The projects are designed to be low on resources and technology free. These are developed keeping the learning outcomes of the specified age group in mind. We have attempted to make the projects engaging and related to multiple subjects and learning. Each of the projects is across approximately a week for about an hour a day, these can help in contexts without online-schooling options or supplement it.

We intend for these projects to be adapted and contextualized to your context. Please do share feedback of student work and updated projects using the following link: Feedback Form

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DESIGN YOUR OWN COMIC BOOK (LEVEL 3)

Learners will design their own comic book by creating their own message, superhero and plot. They will also explore simple tenses through their stories.


LEADING QUESTION:

Can you design your own comic book about your favourite superhero?

Total Time Required:
40-50 minutes a day for 4 days
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Low)
Subjects:
Social Emotional Learning, Art and Design
Developed By
EAA Team
Resources Required
Low
blueprint
DRAW AND CALCULATE LIKE AN ARCHITECT (Level 3)

Learners use body parts in scale drawing of floor plans and apply arithmetic operations to identify construction requirements.

LEADING QUESTION:

How can you draw floor plan sketches, calculate areas and the required building materials using only your body parts as measuring tools?

Total Time Required:
~6 hours over 4 days
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Medium)
Subjects:
Mathematics, Art and Design
Resources Required
Low
egg
Acid-base Reaction Experiment (Level 3)

Teach your child how to conduct and report on scientific experiments with this simple acid-base reaction experiment.

LEADING QUESTION:

How would a scientist conduct and report on an experiment?

Total Time Required:
20-40 mins a day for 10 days (total of ~5 hours)
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (High)
Subjects:
Science
Resources Required
High
plastic
Why All the Plastic? V1

The learner will have the opportunity to conduct science experiments to better understand the environment and present their learnings as a poster to convince their family to reduce – reuse

LEADING QUESTION:

Can you develop an alternative to plastic?

Total Time Required:
5.5 hours total over 5 days
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Low)
Subjects:
Science, Art and Design
Resources Required
Medium
reflect
FUN DRAWING WITH MATHEMATICS (Level 3)

Learners use Math to develop some drawing techniques, and then use their products to create puzzles to entertain the family.

LEADING QUESTION:

How can Math awaken the artist within me and help me improve my drawing skills?

Total Time Required:
5 hours over 3 days
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Low)
Subjects:
Mathematics, Art and Design
Resources Required
Low
machine
Create Your Own Rube Goldberg Machine (Level 3)

Learners will gain an understanding of how these machines and the role of chain reactions. They will reflect on the type and purpose of the machine they want to create, sketch out their designs, and gather household items to bring their contraptions to life. 

LEADING QUESTION

How can we create a machine that helps us do something useful or fun in our house?

Image Credit: Jeff Kubina, Flickr

Total Time Required:
50-80 minutes per day over 4 days.
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Medium)
Subjects:
Science
Resources Required
Medium
food
MY POP-UP RESTAURANT (LEVEL 3)

Set up a meal for your family like a restaurant including planning the meal, cooking the meal and doing the decoration. Share the meal with the family!

LEADING QUESTION

Since all restaurants are closed, can we make our own pop up restaurant and serve a meal to our guests at home?

Total Time Required:
6 hours total over 5 days
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (High)
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Resources Required
Medium
earth
Shake It Up (Level 3)

Learners will begin to understand the way the Earth is designed as tectonic plates, how mountains form, what earthquakes are and how we respond to them!

LEADING QUESTION

How would you keep your community safe if there was an Earthquake?

Total Time Required:
6 hours total over 5 days
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (High)
Subjects:
Science, Literacy, Art and Design
Resources Required
High