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.

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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
Preserve and Protect!

Learners will explore the importance of biodiversity and the impact of
human activities on it. They will analyse the causes and solutions to water
and air pollution and create a tool to help reduce pollution in their
community. They will then design and execute an awareness campaign to
sensitise community members towards protecting biodiversity and reducing
air and water pollution.

Leading Question:

How can we encourage our community to protect the environment?

Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Medium)
Family tree image
Family Tree (Level 3)

Help your child discover their family’s history and learn about the different ways to look for information!

LEADING QUESTION

What can you learn from your own family tree?

Total Time Required:
3 to 3.5 hours over 4 days
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Medium)
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Developed By
EAA Team
Resources Required
Medium
Find Your Voice

Learners will explore how sound is created. They will use these concepts

while writing, composing and performing their own songs!

Leading question:

Can science help us make good music?

Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Medium)
Savings
Less is More (Level 3)

Learners will look into home expenses and identify how they can reduce extra costs while maintaining or improving the quality of life for the family.

LEADING QUESTION

Can we spend less on our household expenses?

Total Time Required:
9-10 hours over 7 days.
Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Medium)
Subjects:
Literacy
Fire Safety

Learners explore the concept of combustion and create a fire safety
handbook for their school and its students, including evacuation plans and a
fire extinguisher.

Leading question:

What should we do if there is a fire at home or at school?

Self-guided / Supervised activity:
Supervised (Medium)