IT’S A GLOBAL PROJECT WITH THREE PARTS. . ALL OF US WORK ON THE MOODLE PLATFORM FOR GOALS OF THIS PROJECT. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS GOT HIS OR HER OWN ACCOUNT WHICH IS HIS OR HER IDENTITY CARD (PASSPORT).
FIRST PART: WHAT’S MATHS? A NEW LIFE STYLE.
SECOND PART: THE DIARY OF SYRIUS TRAVELS.
THIRD PART: THE EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT STORE.
· 1ST WHAT’S MATHS? A NEW LIFE STYLE.
WE ARE DIFFERENT BUT THE SAME AT THE SAME TIME- OUR INTERESTS HAVE JOINED US DOING MATHEMATICAL PUZZLES.
CHILDREN ARE DOING SUDOKU SHEETS AND LOGICAL PICTURES
. THE MAIN AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE SKILLS OF LOGICAL THINKING, MAKING ANALYZES AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS TO TREAT DIFFICULT LOGICAL TASKS AS A GOOD FUN). EVERY MONDAY NEW SUDOKU SHEET APPEARS ON THE PLATFORM. THIS SHEET IS PREPARED BY PARTNERS` SCHOOLS IN A FIXED ORDER. PUPILS TAKE THEM FROM THE PLATFORM TO THEIR OWN COMPUTERS, DO THEM ON THEIR OWN ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN AND SEND THEM BACK TO THE PLATFORM. TEACHERS CHECK THE SOLUTIONS AND GIVE POINTS FOLLOWED THE RULES OF GIVING MARKS. ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT IN EVERY SCHOOL WILL BE SELECTED:
“MASTERS OF PERSEVERANCE’ – PUPILS WHO WILL DO ALL SUDOKU SHEETS
“MASTER OF LOGICAL THINKING” – PUPIL WHO WILL RECEIVE THE BIGGEST AMOUNT OF POINTS IN THE CONTEST IN EVERY SCHOOL
“THE EUROPEAN MASTER OF LOGICAL THINKING – PUPIL WHO WILL OBTAIN THE MOST POINTS DURING THE CONTEST.
CHILDREN DO THE LOGICAL PICTURES AS WELL WHICH ARE PLACED ON THE PLATFORM. THE TOPICS OF THESE PICTURES ARE CONNECTED WITH KNOWING PARTNERS` COUNTRIES, THEIR SYMBOLS, CULTURE, HABITS,
IN THIS WAY WE MOTIVATE CHILDREN TO LEARN ENGLISH TO COMMUNICATE BY PLACING INSTRUCTIONS AND SOLUTIONS IN THIS LANGUAGE. THE TASKS OF THE PROJECT CORRELATE WITH MANY OTHER SUBJECT LIKE MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, SCIENCE, ENGLISH, ART, INFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY.
· 2nd THE DIARY OF SYRIUS TRAVELS
ALL OF US LIVE IN THE SAME CONTINENT BUT IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WITH SEVERAL AND PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS. THIS PROJECT BENEFITS THE PARTNERS TO GET CLOSER.
SYRIUS IS USED AS A DEVICE TO PRESENT THE PROJECT TO THE STUDENTS. HE HAS TRAVELLED AROUND EUROPE USING THE GPS BUT AT THE END OF THE TRIP HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD ONLY GOT THE COORDINATES OF THE PLACES BUT NOT THE NAMES. HE ASKS FOR HELP TO THE STUDENTS IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THIS INFORMATION.
THE MAIN AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO BRING OUR PUPILS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR OWN WORLD USING ACTIVE AND MENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
PUPILS WORK IN TWO ASPECTS: FIRST THEY DESIGN THE STAGE OF THE JOURNEY AND SECOND THEY SOLVE THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES MADE BY THEMSELVES OR BY THE OTHER PARTNERS.
- PUPILS RECEIVE A POSTCARD FROM SYRIUS (IT’S SENT BY THE OTHER COUNTRY).
- ON MONDAY PUPILS, AFTER READING SYRIUS’ LETTER, DESIGNED THE STAGE OF THE JOURNEY. THEY HAVE TO LOOK FOR THE COORDINATES OF IMPORTANT PLACES IN ITS COUNTRY (THEY ADD SOME INFORMATION TO MAKE IT EASIER).
- THEY ALSO MAKE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY.
- THEY COMPOSE MATHS’ PROBLEMS.
- THE OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE PROJECT DO TASKS TILL THURSDAY AND ON FRIDAY APPEAR THE SOLUTION.
- PUPILS PLAY SYRIUS’ GAME AND RECORD SYRIUS’ LETTER IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
· 3rd THE EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT STORE – SHOPPING AROUND EUROPE
. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS PEER NETWORKING AND TO BE AWARE OF DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES IN EUROPE. PUPILS WILL WORK IN A MEANINGFUL CONTEXT RELATED TO REAL LIFE, MATHS, LANGUAGE AND ART DESIGN.
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PROJECT DESIGN A DEPARTMENT STORE
CHILDREN DECIDE TOGETHER THE NAME OF THE SHOP.PUPILS MAKE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THEIR OWN BILLS AND THEY REALIZE ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES,
THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THE OTHER PARTNERS. PUPILS DESIGN THEIR DEPARTMENT, PRODUCTS AND INVOICES.
FOR CHRISTMAS WE WILL DO ONLINE SHOPPING IN THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND WE SHARE OUR ORNAMENTS TREE.
253 PUPILS FROM 11 SCHOOLS ARE WORKING ON THE TASKS OF THE PROJECT. THE SCHOOLS ARE FROM 9 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: POLAND, ESTONIA, HUNGARY, ITALY, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, AND SPAIN.