Action! teacher video - UK/India. Green school in India. 3
Description
Students in India are developing an eco-friendly mosquito repellent, a process captured on their own video. The project addresses problems of pollution and global warming by replacing aerosol-based repellents or those that need electricity with a natural lemon-grass repellent. The idea of distilling lemon-grass leaves to produce the repellent came from Beena Varkey and Uttara Mazumdar, two science teachers at St Paul's School in Delhi. The experiment and all the testing and marketing are being done by the pupils themselves, as is the filming for their video. In the discussion, consultant Adrienne Jones talks with Beena, Uttara and school principal Rema Alex Daniel about the project. It is clear that the students are completely engaged in the scientific enquiry which the project has provoked. Is this degree of pupil autonomy also possible in UK schools?
Runtime
14 min
Series
Subjects
- Science projects (1)
- Multicultural education (84)
- Science (827)
- Engagement (Philosophy) (22)
- Students (273)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2008
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
Being Myself. Bilingualism and Identity
Action! teacher video - UK/India. A box for India. 2
Committed to community
Classroom challenge. Debating Darwin in the 21st century
Minority Students Face Harsher Discipline
Reaching Teens
Anna Hassan
Involving Asian families in learning
The whole story
Removing barriers to learning
Who's In, Who's Out
Action! teacher video. Secondary science. Volume 10
Engaging pupils learning EAL
Curriculum
Between departments, pastoral leaders, student observers