Combo pack of 4 Project Kits to learn concepts in Grade 10
1. Magnetic effects of electric current - DC Motor
2. Circles
3. Electricity - Series & Parallel
4. Heredity & Evolution
Description of the projects below:
1. Magnetic effects of electric current - DC Motor
Learning Objectives:
• Make a straight conductor and observe its magnetic effect on a compass
• Make a circular conductor and observe its magnetic effect on a compass
• Make a solenoid and find the direction of magnetic field in and around it using a compass
• Make a working model of a DC motor and understand its working
Kit contains:
• Materials required to do the activity.
• Colour workbook that includes
a. Detailed instructions to build models
b. Exercises on observations
c. Information about real life applications
d. Concept map for revision
e. Questions that trigger application oriented learning.
2. Circles
Learning Objectives:
• Using the Circles board as a guide, make lines and angles to understand different properties of a circle:
a. Tangents and secants
b. Angle between tangent and radius
c. Number of tangents from a point
d. Lengths of tangents from a common point
e. Relation between tangent and secant from a point
f. Verify the alternate segment theorem, secant theorem
Kit contains:
• Materials required to do the activity.
• Colour workbook that includes
a. Detailed instructions to build models
b. Exercises on observations
c. Information about real life applications
d. Concept map for revision
e. Questions that trigger application oriented learning.
3. Electricity - Series & Parallel
Learning Objectives:
• Calculate value of resistance for colour-coded resistors
• Connect bulbs in series and parallel circuits to verify Ohm's law
• Connect resistors in series and parallel circuits to find effective resistance
• Make a variable resistance (rheostat) and observe a smooth change in current using a bulb in the circuit
Kit contains:
• Materials required to do the activity.
• Colour workbook that includes
a. Detailed instructions to build models
b. Exercises on observations
c. Information about real life applications
d. Concept map for revision
e. Questions that trigger application oriented learning.
4. Heredity & Evolution
Learning Objectives:
• Trace the body of a wolf to understand:
a. How characteristics are inherited from parents to offsprings?
b. Using punnet square to find out all possible outcomes in inheritance.
• Play a strategy game “Survival of the fittest game” and breed your own monsters to understand:
a. Dominance and co-dominance genes.
b. How the dominance gene changes based of different circumstances.
Kit contains:
• Materials required to do the activity.
• Colour workbook that includes
a. Detailed instructions to build models
b. Exercises on observations
c. Information about real life applications
d. Concept map for revision
e. Questions that trigger application oriented learning.
