Greenwood Primary School

Title of Project:P2 Integrative Project Work –A New Home for Hummingbird

Group: EagleWong Shijie Enzo (Huang Shijie)Ally Marissa Binte Hishamuddin,

Chua Qi Run Fabius, Tan Yan Wei,

Nadiah Marsyha Binte Nirwan,Clement Leong Zheng Jie

Our team members

• Enzo (Group Leader)

• Ally (Resource Manager)

• Fabius (Reporter)

• Yan Wei (Recorder)

• Marsyha (Timekeeper)

• Clement (Encourager)

Our task

• Build a new enclosure for a popular bird

• Allow visitors to view the birds closely and interact with them safely

Current situation

• Now, we only see peacocks walking around in the bird park. They are not kept in cages.

• It would be best if visitors can touch more birds and feed them safely.

• It would be good if we can take photos with the birds for free.

• We cannot take photos with the birds because we have no money.

Why are we doing this project?

• To help Jurong Bird Park visitors have a better experience at the park

• To increase the number of bird park visitors

• To apply thinking skills learnt to solve problems

• To learn to work together

TimelineP2

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

5 Whys Criteria

Setting

Decision

Making

Evaluation

Group

Formation

and

distribution of

roles

Selection of

Scenario and

Tasks to embark

on

Planning &

Implementation

Planning &

Implementation

Planning &

Implementation

Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10

Planning &

Implementation

Preparation

for

presentation

Preparation for

presentation

Presentations Presentations

Group / Self

Evaluation

Our TargetsIn this project work, we want • to be able to research a bird and make a new

enclosure for it. • to come up with a good PowerPoint presentation.• to feel confident when we present in front of our

friends.• to work well with our friends and to develop

character through teamwork.• to use the thinking skills in our project.• our project to be selected as BEST class project.

• The enclosures are far away.

• Visitors need to walk far to see the birds.

• We cannot see the birds closely

• The birds cannot move around freely.

• There are not many feeding sessions for us to feed the birds.

Possible reasons why people do not enjoy going to the bird park

Thinking skills used

• 5-Whys

Thinking skills used

• Brainstorming of harmless birds

SurveyPlan

SurveyChart

Chosen bird• Hummingbird

6 Thinking HatsThe Blue Hat Come up with a plan to identify the

problem, making decision and conclusion

The Green Hat Come up with features to be included in

our new enclosure

The Yellow Hat Look at the advantages of the features in

our enclosure

The Black Hat What needs to be improved for the

enclosure

The White Hat Research on the facts of the chosen bird

based on its diet, habitat, characteristics

and precautions.

Facts about hummingbird

Characteristics

• Hummingbirds are small, colorful birds with iridescent feathers.

• Their name comes from the fact that they flap their wings so fast (about 80 times per second) that they make a humming noise.

• They can fly right, left, up, down, backwards, and even upside down.

• They have a long and tapered bill that is used to obtain nectar from the center of long, tubular flowers.

• Their feet are used for perching only, and are not used for hopping or walking.

Facts about hummingbirdDiet

• Hummingbirds eat flower nectar, tree sap, insects and pollen.

• They need to eat often due to their fast breathing rate, fast heartbeat and high body temperature.

• They also require an enormous amount of food each day.

• They have a long tongue which they use to lick their food at a rate of up to 13 licks per second.

Facts about hummingbird

Behaviour

• Hummingbirds communicate via visual displays.

• Can be territorial so not advisable to put other birds in the same enclosure.

• Gestation: 13-22 days

• Clutch size: Between 1-3 eggs

• The young start to fly in 18 to 30 days.

Facts about hummingbirdHabitat

• Hummingbirds’ habitat needs a lot of flowers.

• Shelter is important for hummingbird especially for nesting and night-time resting.

• Do not use pesticide in the habitat as it might poison the hummingbirds.

How we come up with the features

• Criteria Setting

How we come up with the features

• Decision Making

How we come up with the features

• Evaluation

Design for the new enclosure

Our Product

Greenwood Primary School

Our Presentation

Our Achievement

• We researched on hummingbird and made a new enclosure for it.

• We came up with a good PowerPoint presentation.• We felt confident when we present in front of

our friends.• We worked well with our friends. • We developed our characters through teamwork.• We used the thinking skills in our project.• Our project was selected as the BEST class

project.

Our Achievement

2 EMPATHY PW OVERALL

THINKING SKILLS

APPLICATION C1: CURIOSITYC2:

CONFIDENCEC3:

COOPERATION

Name

2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

% Grade % Grade % Grade % Grade % Grade % Grade % Grade % Grade % Grade % Grade

WONG SHIJIE ENZO

(HUANG SHIJIE) 87 A 96 A 59 C 100 A 82 A 100 A 79 A 96 A 83 A 88 ATAN YAN WEI (CHEN

YANWEI) 86 A 89 A 59 C 100 A 79 A 100 A 83 A 88 A 83 A 75 A

CHUA QI RUN, FABIUS 77 A 79 A 59 C 100 A 71 B 93 A 75 A 79 A 80 A 63 B

ALLY MARISSA BINTE

HISHAMUDDIN 84 A 90 A 59 C 100 A 75 A 100 A 71 B 75 A 83 A 81 ANADIAH MARSYHA

BINTE NIRWAN 85 A 83 A 59 C 100 A 75 A 93 A 75 A 71 B 83 A 75 ACLEMENT LEONG

ZHENG JIE VR VR 93 A VR VR 100 A VR VR 100 A VR VR 92 A VR VR 81 A

Our challenges and how we overcome them

• Deciding on the roles

• Completing both product and PowerPoint Presentation in time

• Working together

• Be patient

How did others benefit from our project?

Groups Benefits/ Impact

Jurong Bird

Park Visitors

Hummingbird enclosure is a new attraction.

Makes the park experience more enjoyable and memorable

with more interactive enclosures.

Other Primary

2 pupils as

Jurong Bird

Park visitors

They will be happy to see their chosen bird in the new

enclosure.

Makes their experience at the park more enjoyable and they

will appreciate the features put in as they get to interact with

the birds more closely.

Jurong Bird

Park PersonnelMore positive feedback and greater number of visitors.

How we benefitted from our project?

Groups Benefits/ Impact

Teachers

Works closely with our teachers and builds stronger

bonds with them.

Teachers act as facilitators and offers suggestions

and guidance to us.

Our parents

Our parents observed that we enjoyed the project

work and encouraged us.

We had become more confident in working with our

peers.

How we benefitted from our project?

School Vision

Critical ThinkersWe learnt to think through and plan our projects

using the thinking skills

Motivated Learners

We are happy to have an opportunity to design

an new enclosure for the bird.

We felt proud to be able to present our project.

Leaders Of Character

We learnt to work well as a group.

We must be sensitive towards others and listen

to everyone’s idea.

Moving forward

• We could display our project at the WHIZZ room for future P2 pupils to learn from us.

• We could also share our experiences at school events.

• We could encourage other pupils to be creative and that everyone is good at something and teamwork meant respecting one another too.

Our Reflections

• Enzo: I learnt to create a good PowerPoint presentation.

• Ally: I learnt to build an enclosure.

• Fabius: I learnt that we need to be good in English to be a reporter.

• Yan Wei: I learnt how to fold origami hummingbirds.

• Marsyha: I learnt to build things using simple materials.

• Clement: I learnt that we need to type many words for the PowerPoint.

Acknowledgements

• We would like to thank our teachers for guiding us and for providing us with the resources.

References

• http://www.wildernesscollege.com/hummingbird-habitat.html

• http://www.defenders.org/hummingbirds/basic-facts

• http://www.onekind.org/education/animals_a_z/hummingbird

• http://www.audubon.org/content/how-create-hummingbird-friendly-yard