tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84347109324461001202024-02-18T21:02:48.745-08:00my toy factoryPriyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-48435197111571975892010-09-13T08:04:00.000-07:002010-09-15T00:01:47.969-07:00The Factory Guide<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Trying out styles for the character - This is done by painting waste packaging material and adding its characteristics as vectors and textures. </span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Looking at the central character which will act as a common thread through the manual stressing on the element of storytelling</span></div> <br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A mood board of styles and visual characteristics of the Guide</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;">Getting children to create their own toys and play environments using everyday junk that is easily available to them at no cost.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Helping them attribute character and story to the toys as well as understanding the inherent science in the structure of the toys.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A bank of toys and structures which is the basis for creating characters and environments in which these characters interact. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A manual which has templates / instructions / tear outs / stickers etc which help children make the 3-D toys (characters and structures)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A mat which provides a base on which the entire constructed environment can be placed and interacted with. </span></span><br />
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Creating a book which would tell the story of a sequence of toys and characters who would be the props that the child constructs while they read the story. A linear narrative which tells the story of the creator of the toy factory who found a new life in everyday junk and used it to build the factory and invent lots of new toys. <br />
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</b>Creating a series of mats which provide a base on which the toys can be played with. T</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">he mats create the environment. They have 3-D elements like pop-up buildings / trees etc. The mats could be attached with pull out instructions which help you make the toy. There would be a series of mats which could be tiled to build a story. <br />
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-The come-back value to a linear narrative. The motivation to make these toys again and again.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <br />
-The environment of the toy simply being provided and not improvise</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">d upon by the child in any manner. <br />
-</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">The toy being used only as a prop not bringing out the true essence of the toy – No understanding of the science or freedom/role in building the character of the toy.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <br />
-No particular push to use the junk itself. Only a subtle motivation to use junk through the underlying story. </span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> -Difficulty in sequencing toys to relate to each other to create the entire narrative. Limitation in the toys.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <br />
-</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">The mats would create a further problem of sequencing the story for the child. Interaction steps would be increased in a confusing manner.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr5moCDo-ePX-eXApJf-1eHE7R3EYt-_jZo2NIWfIuECspc4pBo0uqL8ZvjURf6Dkr5pKxK09b7agjgmeC8Am4JDatnobPTt0pM7JU2IZ7Wx5sEnqd15nGxTQxVnDuOtNKdHVztBZjJM/s1600/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509781521465579042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr5moCDo-ePX-eXApJf-1eHE7R3EYt-_jZo2NIWfIuECspc4pBo0uqL8ZvjURf6Dkr5pKxK09b7agjgmeC8Am4JDatnobPTt0pM7JU2IZ7Wx5sEnqd15nGxTQxVnDuOtNKdHVztBZjJM/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 269px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 400px;" /></a></div>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-82676690658248290782010-08-25T09:40:00.000-07:002010-08-25T10:22:01.491-07:00Styles and Prototypes<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">PROTOTYPING<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Idea for sample spread</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchKISjyA8h3qMkTTa4VzOhiHO-6PMfhhZRh2MqAeTYzwHA4cEyQtlkJJwyohPYsuLlbBK7lD2HWLwsrxfb3T1lmfVeeB0Eh3dslod6YBBZoFWmSXsBC3F_Kau_MAVOwfkMaA-cyaLKXA/s1600/sketch3.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNvNWtFmLT5nwQvpPSi7g0FXW5mTgg1oUbnOA0wZ7ud1IeHLinP1YmE6gTVWHDFL1QJ-KfyMdy949CpxZO4Oln9QgVMrlRTXjJxfzmWPrj7Gj4nM_kr-8Jt-umFvBsDMx3nlX-KNsGp0/s200/prototype8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509392515126823330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looking at STYLE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Styles : Collage / Vector / Hand drawn / Mixes</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSOk9lTim9_jgrolrQgOcnnfAgZDYKVU3o8ywMXyhJSUJRzJ9rdPMzCnwibts5SuNDM3wJl16wgWRgBLiNoUo2Qwm20hrwMMDxhajBsyUXy4XYSou0n7uTSr8tdyjNMPIYUxiz44AlLA/s1600/styles1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 495px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSOk9lTim9_jgrolrQgOcnnfAgZDYKVU3o8ywMXyhJSUJRzJ9rdPMzCnwibts5SuNDM3wJl16wgWRgBLiNoUo2Qwm20hrwMMDxhajBsyUXy4XYSou0n7uTSr8tdyjNMPIYUxiz44AlLA/s400/styles1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509385928674608930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Environments created through illustration.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiCCSsk8AKgQ-y1rZADYpndP4lSejU8Kloz387aewjztzBiceKT0wTAF7ZW6s4bvNjm1B10weylN0Ow3b0HHsX_h4bkE6dFcgJd3RVQcLtl-EAmU-RLjDv59AHMsdNdIhOwCnph1Cwt4/s1600/styles2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; 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font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">by Leah Mann with editing assistance from Diana Coogle, Amy Williams and Ela Lamblin</span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">What if, in school, everyone always got to play? What if the concept of learning always included the concept of fun? Ela Lamblin and I, cofounders of Lelavision Physical Music and performers and presenters at the <a href="http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/woolery%202.htm">New Horizons For Learning 2004 Summer Conference</a>, often work in classrooms to bring a sense of play to the tasks of learning. </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">For instance, I was recently teaching a group labeled "below grade level" readers. We were working on pronunciation and word recognition, specifically on the concept of digraphs: two consonants that make one sound. Digraph is a strange and difficult term, but these students will always remember it and what it means. Suddenly, I clutched my throat and fell on the floor feigning a dramatic death and said we would be working on "di"graphs now. The kids loved it and joined enthusiastically into the game of "ch, ch, chugging" around the room, "sh, sh, shuffling our feet, "wh, wh, whirling about. </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Surprise is a playful and underused teaching tool.<br /> </strong> In another class near one of the largest housing projects in Seattle, a middle school student just couldn't curtail his beat boxing. Instead of asking him to stop, I suggested he work with me. We became collaborators as he stood at the front of the class and backed me up with a beat while I rhythmically and arrhythmically gave directions for the assignment. The class got the instructions, the musical student felt affirmed for putting his beat in an appropriate context, and everyone got a good laugh. </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Fostering this sort of habitat of adventure and collaboration is another fun tool. </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I am generally in schools as a guest artist or for residencies not more than eight weeks. But you educators are there every day as "significant others" and role models for these students, our future. And I am here to encourage you to take seriously not taking yourself so seriously!!</span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> The work of play is part of Lelavision's mission, as demonstrated even in our name. "Lela" is a Sanskrit term meaning "creative spark," the aspect of creation that is "play." Ela and I bring creative play into the classroom because we are immersed daily in this messy fun as our work. We want to inspire everyone we have opportunity to work with to nurture their imagination and creativity throughout their lives. </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Ela, Lelavision's resident inventor, fabricates musical sculptures, learning about and applying whatever engineering and physics principles are necessary for strength and aural capabilities. Once the sculpture is structurally sound, we begin playing, improvising and experimenting with it to find compositional and choreographic possibilities. Sometimes it takes us two years to complete this big learning-curve process. We consult and study with other experts to fully realize our hybrid integration of forms. For our most recent project, we consulted engineers from Boeing and studied Classical Indian dance and music from a visiting professor from the University of New Delhi. We transposed that "information" to instruments that look like flying saucers and volcanoes. </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Learning and play can be simultaneous<br /> </strong> At the New Horizons Conference, Lelavision will demonstrate the manifestation of this art process I just described in performance as well as provide experiential activities from our kinetic, aural, spacial and play-filled tool belt. Within our process of discovery and creation we have a motto: "Never let the fear of being bad at something stop you from trying!" We learn so much from our "mistakes," and often they become unexpected discoveries that feed and propel our work forward.</span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> What does Ms. Frizzle of <em>The Magic School Bus</em> say? "Let's get messy, take chances, make mistakes!!!!" (And learn from them!) I'd like to think that this mentality could propel students through graduation! </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">When Ela and I teach residencies, we often ask the students, "If necessity is the mother of invention, what would you create?" Across the board, whether students are affluent or impoverished, the number one answer is "a money-making machine." Though children in our western society seem to think the solution to their problems is best solved by outside sources, all us educators have the great opportunity to encourage them to look inward, to use their brainpower and imagination, which is their best, most accessible tool. </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The second most common reply is "a homework machine-- because schoolwork is no fun." But what if fun and learning were merged more often? When Ela was young, his father made a deal with him, saying "I won't buy you any toys, but I'll help you make whatever you want." This symbiotic learning/playing process has fostered a lifestyle based in a love of science, math, engineering and invention. That same creative and learning-based lifestyle blossoms into our performances and underscores our teaching. Using gestures and sounds, we teach physics. Using whole-body and group sentences, we teach grammar. Using students as the polyrhythmic equations, we teach math. </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>What will your doorway be?<br /> </strong> You know the saying? "Give a person a fish and they eat for a day. Teach a person to fish and they eat for a lifetime." How can we teach our children to have the gumption to stand up to life with all its challenges with well developed skills in invention, creative problem solving, self-motivated learning / inquiry / discovery?</span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> What if education was fun and everyone got to play? What if the joy of learning radiated from everyone in the classroom – teachers and students alike? Would students stay in school? Would they score just as well (or better!) on standardized tests? What if "creative spark" set afire the imagination to serve all subjects and "play" became a synonym for "learn"?</span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <strong>What if?<br /> </strong> This is big, and yet in a sense, no biggie. Incremental steps are key. First, start by teaching and leading from your own delight! </span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>What is fun to you?<br /> </strong> Because the converse of "Do what I say, not what I do" is truly one of the most powerful teaching tools. </span></p>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-66595157792311169912010-08-17T02:01:00.000-07:002010-08-17T12:23:26.614-07:00Design and Learning<a href="http://www.whosebehaviour.blogspot.com/">Aajwanthi</a>, <a href="http://www.akshataa-diplomaproject.blogspot.com/">Akshataa</a> and I did a presentation talking about the relevance of design in the realm of education. Speaking to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students about some design tools that can find their way into learning spaces.<strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><div style="width:425px" id="__ss_4987388"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/priyankachaurasia23/design-and-learning" title="Design and learning">Design and learning</a></strong><object id="__sse4987388" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=designandlearning-100817040341-phpapp02&stripped_title=design-and-learning"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed name="__sse4987388" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=designandlearning-100817040341-phpapp02&stripped_title=design-and-learning" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/priyankachaurasia23">priyankachaurasia23</a>.</div></div></strong>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-56970398522892682162010-08-16T01:28:00.000-07:002010-08-16T05:49:19.909-07:00Workshop 02<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >I did a second workshop at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shabhnams (Artist in Residence at Srishti) house</span> on Sunday (15th August). The workshop was attended by five children all around 12 years old.<br /><br />Since the workshop was to be done with an older and more intimate group I planned the workshop so that we would make a range of the slightly tougher toys which would help them to relate to some of the </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >science they've studied at school.<br />I realized that with an older age group the aspect of a story reduces </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >and the possibility </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >of building characters with the toys is also not as exciting.<br />The children werent as attached to the toys as the younger children or as fussy about the materials and were open to experimenting and coming up with their own toys based around the toys we made.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >This workshop was done more informally. Taking the workshop outside of school and with the small group made it a little less planned and more int</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >eractive in terms of what they did with the toys.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07wb-1LqcjEepyXnk4rtNCF4gbWkXQFa2uRF2ddgGWy6hud_spp2BgO7yb3dq2xaEyyT4YkiCYGsenHzqQaseUOxSK5eFz-z-r7CqNySnxoXnxC_PsoRl_yrVwyqwliRzDzdRnYV1ThU/s1600/IMG_1081.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07wb-1LqcjEepyXnk4rtNCF4gbWkXQFa2uRF2ddgGWy6hud_spp2BgO7yb3dq2xaEyyT4YkiCYGsenHzqQaseUOxSK5eFz-z-r7CqNySnxoXnxC_PsoRl_yrVwyqwliRzDzdRnYV1ThU/s320/IMG_1081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505954000942369314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />We bega</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >n with making the Straw Spinner which took a while and several attempts to get right for most of the children, but when it came to und</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >erstanding how it works they were quick to bring up prope</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >llers and the air being blocked by the finger (on the thinner straw) and coming out of the diagonal holes (in the thicker straw).<br />To keep the motion of something spinning go</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >ing we put together the Ball in the Air toy which was quick on the assembly. Using the bottle cap limited them to trying to get the ball to spin. But once we removed the bottle cap and got the ball to spin by blowing air through the straw, they began trying it with other things as well and made it into a game of shooting stuff at each other through the straw!!</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PATaz5YIj4pMJXqCNK19NQHOjAFqGOm-uwHCYuLoXfUlqZ8ZKLcN7oRHgjI9Uil4_KvLJjKGUBsUV4XFf6FPnQDEtkEeef7Gp7UAdDCx3ithbNGtlc4zs15BCovJC53DtezgxKyxaPU/s1600/IMG_1062.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PATaz5YIj4pMJXqCNK19NQHOjAFqGOm-uwHCYuLoXfUlqZ8ZKLcN7oRHgjI9Uil4_KvLJjKGUBsUV4XFf6FPnQDEtkEeef7Gp7UAdDCx3ithbNGtlc4zs15BCovJC53DtezgxKyxaPU/s200/IMG_1062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505954470749164498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK0B1kFUVejcLNgDQ38F9bg0qr5Di5JiX_oYtrC89AXXlVDtT7DqQTpeexgLax6JYBBM9qFsQwE75ObgpNp-koiaoCKR3fxJODC1HcHBmJMsg36dMkiLsvakps000ljlyoMXuqkhP7Ko/s1600/IMG_1067.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK0B1kFUVejcLNgDQ38F9bg0qr5Di5JiX_oYtrC89AXXlVDtT7DqQTpeexgLax6JYBBM9qFsQwE75ObgpNp-koiaoCKR3fxJODC1HcHBmJMsg36dMkiLsvakps000ljlyoMXuqkhP7Ko/s200/IMG_1067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505954474477637026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-l1eR1szE2OmhPkn1DNbYltdtKXqQLaTlCnUNCbtlNyGIBR_LmHyGznJipK2ecsTeRPSq6XzOgoLNMYwIMC9oDanKVfviZVBCa7T6iHcaEUdYR32d4NvjBbnOSIPV2g8hgWwIaOXn8M/s1600/IMG_1071.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-l1eR1szE2OmhPkn1DNbYltdtKXqQLaTlCnUNCbtlNyGIBR_LmHyGznJipK2ecsTeRPSq6XzOgoLNMYwIMC9oDanKVfviZVBCa7T6iHcaEUdYR32d4NvjBbnOSIPV2g8hgWwIaOXn8M/s200/IMG_1071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988667365553554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItwSlu9xAyAlHqdAMZicrJdx59EmgbAhIlq2gJfxcZjV9IllnqQVsVndD7YW7YCfKWua1PEY_0tvAqhBkIpwtSISTXKPeC3cPSkQHXpvzRGTaHUtHHebIcVhV6Omf8DAYBwhr2z_6KDs/s1600/IMG_1077.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItwSlu9xAyAlHqdAMZicrJdx59EmgbAhIlq2gJfxcZjV9IllnqQVsVndD7YW7YCfKWua1PEY_0tvAqhBkIpwtSISTXKPeC3cPSkQHXpvzRGTaHUtHHebIcVhV6Omf8DAYBwhr2z_6KDs/s200/IMG_1077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505954997520743378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We w</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >ent on to making the Sudarshan Chakra toy which was quite easily figured out by most but they were able to get it right and showed much more interest when i presented the formula for getting it to work everytime. They were able to relate to what a Centrifugal and Centripetal force is through the working of the Chakra.<br />To further explain the concept of the forces we put together the coin in the balloon as a demo which they were able to relate to a biker taking rounds in a circus. They had to be prompted in order to make the connection but seemed like they understo</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >od it with ease.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolO2YMB0sqMfhXwxkUCXWwHsziM1T28T_sabLgrj6IFPQ60kHvSm6V-XpvF7LPNaDWaiM9dZ99RWwNb5CNcbtumxNo1CWHRuGK1TD56i2E1M0tmc-Y-YlOMfODxChm8b_OY15JqHsa6Y/s1600/IMG_1094.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolO2YMB0sqMfhXwxkUCXWwHsziM1T28T_sabLgrj6IFPQ60kHvSm6V-XpvF7LPNaDWaiM9dZ99RWwNb5CNcbtumxNo1CWHRuGK1TD56i2E1M0tmc-Y-YlOMfODxChm8b_OY15JqHsa6Y/s200/IMG_1094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505955006053696146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bringing out the balloons caused quite a stir with making noise either by bursting the balloons or transforming them into noise makers as the air gets let out. To keep the noise going we made the Puppeteers Whistle. A few questions came up as to why we were using the match sticks and the paper in the whistle but were quickly answered by one of the boys in the workshop. The idea of something vibrating to make a sound was pretty familiar to them. Some of them modified the whistle to make a mair of tongs from the ice cream sticks.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >To see what else could be done by using vibration we made the Pencil Spinner. However, by this time the children had become a little restless and it didnt work out for any of them. We did pass around a pre-made model though which they tried out enthusiastically.<br /><br />I also demonstrated using newtons Cradle in the middle of the workshop which was exciting to most. they insisted on trying it out themselves and coming up with their own predictions. Again, a very open attitude to fiddling with the device.<br /><br />This workshop did not run through the theme of trying to build a narrative with these toy. The dynamic was altogether different with the age group present. The workshop spanned over nearly two hours and the interest in the toys were retained nearly throughout.<br />Ironically, when i walked into the house the children were all gathered around the computer engaged in a "violent game" (as they put it) and were hapy to run back to it as soon as i was done with the workshop. Getting back to questioning the relevance of this system of using tactile materials, getting the children involved through self initiation etc.<br /></span>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-11137757503882553132010-08-12T04:08:00.000-07:002010-08-13T03:06:00.902-07:00Workshop 01<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I did </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a workshop with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Standard 3 children at Mallya Aditi International School</span> on Wednesday (11th August). The workshop was attended by 18 children and a series of 4 to 5 toys was on the agenda.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">aim of the workshop</span></span> was to observe and judge:</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The ease of with which children understand and make the toys. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Their ability to tell a story through the toy or to understand an unde</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rlying narrati</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ve through </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the session. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The level of involvement when it comes to making a t</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">oy themselves.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The value they hold in making something out of simple / junk materials and the exciteme</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nt of actually playing with it.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">plan for the workshop</span>:</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Begin with origami and makin</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">g a character (an origami crow). <span style="font-style: italic;">Everyone </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">makes themselves a paper pet!</span><br />Making a bunch of paper fish. <span style="font-style: italic;">The pet is to be fed!</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />A game to see who catches the maximum number of fish in their crows beak. <span style="font-style: italic;">Whos pet is the best fed!</span><br />Making a whistle with ice cream sticks, rubber band</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">s, paper and match-sticks. <span style="font-style: italic;">Call your pet back to you! </span><br />Put the crow down to rest.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Relate the crows flight to a helicopter in the air. What makes the helicopter fly?</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Make straw spinner. <span style="font-style: italic;">Helicopter propeller lets </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">it fly.<br /></span>Make another toy that spins - The Ball that spins on a bottle cap when air is </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">blown through a </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">straws connected to the bottle cap. Encourage childr</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">en to save their straws and bottle caps and other suc</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">h materials to play with well know toys (the ball) in newer ways.<br />Distribute paper and crayons and ask them to draw a picture of their favourite toy and write a three line story about it.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3SarOzTSEpuPH95hzRzjxH1xK9oyf_vUUd26w1UbWupIf8hzJrjW8A2FrPmwNql7uJ90oMyySG4N2JdDqQ81ePw3GKOTy1Gdbe6NJ5o3RU-ALI9221dkgYxfFqdOBUQIM-zq9t4AoZo/s1600/IMG_0701.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3SarOzTSEpuPH95hzRzjxH1xK9oyf_vUUd26w1UbWupIf8hzJrjW8A2FrPmwNql7uJ90oMyySG4N2JdDqQ81ePw3GKOTy1Gdbe6NJ5o3RU-ALI9221dkgYxfFqdOBUQIM-zq9t4AoZo/s320/IMG_0701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504832229528313538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAEyN5sGmcTF4WRyTp-BdJue5XBmioZ-eU-rtnKVT4Riw_JwhX4HM1AlVH_9ypmxOslKRo-q3jQfBtnUq9fFQ_sl7DAmrGS59T81x5GfRZXpIYciBXwCmSuQJb8_VywkMMyhjuRA_Ek0/s1600/IMG_0705.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAEyN5sGmcTF4WRyTp-BdJue5XBmioZ-eU-rtnKVT4Riw_JwhX4HM1AlVH_9ypmxOslKRo-q3jQfBtnUq9fFQ_sl7DAmrGS59T81x5GfRZXpIYciBXwCmSuQJb8_VywkMMyhjuRA_Ek0/s320/IMG_0705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504832236805610738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What actually happened in the wo</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">rkshop</span>:</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I began with the origami crow. However it seemed a little difficult to make for the children. Them doing origami e</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">n</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">tailed a lot of excitement because theyve tried their hand at basics of origami and are famil</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">iar with its pote</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ntial. There was a lot of guessing</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> and sugge</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">stions as we went through making the crow. However there was a lot of assistance requ</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ired through the process of making it. The</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> instructions were tough to follow but </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">the children were quite comfortable using their hands. Some named their crow as they made it and o</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">thers took it for a flight across t</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">he table making their cr</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ow caw at other c</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">rows!<br /></span></span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApMAVCZubFaEpHDHVCanH6t9h6r3Vh38jitfeFPBO3jdDVrMh2RfkIdhn6skKTLt1ZuRcpC6p4IlglRdnBr_KjLTVS1QARf7AwIEGp2wVYpVIc9X2Pq57KM_B0Z41gpCcJrIhP-B1cgM/s1600/w1.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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Others made it and imme</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">diately started picking up the fish with the beaks of the crow. Time was already run</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ning short so I skipped the game of getting the children to see whose pet was the best fed.</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkcc3w8qAohCdaNiqqdZZVuOYN_vuS2_iiLKwqoT3zK-_btjSoS4d5Sf9ONErL_FZzoO83TSrLQg9HyWdD1rCOoI66FVUiaBeBwszcHLPjEAAxSLp80CwV3XRxIK0pWBIKpl-YRvDT1k/s1600/w10.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkcc3w8qAohCdaNiqqdZZVuOYN_vuS2_iiLKwqoT3zK-_btjSoS4d5Sf9ONErL_FZzoO83TSrLQg9HyWdD1rCOoI66FVUiaBeBwszcHLPjEAAxSLp80CwV3XRxIK0pWBIKpl-YRvDT1k/s200/w10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504820154003158146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeSJ_9HnPoysUPI3Qdfn-aORpkiNiZcog1-1naL0OSuOP11P1PPYOEDMlkL8g7ya-vwI7VmXRSNFVMl9aQCkMbmQDTjw3WtxK_flC_wyhI2-QQESGgkF-Xe6c7Lq6w5vBRn7LRA-Q15w/s1600/w7.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeSJ_9HnPoysUPI3Qdfn-aORpkiNiZcog1-1naL0OSuOP11P1PPYOEDMlkL8g7ya-vwI7VmXRSNFVMl9aQCkMbmQDTjw3WtxK_flC_wyhI2-QQESGgkF-Xe6c7Lq6w5vBRn7LRA-Q15w/s200/w7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504820159441536850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYGzMt5r9iliWnR3zmkeD_2eUAchexN5d5K4zcjAeXZ_ddmREkfx_uvIyH2D3Q0l01vdEsLSLcmdkWoNt11aYtmPu8x_DcgAQDt0ndLck5N2AsHSHiTdR8_t87BLx7J5tyxlyHk4iYiI/s1600/w8.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYGzMt5r9iliWnR3zmkeD_2eUAchexN5d5K4zcjAeXZ_ddmREkfx_uvIyH2D3Q0l01vdEsLSLcmdkWoNt11aYtmPu8x_DcgAQDt0ndLck5N2AsHSHiTdR8_t87BLx7J5tyxlyHk4iYiI/s200/w8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504820751133349490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRw8yl1tWvgeZEasfZRMAL-IzdBI1zz_1-GWWRgkUxnLd9OxOifjjcDcy_iUA_dvyfKKhqyJDtLyJiN0x8RS0Mimy1O1wDrjs0vThnBn4BO191tg0liPa8hOVdlXfpRy7GUfs8FXf6TaM/s1600/w9.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRw8yl1tWvgeZEasfZRMAL-IzdBI1zz_1-GWWRgkUxnLd9OxOifjjcDcy_iUA_dvyfKKhqyJDtLyJiN0x8RS0Mimy1O1wDrjs0vThnBn4BO191tg0liPa8hOVdlXfpRy7GUfs8FXf6TaM/s200/w9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504820756185760002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The time was al</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">most up so I decided to cut it short to the story endin</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">g at the chil</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">dr</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">en calling the crow with the whistle. I gave out the ice cream sticks and they immediately started making noise with the sticks and trying some guess-work on how it would work. The ass</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">embly of the whistle was simple but most needed a little help with putting it together b</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ecause the rubber-bands would slip out from their fingers. 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Almost a helper to every three to five children.<br />Pulling the</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> children away from playing with the toys in the end to draw out and w</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">rite a story about their favourite toy may not be possible.<br />Simpler toys need to be looked at or only a small number of toys is possible at a time. The children seemed satisfied with the toys they made but were curious about the material they saw laid out for the other toys.<br />A possibility of getting the children to personalize their toys instead of writing stories about them. This may lead to character and scenario building for the toy.<br />A little more emphasis</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> on some of the material being scrap material.</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjom_db3H_fqOu95dpS_DA5JrxTgvUnuVGMjbsd0TRO3rky4tAhyphenhyphen5qo23vOZ8QzaW943_mY0B7kF2DIutwdU3ZycHILlOv_2BOcNyiuaDGPGWcfdVHSbDHWpv7EbzjPXkfIS_2Hek3dm-0/s1600/IMG_0795+copy.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjom_db3H_fqOu95dpS_DA5JrxTgvUnuVGMjbsd0TRO3rky4tAhyphenhyphen5qo23vOZ8QzaW943_mY0B7kF2DIutwdU3ZycHILlOv_2BOcNyiuaDGPGWcfdVHSbDHWpv7EbzjPXkfIS_2Hek3dm-0/s320/IMG_0795+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504832241679564514" border="0" /></a>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-14713233564153604932010-08-08T09:45:00.000-07:002010-08-08T10:01:30.797-07:00Workshops<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Ive been sequencing and planning for the workshops that I will be holding as a research platform for the product. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">POA : </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Organize workshop with schools : small groups - approximately 10 children, Standard 3 / 4 / 5.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Organize smaller workshops with a mix of children at building societies / Extra-curricular activity class time. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Organize a workshop at a venue on a particular date and have children within the age group come in and attend. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">ACTIVITIES</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">1. Ice Breaker (only for workshop where the children are not familiar with each other) - Find your Science Pair (ex: Newton and his Apple)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">2. Fun introduction to making and playing with toys - Making an origami crow which can hold things in its beak. Making two fish each and putting them together in a larger "pool". Whoever catches the most number of fish with the crows beak in a minute wins. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">3. Making a bunch of toys along with the facilitator - A tentative list of toys for this is :</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Straw Spinner</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Pencil Spinner</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Ball in the Air</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Puppeteers Whistle</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Up-down Ball</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Loop Glider</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Coin centrifuge</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Paper Helicopter</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Three Blade Fan</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Water Sprinkler</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A couple of these toys will be provided as a kit to take home and make at the end of the workshop.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">4. Telling a story about your favourite toy - The children will be given paper and crayons and asked to draw a picture of and write a short story about their favourite toy.</span></span>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-91297891921514894462010-08-02T11:54:00.000-07:002010-08-03T02:23:34.871-07:00Narrative <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>209</o:Words> <o:characters>1193</o:Characters> <o:company>Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology</o:Company> <o:lines>9</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>2</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>1465</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size:85%;">What? 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<br /></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I’ve been trying to construct a narrative surrounding the toys. I feel the need to clarify the nature of the narrative as well as the actual reason for choosing this medium before I begin. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The toys are constructed through the instruction graphics provided. However there is no follow up. The website essentially teaches the child to make the toy but doesn’t provide a platform for the toy to be played with after that. The workshops could work as a platform where the child is encouraged to experiment with the toy after it is constructed thus inculcating a sense of scientific thinking.
<br />The narrative is to provide an environment / context / situation / use / character for the toy.
<br />The form of a narrative comes from the way in which certain activities are carried out for children (example: music classes for children (Kodaly classes) include giving each one a character as well as a musical function and the learning of basic principles happens through interaction relating to the characters and functions) or the way in which children with special needs are taught some basic concepts (example: through games / relating to their everyday lives etc.)</span></p> <span style=";font-family:Cambria;font-size:12pt;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Narrative forms: </span>
<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Sequential storytelling</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Related environments (the environment built around one toy relating to that of another) – (ref: Where in the World is Waldo)</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Building of one toy leading to or requiring the building of another</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Overarching story / undercurrent of theme
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">An important thing to keep in mind : </span>
<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Using the workshops not as an observation platform but using exactly what happens in the workshops to create the product. Picking up observations, feelings,insights and implications from the workshops and translating them into the product. The interaction (facilitator and group of children) of the workshop translates into the person-product interaction. </span></span>
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His office is situated there and there are regular sessions that are held where children come and interact with his associates. They are shown a demo to build a set of toys, which they build themselves and take home. While they build the toys they are told stories and given explanations on the toys in relation to science. The session I attended, however was carried out more like a class. The number of students attending were over two hundred, which did not make the session practical in terms of the children creating the toys by themselves and taking them home.<br /><br />There was a set of things I was looking out for at the interaction.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Approach – Science to toys or vice versa.</span><br />It was not a decided interaction in that sense. The scope of some toys was shown in the beginning… the motion in the toy or the final form and then explanations </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >were given based around the toy (example… the toy explaining waves – the construction first and the motion followed by modifying the toy and looking at the science behind it). Others were approached through triggering a memory the child had of a science principle or experiment they may have encountered. This was followed by a demonstration of the working of the toy and then the construction was explained.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >What comes out of the play?</span><br />In the session that I attended there was no toy that the child built himself / herself and took home (due to the large numbers in each session). It was more of a fun classroom kind of atmosphere, which left all the children wanting to experiment with the toys and gather junk and construct the toys in their own homes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Focus in each toy – achieving the toy perfectly or experimenting with it (taking it apart/modifying etc).</span><br />There was a definite interest in the process of constructing the toy from the audience. This interest was also strengthened by the fact that the children were not building the toys alongside. This induced concentration, with the facilitator continually encouraging the children to try it at home and even offering ideas to make changes while reproducing it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Focus on learning vs. focus on the fun, tactile aspect.</span><br />There seemed to be a fair balance of both but t</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >his was again determined by the fact that the children were simply following the process and not making the toys alongside. The focus on pointing out the science behind something is much more when the children are concentrating on a demonstration vs. actually doing it themselves.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Stories surrounding the toys in the session. </span><br />There was a focus on sequencing the toys in a manner in which the working of one is connected to the working of the next. The science principles were spoken about in each and a range was covered. The stories for these lay only in the examples and the real life situations that these toys were shown in relation to. However there are two stories that are used in these sessions. These stories drive toys made through paper folding. One such story was demonstrated using a series of hats. The story went through the different characters that the protagonist encountered on a walk (each character defined by his different hat). Towards the end the hats were also converted into a boat a</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >nd a life jacket and the entire story was told using a newspaper that was folded into different formations. The applause and admiration at the end of the story was a clear sign of the enjoyment of a story told through props (or a prop having such a huge story behind it!)<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sequencing in the absence of stories.</span> </span><br />The sequencing related to the working of the toys and flowed simply from one to the other covering a wide range of scientific topics through the session.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Categorization of toys – Focus on a single area or a selection from different science topics. </span><br />The session touched upon a range of topics – Simple mechanics, Newtons Laws, Balance, Force, Waves, Electricity, Magnetism. Only very basic principles were touched upon and they were sequenced so that the jump from one to the other was not wholly unrelated. For example, forks balancing on a toothpick was followed by a pencil balancing on a point (through magnets) which then led to toy where an LED was powered through the mechanical energy (generated through repulsion in magnets.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Flow and participation.</span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />The session I attended was different from the usual participation. Due to the absence of the children making the toys themselves, there were other elements of interactivity concentrated on. Every time the facilitator showed something new he got himself a helper from the audience / asked the children how many of them intended to try the toy at home / gave more viable alternatives to the children telling them where they could specifically find certain things etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Image of and response to the facilitator (teacher or someone experimenting along with them) </span><br />The facilitator in this session spoke in the local language, engaged children in questions he asked them, made jokes about small mistakes he may have made during the making of a toy etc. The session was more along friendly lines where it was clear to the children that they could respond or question anything at any point. This session was still however a little more driven by a teacher / demonstrator.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRaaDjrob6Q0lMJUbO-hg-3V50VwXolyyA9q8i0wLWx1NNOrKvQW3ld_Ronhfa9HSDSN3igY4An7BvbHpRbZ5-c8akQYYO1KeMy9s-4XyvDaxHtHg-VUUq8ntf-CWJDXHAmXHEN_AXnI/s1600/interaction+mindmap.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRaaDjrob6Q0lMJUbO-hg-3V50VwXolyyA9q8i0wLWx1NNOrKvQW3ld_Ronhfa9HSDSN3igY4An7BvbHpRbZ5-c8akQYYO1KeMy9s-4XyvDaxHtHg-VUUq8ntf-CWJDXHAmXHEN_AXnI/s400/interaction+mindmap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499288472457838658" border="0" /></a>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-14218819747512337482010-07-24T01:45:00.000-07:002010-07-28T02:06:32.637-07:00Where is this going? <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/priyanka/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>49</o:Words> <o:characters>283</o:Characters> <o:company>Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology</o:Company> <o:lines>2</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>347</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I am trying to define the form of the communication material for the toys. Mind mapping and listing possible layers and ideas.
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Experience</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Interactive compilation</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Kit</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Play within play / Toys within Game</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Story and Toy / Toy Story / Story with Toy
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<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Independent teaching / learning </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Participation encouraging medium</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Keepsake</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Enhancing experiences within a daily activity – Adding a layer / giving a twist</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Story and Prop / Story as P</span><span style="font-size:85%;">rop in a kit</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Series – Planned interaction</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="trebuchet ms"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBOiopri2Mq79hF4Gt3rXwqk9Gr3f4u15VmEQ12T3Z8S6DBu39sK_o0l2AIDXsP5Oz1_MzTSEbu5RE67FsiVR6vG5jiijNsTbjhSqxhC7lN9kb6oWXMBy6EbTw3BXO8feTA_Mbl97pS8/s1600/P3090131.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBOiopri2Mq79hF4Gt3rXwqk9Gr3f4u15VmEQ12T3Z8S6DBu39sK_o0l2AIDXsP5Oz1_MzTSEbu5RE67FsiVR6vG5jiijNsTbjhSqxhC7lN9kb6oWXMBy6EbTw3BXO8feTA_Mbl97pS8/s400/P3090131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497395806623596866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaQy_OY8MH2FPbieqsjYbOw5pe6bVQ9RCwrUzJjnMY8wb4q78MflVmKmD0A3-MCSjsT9N3rux2OgPADzS4sgt5zAG6n4CMLL5O31Vk0xQTMlgcOas257Me2Gv_owXz4pJtNy713_dnqo/s1600/ethos.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaQy_OY8MH2FPbieqsjYbOw5pe6bVQ9RCwrUzJjnMY8wb4q78MflVmKmD0A3-MCSjsT9N3rux2OgPADzS4sgt5zAG6n4CMLL5O31Vk0xQTMlgcOas257Me2Gv_owXz4pJtNy713_dnqo/s400/ethos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498880454405927490" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="trebuchet ms"><!--EndFragment--> </p>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-66096867426156315212010-07-18T09:28:00.000-07:002010-07-18T11:10:19.419-07:00Client Meet : Review 01 follow up<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Redefining my role in this project - The role of a communicator as opposed to a teacher.<br />Looking at creating an experience through which the child is able to understand through making and playing. The experience could be made up of two kinds of interactions<br />- A facilitator / parent carrying out a workshop (group interaction / collective learning / taught fun(?) / out of school, class atmosphere / planned activity / extra-curricular or co-curricular),<br />- A product / compilation / experience designed solely for the child (independent learning / self motivation and self initiated / teach yourself science)<br />The workshops could act as a platform for research or a medium which goes back and forth between research and the product.<br /><br />As a communicator, looking at understanding the exact nature of the subject - the "flavour" of science so to say... works on questioning, prediction, experimentation and inference. Encouraging children to understand this about science using the toys as a medium to experiment.<br />Using the workshops as a space to create a rapport with the children in order to remove it from a class-like atmosphere. Possibility of carrying out the workshops over 3 evenings or the weekend. Planning ahead for these workshop experiments keeping in mind exam schedules for children. A possibility of taking this to a school in order to modify a classroom experience.<br /><br />Looking at creating stories around these toys which could lead to the compilation / product / experience driven through a narrative. The narrative could be constructed keeping in mind special tools used to teach children (possible methods used to teach children who have a learning disorder etc), histories of the scientific concepts taught by the toys etc. This narrative would be the driving force of the experience built around these toys which would lead to independent interaction by the children. The toys could act as props in this product / compilation.<br /><br />POA : Actual construction of a series of toys as a part of research and familiarization. - Looking at their materials, science, stories behind them.<br />Creating and idea and question bank from this activity and a possible visit to or interaction with Arvind Gupta himself. (Tentative date - monday - 26th july) </span>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-56773150932989167732010-07-15T03:09:00.000-07:002010-07-15T03:17:51.481-07:00Play / Interaction<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Read
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=9802">Rules of Play : Katie Salen, Eric Zimmerman</a><a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=9802">
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<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Play-Shapes-Brain-Imagination-Invigorates/dp/1583333339">Play : Stuart Brown</a>
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Feeding their curiosity as well as encouraging them to figure out for themselves how things work. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The way the child does something being the correct way. An emphasis on what the process of making something is for them as opposed to following directions blindly. A follow up once something is made in terms of its working, mechanism etc. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ref : </span></span><a href="http://gyanpedia.in/tft/Resources/books/sudarshan.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Joy of Making Indian Toys - Sudarshan Khanna</span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:yktxQf3w25kJ:www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/sudarshan.pdf+Joy+of+Making+Indian+Toys&hl=en&gl=in&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiI1M7a7UKinGGK95hKaoaGhq3Rv5xoDC4b6N_eq8600vi80WP7GVd6OCcUY83H0X3ekRVXPhXIJZJPcpUtZkGrQWkV6GFdqZxVY7bJkXk2Az7pYUXRHpMGkiiXZ6-jKh2gVBCy&sig=AHIEtbQ3GMjN1jV8pfywibMCG967jlEE8w"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Indian Toys and Toy Makers - Sudarshan Khanna</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><a href="http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_JOIwDR8BzEJ:www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/unescoprimary.pdf+UNESCO+Sourcebook+for+the+Science+in+the+Primary+School&hl=en&gl=in&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjFHysz9qVwBf3hismFDeyk2H4qWKpXK18o6JdcvbMHL38PryqM5KNL91OoIjkyAlwnnsOP8naqF3q5a40KkcY8IQx37xZo8uKGoR2jaI2j8u4L0n7yltuXBxsFF-j5Cf3hatUh&sig=AHIEtbQTEMSgfzw4X7NTVUdtoOb3Fy_i-Q"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><a href="http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_JOIwDR8BzEJ:www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/unescoprimary.pdf+UNESCO+Sourcebook+for+the+Science+in+the+Primary+School&hl=en&gl=in&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjFHysz9qVwBf3hismFDeyk2H4qWKpXK18o6JdcvbMHL38PryqM5KNL91OoIjkyAlwnnsOP8naqF3q5a40KkcY8IQx37xZo8uKGoR2jaI2j8u4L0n7yltuXBxsFF-j5Cf3hatUh&sig=AHIEtbQTEMSgfzw4X7NTVUdtoOb3Fy_i-Q"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">UNESCO Sourcebook for the Science in the Primary School</span></span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> “There is a general dearth of good books on science activities, toy making, origami and how-to-do-it books. I am against slotting books for specific age groups for I feel that a good book is a joy for one and all.” –Arvind Gupta. </span></span></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434710932446100120.post-31205543596167380792010-07-09T01:26:00.000-07:002010-07-09T01:28:05.075-07:00Project Proposal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre; "><div style="width:477px" id="__ss_4717320"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/priyankachaurasia23/diploma-proposal-4717320" title="Diploma Proposal">Diploma Proposal</a></strong><object id="__sse4717320" width="477" height="510"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/doc_player.swf?doc=priyankacdiplomaproposal-100709024316-phpapp01&stripped_title=diploma-proposal-4717320"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed name="__sse4717320" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/doc_player.swf?doc=priyankacdiplomaproposal-100709024316-phpapp01&stripped_title=diploma-proposal-4717320" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="477" height="510"></embed></object><div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">documents</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/priyankachaurasia23">priyankachaurasia23</a>.</div></div></span>Priyankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681349284848685262noreply@blogger.com0