6.2.4 Project Learning Goals

I have formulated the following Competences that i will want the learners to achieve at the end of my project .
Project Title: "Make an automatic water pumping system for a cattle farm"


The learners will be able to:

1. Give the materials used in making the system (Curriculum)
2. Brainstorm the challenges faced by cattle keepers in Uganda (Curriculum)
3. Share possible remedies using Facebook for the class (21st century skill)
4. Research using internet to establish the effect of height on pressures in an a rural setup.(21st century skill)
5. Apply the internet to calculate the head for specific diameters of pipes used.(21st century skill)
6. use a mind map to share the processes involved in making a water pump(21st century skill)
7. use Audacity app to record their presentations (21st century skill)
8. use windows film maker to make their videos.(21st century skill)
The learners will engaged by:

• Allowing them select the leadership of their different groups and distribute other roles among themselves.
• Allowing them to define for themselves what outcomes will indicate a successful project.
• Allowing them to totally plan for all the activities in the project which will include  outline the different tasks with their time frames, consult resource persons for information which may be a useful guideline in making conclusion of the statistics gathered.
• Making teacher merely supervise, among others, the setup of the blog, choice of platforms to be used, and posting of information on the blog.
• Making the learners take lead position in generating ideas on how to influence the surrounding community to guarantee safe pumping environmental conservation through a range of good practices

21st Century Skills

• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Communication and collaboration.
• Research.  
• Creativity and innovation
• Higher order thinking skills
• Analyzing.
• Evaluating.
• Creating.
• Applying