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T ejas:	 In	 the	 inter	 school	 Science	 symposium	 the	 challenge	 w as	 to	 build	 a	 solar	 energy	 based	 product	
and build a prototype.
Jy oti:	 W e	 had	 a	 brainstorming	 session,	 then	 a	 step	 by	 step	 planning	 of	 how	 to	 gather	 information	 and	
analysed the information to design the product. We gave a presentation about product and it’s design 
to our class and Science teachers for their suggestions and comments. We built the prototype of a hat 
with a fan which runs with solare energy for the symposium.
Moz: Excellent innovation and creativity! This goal was achieved by recalling, applying and integrating 
various concepts and skills that you learnt.  The solar panel on the hat is quite interesting!!
Innovation and Creativity:  
Integrated Activities
Aim: In this lesson, you will learn:
- Application of multiple thinking skills for an activity.
- Application	 of	 multiple	 office	 applications	 and	 Internet	 tools	 to	
complete an activity.
 Know your class: You have to study the kind of food preferred by 
students of your class. For this, do the following activities:
Use a word processor to create an empty table which includes •	
headings such as name, gender, dress/food preferred. 
Upload	 this	 file	 using	 Google	 docs,	 so	 that	 all	 the	 students	 can	 •	
access the file and enter their respective data.
After everybody has entered their data, print this table. •	
Count the number (frequency) for each kind of dress/food and •	
enter	 the	 same	 into	 a	 spreadsheet.	 Now ,	 y our	 sheet	 will	 hav e	
gender, kind of dress/food and frequency for each. Create a bar 
graph to represent the dress/food preferences.
[Note to the teacher: A 	 list	 of	 projects	 that	 require	 multiple	 thinking	 skills	 and	 multiple	 applications	
are	giv en	below .	Do	a	few	projects	that	w ould	be	interesting	to	y our	class.]
5
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T ejas:	 In	 the	 inter	 school	 Science	 symposium	 the	 challenge	 w as	 to	 build	 a	 solar	 energy	 based	 product	
and build a prototype.
Jy oti:	 W e	 had	 a	 brainstorming	 session,	 then	 a	 step	 by	 step	 planning	 of	 how	 to	 gather	 information	 and	
analysed the information to design the product. We gave a presentation about product and it’s design 
to our class and Science teachers for their suggestions and comments. We built the prototype of a hat 
with a fan which runs with solare energy for the symposium.
Moz: Excellent innovation and creativity! This goal was achieved by recalling, applying and integrating 
various concepts and skills that you learnt.  The solar panel on the hat is quite interesting!!
Innovation and Creativity:  
Integrated Activities
Aim: In this lesson, you will learn:
- Application of multiple thinking skills for an activity.
- Application	 of	 multiple	 office	 applications	 and	 Internet	 tools	 to	
complete an activity.
 Know your class: You have to study the kind of food preferred by 
students of your class. For this, do the following activities:
Use a word processor to create an empty table which includes •	
headings such as name, gender, dress/food preferred. 
Upload	 this	 file	 using	 Google	 docs,	 so	 that	 all	 the	 students	 can	 •	
access the file and enter their respective data.
After everybody has entered their data, print this table. •	
Count the number (frequency) for each kind of dress/food and •	
enter	 the	 same	 into	 a	 spreadsheet.	 Now ,	 y our	 sheet	 will	 hav e	
gender, kind of dress/food and frequency for each. Create a bar 
graph to represent the dress/food preferences.
[Note to the teacher: A 	 list	 of	 projects	 that	 require	 multiple	 thinking	 skills	 and	 multiple	 applications	
are	giv en	below .	Do	a	few	projects	that	w ould	be	interesting	to	y our	class.]
5
Step	1:	Identify	the	goal	and	state	it	clearly.
Step	2:	Analyze	the	goal	and	identify	the	requirements	for	sub-tasks.
Step	3:	Identify	the	information	required	to	accomplish	each	sub-task.
Step	4:	Identify	resources	that	provide	information	about	each	sub-task.
Step	5:	Record	information	in	a	note-book	or	paper.
Step	6:	Consolidate	and	organize	the	information	gathered	from	various	resources.
Concept
Steps	of	gathering	information
Step	wise	thinking,	Gathering	information,	Analysis.
Word	processor,	Spreadsheet,	Internet.
Recall and Apply
Stepwise	thinking,	Organizing	(gathering	and	organizing	information).
Devices	(webcam,	mobile	phone,	scanner)	Internet	(email,	sharing	on	website). •	
Applications	 on	 internet	 like	 Flickr	 or	 Picasa	 allow	 you	 to	 share	 photogrphs	 with	 family	 •	
and	friends	online.	This	avoids	exchange	of	bulky	attachments	of	image	files.
Recall and Apply
Digital photo album: You collected 
photographs of different events across 
the academic year. Create a photo album 
by doing the following activities:
Scan the photographs. You may •	
need to transfer the files from 
external devices such as digicam or  
mobile phone, onto your computer.
Organize these images in folders •	
based on participants, grades, and 
events. Order them according to when 
these events occurred during the  
academic year. 
Create a digital album of memories, •	
using a content sharing website such as flickr or Picasa.
Create a web link for your class and send this link to your classmates. You can mark a copy to •	
your computer teacher as well.
Any	activity	has	a	sequence	of	steps. •	
First	list	the	main	steps	of	the	activity. •	
Then,	for	each	main	step,	list	the	detailed	steps. •	
Listing	the	steps	helps	in	carrying	out	the	activity	easily. •	
Concept
Steps	of	Stepwise	thinking
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T ejas:	 In	 the	 inter	 school	 Science	 symposium	 the	 challenge	 w as	 to	 build	 a	 solar	 energy	 based	 product	
and build a prototype.
Jy oti:	 W e	 had	 a	 brainstorming	 session,	 then	 a	 step	 by	 step	 planning	 of	 how	 to	 gather	 information	 and	
analysed the information to design the product. We gave a presentation about product and it’s design 
to our class and Science teachers for their suggestions and comments. We built the prototype of a hat 
with a fan which runs with solare energy for the symposium.
Moz: Excellent innovation and creativity! This goal was achieved by recalling, applying and integrating 
various concepts and skills that you learnt.  The solar panel on the hat is quite interesting!!
Innovation and Creativity:  
Integrated Activities
Aim: In this lesson, you will learn:
- Application of multiple thinking skills for an activity.
- Application	 of	 multiple	 office	 applications	 and	 Internet	 tools	 to	
complete an activity.
 Know your class: You have to study the kind of food preferred by 
students of your class. For this, do the following activities:
Use a word processor to create an empty table which includes •	
headings such as name, gender, dress/food preferred. 
Upload	 this	 file	 using	 Google	 docs,	 so	 that	 all	 the	 students	 can	 •	
access the file and enter their respective data.
After everybody has entered their data, print this table. •	
Count the number (frequency) for each kind of dress/food and •	
enter	 the	 same	 into	 a	 spreadsheet.	 Now ,	 y our	 sheet	 will	 hav e	
gender, kind of dress/food and frequency for each. Create a bar 
graph to represent the dress/food preferences.
[Note to the teacher: A 	 list	 of	 projects	 that	 require	 multiple	 thinking	 skills	 and	 multiple	 applications	
are	giv en	below .	Do	a	few	projects	that	w ould	be	interesting	to	y our	class.]
5
Step	1:	Identify	the	goal	and	state	it	clearly.
Step	2:	Analyze	the	goal	and	identify	the	requirements	for	sub-tasks.
Step	3:	Identify	the	information	required	to	accomplish	each	sub-task.
Step	4:	Identify	resources	that	provide	information	about	each	sub-task.
Step	5:	Record	information	in	a	note-book	or	paper.
Step	6:	Consolidate	and	organize	the	information	gathered	from	various	resources.
Concept
Steps	of	gathering	information
Step	wise	thinking,	Gathering	information,	Analysis.
Word	processor,	Spreadsheet,	Internet.
Recall and Apply
Stepwise	thinking,	Organizing	(gathering	and	organizing	information).
Devices	(webcam,	mobile	phone,	scanner)	Internet	(email,	sharing	on	website). •	
Applications	 on	 internet	 like	 Flickr	 or	 Picasa	 allow	 you	 to	 share	 photogrphs	 with	 family	 •	
and	friends	online.	This	avoids	exchange	of	bulky	attachments	of	image	files.
Recall and Apply
Digital photo album: You collected 
photographs of different events across 
the academic year. Create a photo album 
by doing the following activities:
Scan the photographs. You may •	
need to transfer the files from 
external devices such as digicam or  
mobile phone, onto your computer.
Organize these images in folders •	
based on participants, grades, and 
events. Order them according to when 
these events occurred during the  
academic year. 
Create a digital album of memories, •	
using a content sharing website such as flickr or Picasa.
Create a web link for your class and send this link to your classmates. You can mark a copy to •	
your computer teacher as well.
Any	activity	has	a	sequence	of	steps. •	
First	list	the	main	steps	of	the	activity. •	
Then,	for	each	main	step,	list	the	detailed	steps. •	
Listing	the	steps	helps	in	carrying	out	the	activity	easily. •	
Concept
Steps	of	Stepwise	thinking
Identity	the	goal	and	understand	the	information	available. •	
Analyze	the	information	and	conditions. •	
Work	 out	 a	 solution	 in	 a	 step-wise	 manner.	 “What”,	 “When”	 and	 “Why”,	 are	 questions	 that	 •	
can	help	in	thinking	logically,	to	find	out	“How”	to	reach	the	goal.
Analyze	and	decide:
Examine	each	category	and	it’s	subcategories. •	
Analyze	 the	 information	 and	 finalize	 the	 categories,	 subcategories	 relevant	 to •	
	the	goal,	by:
Decision	to	merge	some	categories. –
Decision	to	drop	some	categories	or	subcategories. –
Decision	on	whether	more	information	is	required. –
Concept
Steps	of	Logical	reasoning
Stepwise	thinking,	Logical	reasoning,	Gathering	information,	Brainstorming.
Internet	(sharing	websites	email).
Recall and Apply
 Handle a crisis: You have to share ideas on 
disaster management in a flood affected area. For 
this, do the following:
Use the strategy of brainstorming to •	
generate ideas. Then synthesize the ideas 
and create a mind map of the same. 
Browse the Internet to gather more •	
information on how to deal with flood 
situations. Collect images, data on recent 
floods in areas of your interest or vicinity. 
Make a note of the URLs visited and a brief summary of the content in a word processor of 
Google	docs.	
T ag	flood	affected	areas	of	y our	chosen	vicinity	on	Google	map.	 •	
Create a presentation on this topic. For this, you can include the mind map and other  •	
information gathered above.
Imagine that you are organizing a donation drive in your neighborhood to collect clothes, •	
money and food for flood affected area. List the steps required for this activity. Describe how 
will you reach out to people and keep track of the different items collected.
Create a group e-mail for your class. Share your above ideas with your class and mark a copy •	
to your computer teacher.
Handle 
Flood situation
Collect
Medicines
Create
Maps
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T ejas:	 In	 the	 inter	 school	 Science	 symposium	 the	 challenge	 w as	 to	 build	 a	 solar	 energy	 based	 product	
and build a prototype.
Jy oti:	 W e	 had	 a	 brainstorming	 session,	 then	 a	 step	 by	 step	 planning	 of	 how	 to	 gather	 information	 and	
analysed the information to design the product. We gave a presentation about product and it’s design 
to our class and Science teachers for their suggestions and comments. We built the prototype of a hat 
with a fan which runs with solare energy for the symposium.
Moz: Excellent innovation and creativity! This goal was achieved by recalling, applying and integrating 
various concepts and skills that you learnt.  The solar panel on the hat is quite interesting!!
Innovation and Creativity:  
Integrated Activities
Aim: In this lesson, you will learn:
- Application of multiple thinking skills for an activity.
- Application	 of	 multiple	 office	 applications	 and	 Internet	 tools	 to	
complete an activity.
 Know your class: You have to study the kind of food preferred by 
students of your class. For this, do the following activities:
Use a word processor to create an empty table which includes •	
headings such as name, gender, dress/food preferred. 
Upload	 this	 file	 using	 Google	 docs,	 so	 that	 all	 the	 students	 can	 •	
access the file and enter their respective data.
After everybody has entered their data, print this table. •	
Count the number (frequency) for each kind of dress/food and •	
enter	 the	 same	 into	 a	 spreadsheet.	 Now ,	 y our	 sheet	 will	 hav e	
gender, kind of dress/food and frequency for each. Create a bar 
graph to represent the dress/food preferences.
[Note to the teacher: A 	 list	 of	 projects	 that	 require	 multiple	 thinking	 skills	 and	 multiple	 applications	
are	giv en	below .	Do	a	few	projects	that	w ould	be	interesting	to	y our	class.]
5
Step	1:	Identify	the	goal	and	state	it	clearly.
Step	2:	Analyze	the	goal	and	identify	the	requirements	for	sub-tasks.
Step	3:	Identify	the	information	required	to	accomplish	each	sub-task.
Step	4:	Identify	resources	that	provide	information	about	each	sub-task.
Step	5:	Record	information	in	a	note-book	or	paper.
Step	6:	Consolidate	and	organize	the	information	gathered	from	various	resources.
Concept
Steps	of	gathering	information
Step	wise	thinking,	Gathering	information,	Analysis.
Word	processor,	Spreadsheet,	Internet.
Recall and Apply
Stepwise	thinking,	Organizing	(gathering	and	organizing	information).
Devices	(webcam,	mobile	phone,	scanner)	Internet	(email,	sharing	on	website). •	
Applications	 on	 internet	 like	 Flickr	 or	 Picasa	 allow	 you	 to	 share	 photogrphs	 with	 family	 •	
and	friends	online.	This	avoids	exchange	of	bulky	attachments	of	image	files.
Recall and Apply
Digital photo album: You collected 
photographs of different events across 
the academic year. Create a photo album 
by doing the following activities:
Scan the photographs. You may •	
need to transfer the files from 
external devices such as digicam or  
mobile phone, onto your computer.
Organize these images in folders •	
based on participants, grades, and 
events. Order them according to when 
these events occurred during the  
academic year. 
Create a digital album of memories, •	
using a content sharing website such as flickr or Picasa.
Create a web link for your class and send this link to your classmates. You can mark a copy to •	
your computer teacher as well.
Any	activity	has	a	sequence	of	steps. •	
First	list	the	main	steps	of	the	activity. •	
Then,	for	each	main	step,	list	the	detailed	steps. •	
Listing	the	steps	helps	in	carrying	out	the	activity	easily. •	
Concept
Steps	of	Stepwise	thinking
Identity	the	goal	and	understand	the	information	available. •	
Analyze	the	information	and	conditions. •	
Work	 out	 a	 solution	 in	 a	 step-wise	 manner.	 “What”,	 “When”	 and	 “Why”,	 are	 questions	 that	 •	
can	help	in	thinking	logically,	to	find	out	“How”	to	reach	the	goal.
Analyze	and	decide:
Examine	each	category	and	it’s	subcategories. •	
Analyze	 the	 information	 and	 finalize	 the	 categories,	 subcategories	 relevant	 to •	
	the	goal,	by:
Decision	to	merge	some	categories. –
Decision	to	drop	some	categories	or	subcategories. –
Decision	on	whether	more	information	is	required. –
Concept
Steps	of	Logical	reasoning
Stepwise	thinking,	Logical	reasoning,	Gathering	information,	Brainstorming.
Internet	(sharing	websites	email).
Recall and Apply
 Handle a crisis: You have to share ideas on 
disaster management in a flood affected area. For 
this, do the following:
Use the strategy of brainstorming to •	
generate ideas. Then synthesize the ideas 
and create a mind map of the same. 
Browse the Internet to gather more •	
information on how to deal with flood 
situations. Collect images, data on recent 
floods in areas of your interest or vicinity. 
Make a note of the URLs visited and a brief summary of the content in a word processor of 
Google	docs.	
T ag	flood	affected	areas	of	y our	chosen	vicinity	on	Google	map.	 •	
Create a presentation on this topic. For this, you can include the mind map and other  •	
information gathered above.
Imagine that you are organizing a donation drive in your neighborhood to collect clothes, •	
money and food for flood affected area. List the steps required for this activity. Describe how 
will you reach out to people and keep track of the different items collected.
Create a group e-mail for your class. Share your above ideas with your class and mark a copy •	
to your computer teacher.
Handle 
Flood situation
Collect
Medicines
Create
Maps
Draw your mind map here. • 
 Become a designer: You are asked to design a T-shirt for your city 
marathon. You can design different T-shirt for groups supporting 
different causes. Each group of student can select one of the 
following causes: (i) save environment, (ii) save the girl child, (iii) 
educate	 the	 under	 privileged,	 (iv)	 empow ering	 the	 disabled.	 Now	
follow these steps to complete the activity:
Conduct a survey of students of your class to collected •	
information on preferred colour. Ask them to suggest 
suitable tag lines to be printed on the T-shirt for your cause. 
Use drawing tools of a word processor/presentation to •	
create a logo to be printed on the T-shirt. 
Upload	this	on	Google	docs	and	share	it	with	the	class. •	
Ask students to vote for the preferred choice of logo. For this you can give labels to each logo •	
and	 ask	 students	 to	 enter	 their	 response.	 Create	 a	 Google	 spreadsheet	 for	 this	 so	 that	 students	
can enter their inputs.
Create a presentation to launch the T-shirt. •	
Gathering	information ,	Analysis	and	Decision	making,	Creativity.
Word	processor,	Presentation,	Internet	(google	docs).
Recall and Apply
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T ejas:	 In	 the	 inter	 school	 Science	 symposium	 the	 challenge	 w as	 to	 build	 a	 solar	 energy	 based	 product	
and build a prototype.
Jy oti:	 W e	 had	 a	 brainstorming	 session,	 then	 a	 step	 by	 step	 planning	 of	 how	 to	 gather	 information	 and	
analysed the information to design the product. We gave a presentation about product and it’s design 
to our class and Science teachers for their suggestions and comments. We built the prototype of a hat 
with a fan which runs with solare energy for the symposium.
Moz: Excellent innovation and creativity! This goal was achieved by recalling, applying and integrating 
various concepts and skills that you learnt.  The solar panel on the hat is quite interesting!!
Innovation and Creativity:  
Integrated Activities
Aim: In this lesson, you will learn:
- Application of multiple thinking skills for an activity.
- Application	 of	 multiple	 office	 applications	 and	 Internet	 tools	 to	
complete an activity.
 Know your class: You have to study the kind of food preferred by 
students of your class. For this, do the following activities:
Use a word processor to create an empty table which includes •	
headings such as name, gender, dress/food preferred. 
Upload	 this	 file	 using	 Google	 docs,	 so	 that	 all	 the	 students	 can	 •	
access the file and enter their respective data.
After everybody has entered their data, print this table. •	
Count the number (frequency) for each kind of dress/food and •	
enter	 the	 same	 into	 a	 spreadsheet.	 Now ,	 y our	 sheet	 will	 hav e	
gender, kind of dress/food and frequency for each. Create a bar 
graph to represent the dress/food preferences.
[Note to the teacher: A 	 list	 of	 projects	 that	 require	 multiple	 thinking	 skills	 and	 multiple	 applications	
are	giv en	below .	Do	a	few	projects	that	w ould	be	interesting	to	y our	class.]
5
Step	1:	Identify	the	goal	and	state	it	clearly.
Step	2:	Analyze	the	goal	and	identify	the	requirements	for	sub-tasks.
Step	3:	Identify	the	information	required	to	accomplish	each	sub-task.
Step	4:	Identify	resources	that	provide	information	about	each	sub-task.
Step	5:	Record	information	in	a	note-book	or	paper.
Step	6:	Consolidate	and	organize	the	information	gathered	from	various	resources.
Concept
Steps	of	gathering	information
Step	wise	thinking,	Gathering	information,	Analysis.
Word	processor,	Spreadsheet,	Internet.
Recall and Apply
Stepwise	thinking,	Organizing	(gathering	and	organizing	information).
Devices	(webcam,	mobile	phone,	scanner)	Internet	(email,	sharing	on	website). •	
Applications	 on	 internet	 like	 Flickr	 or	 Picasa	 allow	 you	 to	 share	 photogrphs	 with	 family	 •	
and	friends	online.	This	avoids	exchange	of	bulky	attachments	of	image	files.
Recall and Apply
Digital photo album: You collected 
photographs of different events across 
the academic year. Create a photo album 
by doing the following activities:
Scan the photographs. You may •	
need to transfer the files from 
external devices such as digicam or  
mobile phone, onto your computer.
Organize these images in folders •	
based on participants, grades, and 
events. Order them according to when 
these events occurred during the  
academic year. 
Create a digital album of memories, •	
using a content sharing website such as flickr or Picasa.
Create a web link for your class and send this link to your classmates. You can mark a copy to •	
your computer teacher as well.
Any	activity	has	a	sequence	of	steps. •	
First	list	the	main	steps	of	the	activity. •	
Then,	for	each	main	step,	list	the	detailed	steps. •	
Listing	the	steps	helps	in	carrying	out	the	activity	easily. •	
Concept
Steps	of	Stepwise	thinking
Identity	the	goal	and	understand	the	information	available. •	
Analyze	the	information	and	conditions. •	
Work	 out	 a	 solution	 in	 a	 step-wise	 manner.	 “What”,	 “When”	 and	 “Why”,	 are	 questions	 that	 •	
can	help	in	thinking	logically,	to	find	out	“How”	to	reach	the	goal.
Analyze	and	decide:
Examine	each	category	and	it’s	subcategories. •	
Analyze	 the	 information	 and	 finalize	 the	 categories,	 subcategories	 relevant	 to •	
	the	goal,	by:
Decision	to	merge	some	categories. –
Decision	to	drop	some	categories	or	subcategories. –
Decision	on	whether	more	information	is	required. –
Concept
Steps	of	Logical	reasoning
Stepwise	thinking,	Logical	reasoning,	Gathering	information,	Brainstorming.
Internet	(sharing	websites	email).
Recall and Apply
 Handle a crisis: You have to share ideas on 
disaster management in a flood affected area. For 
this, do the following:
Use the strategy of brainstorming to •	
generate ideas. Then synthesize the ideas 
and create a mind map of the same. 
Browse the Internet to gather more •	
information on how to deal with flood 
situations. Collect images, data on recent 
floods in areas of your interest or vicinity. 
Make a note of the URLs visited and a brief summary of the content in a word processor of 
Google	docs.	
T ag	flood	affected	areas	of	y our	chosen	vicinity	on	Google	map.	 •	
Create a presentation on this topic. For this, you can include the mind map and other  •	
information gathered above.
Imagine that you are organizing a donation drive in your neighborhood to collect clothes, •	
money and food for flood affected area. List the steps required for this activity. Describe how 
will you reach out to people and keep track of the different items collected.
Create a group e-mail for your class. Share your above ideas with your class and mark a copy •	
to your computer teacher.
Handle 
Flood situation
Collect
Medicines
Create
Maps
Draw your mind map here. • 
 Become a designer: You are asked to design a T-shirt for your city 
marathon. You can design different T-shirt for groups supporting 
different causes. Each group of student can select one of the 
following causes: (i) save environment, (ii) save the girl child, (iii) 
educate	 the	 under	 privileged,	 (iv)	 empow ering	 the	 disabled.	 Now	
follow these steps to complete the activity:
Conduct a survey of students of your class to collected •	
information on preferred colour. Ask them to suggest 
suitable tag lines to be printed on the T-shirt for your cause. 
Use drawing tools of a word processor/presentation to •	
create a logo to be printed on the T-shirt. 
Upload	this	on	Google	docs	and	share	it	with	the	class. •	
Ask students to vote for the preferred choice of logo. For this you can give labels to each logo •	
and	 ask	 students	 to	 enter	 their	 response.	 Create	 a	 Google	 spreadsheet	 for	 this	 so	 that	 students	
can enter their inputs.
Create a presentation to launch the T-shirt. •	
Gathering	information ,	Analysis	and	Decision	making,	Creativity.
Word	processor,	Presentation,	Internet	(google	docs).
Recall and Apply
 Create a product: You have to design a product for senior citizens. One group of students decide 
that they will create a gadget labelled, Bandhu, that will alert them about routine events of the 
day and assist in case of emergencies. The other group of students decides to create a special 
computer labelled Mitro, for adults who are semi-literate/non literate and want to communicate  
with their children.
For this activity do the following:
Interview senior citizens in your locality to conduct a  •	
survey of:
For Bandhu: What routine events do senior citizens need  –
to do everyday? For example, taking medicines, store their 
medical history and important contacts, and alert them for 
banking/shopping/visits to certain places. 
For Mitro: What are the minimal applications that senior  –
citizens would need in this special computer? For example, 
create documents, keep record of expenses, email, take 
 photographs and chat with friends and relatives.
Create	 a	 Google	 spreadsheet	 and	 enter	 the	 data.	 The	 entire	 class	 •	
can enter the data.
Identify the features that are required by most of the survey participants in your product. You •	
can apply your skills to do computations in a spreadsheet, such as count frequency, draw graph 
to illustrate.
Create a document that summarizes your findings of the survey. Explain the design of your •	
product. Use draw tool options to create images of the user interface of the product.
Brainstorm for deciding a suitable name for your product. •	
Create a presentation to share your product details. •	
Identify	the	goal. •	
Gather	and	consolidate	information. •	
Identify	the	constraints	(conditions	to	be	satisfied). •	
Use	logical	thinking	to	identify	choices	that	satisfy	the	constraints. •	
Take	the	decision. •	
Concept
Steps	of	decision	making
Brainstorming,	Logical	reasoning,	Decision	making,	Designing.
Presentation,	Internet.
Recall and Apply
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1. What is innovation and creativity?
Ans. Innovation refers to the process of creating and implementing new ideas, products, or processes that bring about significant improvements or changes. Creativity, on the other hand, is the ability to generate unique and valuable ideas. Both innovation and creativity are essential for driving progress and success in various fields.
2. Why is innovation and creativity important?
Ans. Innovation and creativity are important because they foster growth, competitiveness, and adaptability in today's rapidly changing world. They enable individuals and organizations to think outside the box, find new solutions to problems, and stay ahead of the competition. Additionally, innovation and creativity contribute to economic development, job creation, and overall societal progress.
3. How can innovation and creativity be nurtured?
Ans. Innovation and creativity can be nurtured through various approaches. Firstly, creating a supportive and inclusive environment that encourages risk-taking, experimentation, and open communication is crucial. Secondly, providing individuals with the necessary resources, such as time, tools, and training, can help stimulate their creative thinking. Finally, fostering collaboration and diversity within teams can enhance the exchange of ideas and perspectives, leading to innovative outcomes.
4. What are some examples of innovative and creative solutions?
Ans. Examples of innovative and creative solutions can be found in various domains. In technology, the development of smartphones revolutionized communication and access to information. In healthcare, the creation of vaccines and advanced medical devices has saved countless lives. In business, companies like Apple and Tesla have introduced groundbreaking products that have reshaped industries. These examples showcase the power of innovation and creativity in driving progress and transforming societies.
5. What are the potential challenges in promoting innovation and creativity?
Ans. While promoting innovation and creativity is crucial, it can also present challenges. One common challenge is the fear of failure, as taking risks and trying new approaches can lead to setbacks. Additionally, resistance to change and a rigid organizational culture may hinder the adoption of innovative ideas. Lack of resources, such as funding or time, can also pose challenges. Overcoming these obstacles requires fostering a culture that embraces experimentation, providing support and resources, and addressing any resistance to change.
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