RESEARCH PROJECT OF PLAYGROUP

NAME OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT:

“Counting and Exploring Nature”

INTRODUCTION

This project was based on different nature hunt activities through which students explored different things of nature. The children counted the number of trees, birds, flowers, insects, leaves and rocks during short outdoor adventure. Preferred areas to carry out this research projects were Shimla hills, Ladies Garden and Infinite Garden.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

i.                        To explore nature.

ii.                       To count nature.

iii.                     To identify and differentiate different objects of nature.

iv.                    To use analytical skills to count. Children have counting up to 10 in their syllabus but through                  this research project children will explore counting beyond that.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1.                  How many different flowers can children find in the park?

2.                  How many birds do children see during their nature walk?

3.                  Can children count how many colourful butterflies are fluttering around the flowers?

4.                  How many different types of leaves can children find during their nature walk?

5.                  How many rocks can children gather during a nature scavenger hunt?

6.                  How many insects can children find during bug exploration activity?

7.                  How many trees can children find in the park?

8.                  How many pinecones can children find during nature hunt?

RESEARCH TOOLS

·                   Magnifying glass to observe different objects of nature.

·                  Spindle box for counting.

·                  Paper and pencil to note collected data.

·                 Camera to click pictures and record videos which will be used later to display and show the data              and results of the research project.

·                  Coloured computer papers and charts to perform activities.

SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY

The study is exploratory in nature. To gain an in-depth knowledge of the study, the approach has been kept quantitative. In this regard both primary sources and numerical values have been utilized. It is also a field-study method since the data since the data is carried out purely through physical investigation.

ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY

The whole research project is divided into different activities. Activities included in this project are as follows;

·                     Flower exploration and counting activity

·                     Birds exploration and counting activity

·                     Bugs and insects exploration and counting activity

·                     Leaves exploration and counting activity

·                     Rocks exploration and counting activity

·                     Trees exploration and counting activity

COLLECTED DATA THROUGH NATURE HUNT

The data and materials that children collected during their nature hunt is showcased as under;

FLORA:

FAUNA: