Integrated Project- Geography and Computers Topic: Agriculture- Alchemy that turns earth into sustenance
Integrated Project- Geography and Computers
Topic: Agriculture- Alchemy that turns earth into sustenance
Objective: The students will be able to:
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· Identify
the major rivers of India and mark their course on the map of India
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· Identify major river ecosystems
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· Understand
the importance of saving our rivers
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· Research
and collect information about the crop cultivation supported by these
rivers.
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· Present
their findings by giving a talk using a poster “Why Rally for Rivers” and a
visual display using a computer program
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Materials Required:
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1. India
blank physical map
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2. Information
and website links related to the topic ‘Rally for Rivers’
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3. A
computer with internet access; library books for initial research
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4. Maps
and Atlases showing the course of the Indian Rivers
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6. Information
related to the topic
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7. Pictures
related to :
· River
ecosystems of India
· Crops
cultivation in the river valleys of India
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8. A pair of
scissors, pencils, sketch pens, glue
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9. A Chart
Paper to make poster on “Why Rally for
Rivers?”
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Procedure:
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Preparation
Prior to the Presentation
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1. Individually
collect information on the following:
· Stark
facts about the Indian rivers
· How
not caring for rivers affects our life
· The
course of the all the important rivers of India and the states and regions
drained by them
· The
information about the crop cultivation these rivers support and areas they
irrigate
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Steps to
be taken to Prepare the Presentation
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1. On
a blank map of India plot the course of any four rivers of India and
pictorially represent the ecosystem (For example one bird or animal) supported
by these rivers and crop cultivation supported by these rivers.
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2. Draw
a poster on “Why Rally for Rivers” keeping in mind the following:
· Importance
of rivers in agriculture and crop cultivation
· Stark
facts about our dying rivers
· A
Slogan to save rivers and Indian agriculture
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3. For
visual display, create a poster in GIMP 2.8.
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4. Save
suitable images such as rivers, map of India, etc.
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5. Use
these images on different layers to create poster.
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6. Give
special effects to different layers using the Layer mode or Filter effects.
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