Useful tools

This chapter will include extra resources.

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

Example of tasks in different subjects.

Computer science

• Issue: Artificial intelligence

Question: Find on the Internet some scratch of code used to develop an Artificial Neural Network.

High Order Thinking Skill

Competences: Coding, Digital literacy

Tool: Google Slides

Explanation of the task: Students research online and find a piece of code – any programming language they want – that clearly is used to implement an artificial neural network

• Issue Artificial Intelligence

Question: Why are human beings so interested in developing AI? Find at least three reasons.

High Order Thinking Skill

Competences: Digital Literacy, making connections

Tool: Google Slides

Explanation of the task: Students research online and among many reasons they will find on the internet they have to present in google slides only three reasons that are relevant in their opinion and they have to give motivation why they chose those reasons and why they discard other ones.

• Videomaking

Question: Watch the following video: are there some close up shots? How many?.

High Order Thinking Skill

Competences: Digital Literacy, Understanding Cinema’s Glossary

Tool: Flipgrid

Explanation of the task: Students have to watch the following clip from „The man who knew two much” by Alfred Hitchcock and count how many close up shots there are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjCLKo-ib4I

Mathematics

• Pythagoras Theorem

Question: Find a problem to solve with Pythagorean Theorem

Medium Order Thinking Skill

Competences: Maths, Geometry

Tool: Google Slides

Explanation of the task: Students are challenged to recognise topics from different subjects where this theorem is used. Also, they may think  to use the Pithagoras Theorem  in everyday life.

• 3D objects

Question: Exploring 3D shapes – (application in real life)

High Order Thinking Skill

Competences: Geometry

Tool: Google Slides,Geogebra 3D , Google Forms

Explanation of the task:This one is more constructively imagined. Give the name of an 3D object and  let the students make the construction of that object by using Geogebra – 3D Graphing application, or use ready made constructions. They have to explore all connections and formulas of volumes or areas about that object,  and through constructions and calculations   they have to prove the connections between the corresponding elements in the formula. For example two figures of the same type (example cylinders). Which of them will have a larger volume, the one with the higher height, or the one with the larger radius at the base of the circle. You should choose at least two 3d objects to explain.

• Theory of numbers

Question: Find the mysterious number

High Order Thinking Skill

Competences: Algebra

Tool: Google Slides

Explanation of the task: It’s a quiz game, Mystery number puzzle. You can select number of digits you want to play. Read the clues and make the number.The digits that make up the number are given, but are not in the correct order. They need to be sorted correctly to get the required number. The result is reached by logical connection of the given instructions. The link of the game : https://www.mathplayground.com/mysterynumber.html    In the results you should give some some explanation about your thinking of finding the solution.

Electronics

• Issue: Tech and economic discussion

Question: What can the chip crisis mean for the industry? How can it be solved?

Medium Order Thinking Skill

Competences: Digital literacy

Tool: Google Slides

Explanation of the task: Students are challenged to understand the reason for this cris. Moreover they have to propose ideas to solve this issue.

Science

• Issue: Geometry, Oxygen Production

Question: Calculate how many liters of oxygen the wood of your town produces in a day.

High Order Thinking Skill

Competences: Digital Literacy, Science of Nature

Tool: Google maps

Explanation of the task:  Let’s find a city with a green park inside it.Students should find a solution to measure how many litres of oxygen the park produces Suggestion: they should find how many litres of oxygen a squared  meter of green produces in a day: then find a way to measure the area of the green park through google maps and find that it is necessary to calculate area times litres of oxygen per meter.