Topic: Tea - Sips savored over generations
Objectives: The
students will be able to:
·
know the health
benefits of various types of tea
·
know its negative
health effects due to excessive
consumption
·
differentiate
between the fibrous and tap root system
·
differentiate
between the parallel and reticulate venation
·
learn to work in a team
Material Required: (To be
sourced out by the student)
·
For
written presentation:
scrap book, chart paper(for poster making), pen, crayons, sketch pens, relevant
pictures, cello tape (or any other adhesive), a pair of scissors, pencils,
eraser, sharpener
(Note:
materials other than the scrap book may vary as per the students’ or teachers’
discretion)
Preparation prior to session: (Note: provide one week’s time to research)
1.
Draw the given table on the class board and
instruct the students to note it down.
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Criteria
for research
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Types
of Tea
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Vitamins
present in it
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Minerals
present in it
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Health
benefits
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Green tea
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Black tea
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White tea
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Oolong tea
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Example: Green tea àVit
A, C, K à
Fluorine à
healthy skin, control diabetes, anti-cancer properties.
(note: the
example is given only for the teachers’ reference)
2.
Ask
students to find answers of the following questions:
Ø Which part of the plant is
used in preparing tea?
Ø Which type of roots does a
tea plant have – fibrous or tap roots?
Ø Which type of venation is
shown by the leaves of tea – parallel or reticulate?
Ø ‘Too Much of
Anything Is Bad For Our Health’. Write the negative health effects
caused due to the excess
consumption of tea.
3.
Instruct that each student
needs to research on the assigned criteria and collect the related information
in their scrap book for poster making with their respective group.
(Note: inform
students that they can use books, newspapers or internet sites to research)
Guidelines:
- Organize the class into groups.
2. Instruct
each group to prepare the ‘poster’ based on the information collected by them
in their scrap book and decorate it.
Viva questions: Ask 1 question per student (1 mark each) based on the
presentation given. Questions may vary as per the teacher’s discretion
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