned about the transfer of energy in various forms and how simple machines work. They then applied this knowledge to create models of simple machines and explained how they transfer energy.<\/div>\n<div class=\"default_cursor_cs\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"default_cursor_cs\" dir=\"auto\">The students also conducted research on <strong>food chains<\/strong> and wrote animal reports that allowed them to understand the role of different <strong>organisms<\/strong> in the <strong>ecosystem.<\/strong> They created flyers and petitions to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining a stable food chain and the consequences of disrupting the trophic dynamics.<\/div>\n<div class=\"default_cursor_cs\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"default_cursor_cs\" dir=\"auto\"><em>Overall, the PBL journey on trophic dynamics helped the students develop a deep understanding of the topic, critical thinking skills, and a sense of responsibility towards the environment. They learned how energy flows through ecosystems and how they can contribute to conserving energy and promoting sustainability.<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Written by<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>Fatima Ishaq<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-331 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1-300x240.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1-1536x1228.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1-1568x1253.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-332 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-300x240.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1536x1228.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM-1568x1253.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-13-at-6.19.05-PM.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PBL journey on trophic dynamics involved a range of activities that enabled students to understand how energy flows through&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/project-based-learning-grade-3\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PROJECT BASED LEARNING GRADE 3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[226,221,220,222,224,223,225],"class_list":["post-330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pbl-grade-3","tag-ecopreneur","tag-ecosystems","tag-energy","tag-environment","tag-flyers","tag-food-chains","tag-organisms","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions\/335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/310\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}