Inventure Academy 
Overview Grade 7
Overview Grade 7
Grade 7
| Applying Learning in Grade 7 Watch an animation about a day in the life of an Inventure Academy 7th Grader. In Middle School, the focus on inquiry-based learning continues, as does parallel in-depth explorations of subjects. Assessments are not based merely on subject knowledge, but also on skills of research, organisation, presentation and application. English Literature Through reading Shakespeare's Macbeth, we are taught to write scripts. We begin with the investigation of King Duncan’s murder, where a list of suspects needs to be interviewed. I discover that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are both clear liars! Physics Our project, to build a Solar Cooker, throws up so many questions: we realise how we take energy and fuels for granted. Have we thought about how long it will last, or even where it comes from? We watched the movie, An Inconvenient Truth. Everyone should see it! Chemistry We want to figure out how important it is to use non-polluting sources of energy. So we're visiting "Navadarshanam" - a little farm that is big on alternative sources of energy! We actually got our hands "dirty" as we learnt how to prepare Gobar Gas from real, live, stinky cow dung!! Can't wait to do it again! Biology Chlorophyll is seriously fascinating. Do plants really need it for photosynthesis? How do we prove that it is the green parts of the leaf that actually make sugars? What about variegated leaves? Do they produce sugars only in the green sections? And then we learn about the starch test. History An excerpt from my journal describing the splendours of Vijayanagara, in the persona of Nicolo Conti, the famous traveller and historian: “I am Nicolo Conti. I’ve just returned to the court in Vijayanagara, from visiting the very beautiful Vitthala Temple in Hampi. The musical pillars there are truly unique. I marvel at the genius of the creators of this wonder, and hope to visit it again, soon.” Math The teacher distributes two square-shaped pieces (one big and the other small) and two rectangles of paper to each of us. Assuming the sides of the big square are ‘a’ and the small square are ‘b’, and the rectangles have one side as b & the other side as a, we’re asked to find out the area. We arrive at this formula: (a+b)2! Physical Education I’m really looking forward to PE today. We warm up by doing speed and agility drills and dynamic stretches, then practice shooting hoops for a little while. It’s not game time yet, but today I heard the coach say we’re to focus on lay-ups! PODS The Media Pod is just great! Today, one of the city’s best known editors talked to us about how he got into journalism, and told us about some of the life-changing incidents he’d witnessed. We’re going to be looking at media from different angles – as a reporter, an editor, a cameraperson... wow!!
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