Proposal regarding an idea for adding a new activity, "Solar System".

Sun Aug 27 21:06:53 UTC 2017

Hi Gupta,

I have followed the thread and Johnny told you that we do not want
something which  looks like
1- explanation
2- quizz

and what I read is

1- explanation
2- quizz

Interactive in our words does not mean "funny" or "colored".

It means that the action helps the child to understand.

I will take an example.

when in "money with cents" pupils are choosing then giving the good coins
to reach a given amout of money, there is interaction.

In your example there is no interaction. I have no idea how to create any
thought.

You may start by asking a question and let kid going trough different
documentations to find the solutions. But will it help him to remember the
fact? No idea.

This is at least what we would do in a real class. Presenting different
docs, creating with the children our lesson and then they learn using it.

if you want to find a good proposal you will have to be inventiv with this
kind of activity.

Regards,

Emmanuel

2017-08-24 20:06 GMT+02:00 Aman Gupta <gupta2140 at gmail.com>:

> Author: Aman Kumar Gupta
>
>
>
> *General Purpose:*GCompris is a high-quality educational suite which aims
> at making learning easier for children aged 2 to 10. GCompris currently has
> 137 activities on various topics such as science, maths, games with which
> it has successfully created a great learning environment for children.
> However, we can take GCompris one more step forward by creating one new
> activity which aims at introducing kids, aging 6-10 years, to the Solar
> System, which is currently unavailable in GCompris. This activity aims at
> making children aware of the Solar System and making them curious about
> Extra-terrestrial space in an interactive learning manner.
>
>
>
> *Screen-wise Mock-up:*This will be a 2-level interactive activity. They
> are briefly demonstrated below.
>
>
> * Level-1:*The first level is a tutorial level where the child can learn
> about different planets, stars, etc.
>
>
>    - This screen will contain The Sun, all the 8 planets, stars, and the
>    Moon and a spaceship, similar to this, http://s1.dmcdn.net/NoiVN/
>    1280x720-F8c.jpg , https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CqB2JKHrYDg/maxresdefault.jpg
>    , or we can place all the planets linearly to avoid confusion to the child
>    as can be seen here: http://giantsandpilgrims.com/
>    wp-content/uploads/2015/07/solar-system4.png
>    <http://giantsandpilgrims.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/solar-system4.png>
>    - The activity starts with a basic, easy to understand introduction to
>    the Solar System which would explain about planets, stars, Sun and the Moon.
>    - After the introduction, the "Spaceship" will initially be on the top
>    of the Earth.
>    - Next, the child will be prompted that he may click on any planet to
>    explore about it. And when the kid hovers over any planet, its scale
>    increases with a "bounce" animation, to make it look attractive. And when
>    the child clicks on any planet, its name will be spelled out and the
>    spaceship will fly to it, hence making it fun for the child, and an
>    original picture of the planet will pop-up with the planet describing some
>    properties about it in the written form.
>
> The properties will be as follows:
> 1. Name
> 2. Size
> 3. Position in the Solar System
> 4. Duration of day and night
> 5. Number of days in an year
> 6. Distance from Sun
> 7. Comparison with Earth, like how many earths can fit inside it. Thus,
> making it easy to imagine the size of that planet
> 8. 1 most significant fact about that planet. in the form of "Do you
> know?", which will arouse the curiosity in the Child to learn more.
> E.g:
>
>    -  "Hello, My name is Jupiter. I'm the largest planet in the Solar
>    System with a width of .
>    -  I am the 5th planet in the Solar System 1 day on me is of 10 hours.
>    -  It takes me 4380 days to complete 1 year (12 years on Earth).
>    -  I am 778.5 million km away from the Sun.
>    -  As many as 1300 Earths can fit inside me.
>    -  Do you know?
>    -  Jupiter is two and a half times more massive than all the other
>    planets in the solar system combined!"
>
>
>  After reading about it, the child can click "Close" button on the topmost
> right of the image and he can continue exploring other planets.
>
> This was the tutorial part and there won't be much interaction than this
> (similar to the Explore Animals activity).  Else it will get complex.
>
>    *Level-2:*
>
>
>    - This will be an interactive-quiz level where the child will actually
>    get involved in the activit
>    - In this level, there will be certain questions regarding the planets
>    which would have 4 options and the child has to select the Correct one.
>
>          e.g:  "How many planets are in the solar system?" or, "Which
> planet is farthest from the Sun?", and there will be Pictures of 4 planets
> along their names below them.
>
>    - There will also be a mix of "Drag and Drop" questions where the
>    child will be shown an empty Solar System with a list of all the 8 planets,
>    and will be questioned.
>
>          e.g:  "Drag the 5th planet of the Solar System to its position"
> or "Drag and drop the planet next to Jupiter" or "Drag and drop the largest
> planet in the Solar System to the indicated position".
>
> *Conclusion:*
>
> So, this is how I plan to present the Solar system to the kids and teach
> them in an interactive manner. This may be their first sneak-peak into the
> world of Extra-terrestrial space.
>
> Any suggestions and feedback will be highly appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> Aman Kumar Gupta
>
>
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