Multi-Disciplinary Project for Class III

S. Heading Inputs
No.

1. Title of the Project "Play your part, be water-smart"

2. Question/Statement
/ Topic of the Project
(in not more than
100 words -give
verbal/visual clues
to clarify the Project
question)

Water is Your Best Friend for Life so it's time to know your best friend
well enough.

Have you ever thought of - 🤔❓

● Why cream and foam stay higher than the juice in

falooda?🍹
● What if we don't drink water the whole day?🥛
● Can we collect the rainwater and use it later?🌧️
● How can a seed drink water and become a plant?🌱
● How do I get water in my bathroom by turning the tap?🛀
● How much water does my water bottle contain?🧂
● Why does my grandma recite "मछली जल की रानी है "? How
can a fish live underwater?🐟
● Why does my teacher always say not to wastewater?🚫
 All the secrets will be revealed after going through this project.
Have fun! 👍

3. Objectives- write the After finalizing this project, learners will master in -
learning outcomes
❖ Classifying floating and sinking objects of their surroundings.
❖ Gauging water from various vessels/containers.
❖ Delivering a brief speech on "Save water" on their own.
❖ Showcasing their craft skills by creating paper fish using
waste material.
❖ Designing a poster on "Preventing Water pollution".
❖ Experimenting with water and its properties.
❖ Creating a rain gauge at home.
❖ Categorising various sources of water and their uses.
❖ Expressing themselves through various media.
4. Methodology- Let the fun begin!
(components of the
Enjoy researching and exploring!
project which may
be used by the
students in writing
Configuration of the project -
their project e.g.
Interviews, *This project encompasses four levels L1, L2, L3 and L4. Activities
questionnaire, case have been planned to achieve specific learning outcomes of certain
studies, bar topics from the NCERT textbooks.
diagrams, pie charts,
graphs, reports etc. *The project contains 16 activities in total for 4 subjects or multiple
disciplines at 4 levels which are supposed to be performed by the
learners at their own pace during the 1st term from June to
September 2021.

*Every learner has the opportunity to finish all the levels at her/his
own pace or drive.

*Learners will be assessed individually as per their performances.

Note: Go to row no. 5 to access all the e-content/weblinks/video

links related to the tasks/activities.

Level 1: Beginner

A: Learn the poem " Water we drink and water we use" and also
record the video of your poem recitation.
B: ननम्नललखित चित्र में से संबंचित शब्दों के जोडे बनाइए -

C: Collect 5 vessels/water containers of different shapes and

measure how many glasses of water do they carry? Jot down your
observations in the following table –
 Serial No. Vessel/Water container No. of glasses of

water

D: " Walking water rainbow" 🌈- In this activity, take 6 glasses of

water, add different food colours/ watercolours as red, green, blue,
yellow etc. to make it colourful. When colour is dissolved, fold
paper towels lengthwise and dip these from one glass to another.
After some time, you can easily see the walking water rainbow
because paper towels soak colours from the water. Now, you have
to note down your observations in the given table -

Serial Colour 1 Colour 2 Final colour

No.
(Combination of 1 and
2)

2
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Level 2: Catching up

A: Listen to "The little fish story" and create a paper fish using waste
material.

B: अपने पर्
ू व अनभ
ु र्ों के आिार पर ददए गए शब्दों से र्ाक्य बनाइए -

झरना - ………………………………………………………….

पर्वत - …………………………………………………………..

लसंिाई - ………………………………………………………….

नमी - …………………………………………………………..

तराई - …………………………………………………………..

C: Once upon a time, there was a king. He was kind and smart.
There were 158 wells in his kingdom but unfortunately, 39 wells
were dried due to summer and 27 were poisoned by the enemies.
The people of his kingdom can live with the water of 130 wells. So,
tell me how many wells are mandatory to be dug?

Solve this puzzle and also create a similar challenge for your friends
on your own.

D: "Floating and Sinking objects" - In this activity, take a few

objects from your surroundings and a half-filled bucket of water.
Now, check each of these objects whether they float or sink in
water. Then, fill in the given observation table by mentioning
objects and putting the tick signs -

Serial no. Object Float Sink

Level 3: Achiever
A: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below
-

"Dabbu is a dolphin. She lives in the ocean and she is very smart.
Dabbu and her friends love to jump in and out of the water. She
likes to click, chirp and whistle when she is happy. Dabbu eats a lot
of small fish every day. Water is her home and she can not live
outside of water."

Q1. Identify the Dabbu -

Q2. True/False -

A. Dabbu is a river dolphin. ( )

B. Dabbu often plays with friends. ( )
C. Dabbu clicks and whistles when she is sad. ( )
D. Dabbu preys on large fish. ( )
E. Dabbu is a clever fish. ( )

Q3. What can Dabbu do? Choose from the box.

Fly, jump, click, roar, purr, whistle, crawl, chirp, dive

B: दै ननक जीर्न में जल के महत्र् को बताते हुए एक सद

ंु र कवर्ता कक्षा के
समक्ष प्रस्तुत करें । कवर्ता पाठ के दौरान उचित हार् भार्, सुर, लय र् गनत
का ध्यान रिें।

C: Create a rain gauge at home using waste material and also gauge
the water when it rains.
D: Think critically about whether a source of water is natural or
man-made. Analyse its surroundings, observe the plants and
animals nearby. Then, write a brief report of your research
including the headings given -

Title of the report :

Types of sources of water :

Plants and animals :

Their uses :

Conclusion :

Level 4: Mastery

A: Discuss with your friends and family, write and deliver a short
speech on "Various Ways to save water".

B: "यदद जल न हो तो हमारा जीर्न कैसा होगा और यदद आपके पास अथाह

जल का भंडार हो तो आप उससे क्या क्या करें गे?" इस प्रश्न पर गहन वर्िार
करते हुए कल्पना करें और कम से कम 100 शब्दों में अपना उत्तर ललखिए।

C: Observe your house minutely, mark the corners where water

pipes go, outline the flow of water from taps to drain and prepare a
 map of the "Water system in your home". Do mention the length of
water pipes using a measuring tape.

D: Design a poster on "How to stop water pollution". Draw and

colour it beautifully, write quotes, label the ideas and present your
work before your classmates.

5. Resources which the Reference books -

students may refer
to e.g.- Websites,
books, journals, etc. NCERT Class 3 textbooks
Serial
no.

Book Chapters

1 English (Marigold Book 3) Sea Song, A little fish story

2 दहन्दी (ररमखझम - 3) मन करता है , दिपदिपर्ा

3 Maths (Math-Magic Book 3) Fun with Give and Take, Jugs and
Mugs

4 EVS (Looking Around) Water O' Water, It's Raining, Drop

by Drop

6. Remarks if There should be equal representation of both the languages English

and Hindi
 Competency-based assessment of the learners -
Rubrics as an assessment tool for the project :

Criteria Performance level

(Parts)
Beginner Catching up Achiever Mastery

(L1) (L2) (L3) (L4)

(A) English recites the poem in comprehends the gist Able to find out Delivers a short speech
rhythm. of the story and makes answers from the with confidence.
paper fish. passage.

(B) Hindi शब्दों में संबंि नए शब्दों से र्ाक्य उचित गनत र् लय के साथ अपनी कल्पना को शब्द दे कर
स्थावपत करना बनाना कवर्ता पाठ अपने भार् प्रकि करना

(C) Maths Measures the Solves word problems Creates rain gauge and Outlines water pipes and
capacities of the also uses it draws a map
vessels

(D) EVS Experiments with Finds out the floating Writes a report with Summarises her/his
water and colours and sinking objects her/his observations research in the form of a
poster

Marking scheme for the rubric -

Criteria Points
(Parts)
Beginner Catching up Achiever Mastery Total
(L1) (L2) (L3) (L4)

(A) English 2 4 6 8 20

(B) Hindi 2 4 6 8 20

(C) Maths 2 4 6 8 20

(D) EVS 2 4 6 8 20

Total 8 16 24 32 80

Each learner must be facilitated by the teacher and parents to complete all the activities.
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