The Westminster School, Dubai
Annual Project work
Subject: Science Year: 8 Marks: 10
Title of the project: Earthly Rooted
Aim of the project:
To apply the concept of organic compost and understand the three environmental r's
(recycle, reuse, and reduce).
To apply the concept learnt about plant minerals.
To create a successful, sustainable kitchen garden using organic methods.
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Note:
Make the compost at home and note down the observations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. To apply the concept of plant minerals (to cultivate the desired indoor kitchen garden)
2. To create a sustainable kitchen garden.
Skills used to do the project:
Creating Innovating Evaluating Reflecting
Date Handling Researching Inquiring Participating
Understanding Analyzing Critical Thinking
Description:
Stage 1: (October)
• To set up the indoor kitchen garden.
• To apply the concept of compost and plant minerals.
Guidelines:
1. Decide the type of vegetable to be grown which will be suitable according to space available.
2. Set up kitchen garden and create a photo essay on A3 paper with picture references.
3. To use the compost or manure created.
4. To tabulate the data on a A3 sheet paper with photo references.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5, 6, etc.
Soak the Put the seeds in a Rinse the The seeds ............................
seeds. jarin a warm, dark seeds twice start to (to be completed
place. a day. germinate. by the learners)
Observations: Observations: Observations: Observations:
(to be completed
by the learners)
Seeds are about The seeds are Some seeds ............................
1.5 cm long. now twice as have split. They
big. have tiny roots.
Stage 2 January 2024: Create a Plant biography represent your findings on a 3-fold
photo essay.
Guidelines
1. Create plant biography.
2. Create a 3-fold photo-essay of your final product.
3. Submit your kitchen garden in a box (recyclable boxes)
Time frame: October to January
Expected Outcomes of the project:
Students will be able to apply t h e c o n c e p t l e a r n t a b o u t t h e c o m p o s t t o c r e a t e t h e i r
o wn s u s t a i n a b l e k i t c h e n g a r d e n .
Year level coordinator: Ms. Maham Hassan Coordinator: Ms. Ashwini
