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Concept Notes
- The Magic Potion - The
Azim Premji Foundation. About the Natural Regions
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Chipko
- The Azim Premji Foundation. About Forest Conservation
Storyboards
THE MAGIC POTION
Environmental CD ROM
Copyright © - The Azim Premji Foundation
Concept Note
Title: |
The Magic Potion |
Age Group: |
8 - 9 years |
Subject: |
Environmental Science |
Languages: |
English, Hindi and Kannada |
Objectives: |
To familiarize the child with the natural regions in India,
teach them about the typical flora/fauna in each region, and
strengthen this knowledge through games and activities based
on the information given. The Chipko movement is a game for
the forests, The Food Cycle- a game for the Oceans, The Honey
Gatherers - a game for the wetlands, Water Harvesting - using
indigenous knowledge- for the deserts, The sewan grass in
the Grasslands and the Ladakhi Community in the Mountains
etc.
To give a world perspective of the same natural regions.
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Treatment: |
Shakti and Shanti are playing in a forest when they disturb
a village elder deep in meditation. In his anger, the old
man is about to curse them, but they fall on their knees and
beg forgiveness. The old man will forgive them on condition
they procure the herbs for a magic potion to recreate the
environment from the 6 regions, the way it used to be.
The village elder then introduces 6 animals, each typical
of a natural region. Shakti and Shanti must go with each animal
into it's region, go through an adventure to procure an item
unique to that region. When they have procured all 6 items,
the old sage can create The Magic Potion that will restore
the environment!
When Shakti and Shanti click on the animal, they are taken
into it's particular region, and can access information on
it. From there, they can continue into the adventure game,
go into a fun activity or play an issue-based game for the
region.
When Shakti and Shanti have obtained all the items for the
satisfied village elder, he proceeds to make the Magic Potion
and hands it to Shakti and Shanti to sprinkle over the earth
and bring back all the lost flora and fauna.
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CHIPKO
(means
to cling)
multimedia
game for the forest region
Environmental CD ROM
Copyright © - The Azim Premji Foundation
Title: |
Chipko |
Age Group: |
8 - 9 years |
Subject: |
Environmental Science |
Languages: |
English, Kannada and Hindi |
Objectives: |
To encourage the conservation of
our forests through a game based on a true Indian story. |
Background
Information: |
The foundation of a forest is its trees. The ebb and flow
of all other life forms will always ultimately come to equilibrium
if the tree population is abundant and vigorous. A forest
traps rainwater and channels it into underwater streams and
is a barrier against wind erosion and has a tremendous range
of biodiversity. 30 million hectares of the country's land
area is degraded owing to deforestation.
In India, the pine or needle-leaved forests are found in
the higher altitudes, just below the tree line in the steep
slopes of the Himalayas, where broad-leafed trees cannot survive,
and in the Nilgiris and other high ranges of South India.
There are evergreen rain forests in Assam and the South Indian
hills. The dense vegetation forms a canopy on top, the shrubs
and the undergrowth below.
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Story: |
In Northern Uttar Pradesh, construction of border roads,
movements of troops, and so-called development activities,
caused deforestation, landslides, soil erosion, and floods,
culminating in the Alaknanda Flood tragedy of July 20,1970.
This flood destroyed bridges, agricultural machinery, and
villages, and caused damages to irrigation and agriculture
even 500 km away on the Ganga plains. In 1973, villagers clinging
to them prevented felling of ash trees marked by the Forest
Department for felling for a sports goods company, and 'Chipko'
movement was born. Later, angu trees in Phata-Rampur were
saved in the same way. In 1974, at Reni, when all menfolk
had gone to Chamoli to collect land compensation, 27 women
remaining in the village saved their trees without the help
of any menfolk or professional leaders. Vigil was kept over
the trees till 1977 when the Reni Survey Committee recommended
a total ban on logging in the area. Village Bhyunder in the
Valley of Flowers, Dungri Patoli in February 1980, Khalia-Koteshwar
(Camoli) in October 1982, are later incidents, all with local
involvement.
This movement also gave rise to the 'Appiko'
movement in Karnataka, 'Appiko'
being the Kannada equivalent of 'Chipko'
in Hindi.
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Treatment: |
There is a forest of 40 trees. A
tractor is destroying the trees. A forest fire is also destroying
the trees. These two animations are computer generated. The
user has to save the forest before it is half destroyed and
there is a landslide.
Options - a village woman, a sapling, a bucket of water.
Click on a village woman, and click on a tree- the user gets
a woman hugging the tree thereby saving that tree.
Click on a bucket and then on the fire - the user can quench
the fire with the water. Click on a sapling and then on a tree
stump - the user can plant a new sapling in its place. Click
on the bucket and then on the sapling - the user gets a full-grown
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Storyboard
for song and animation - from Kirloskar Multimedia's Jungle Adventure
Copyright © -
Kirloskar Multimedia
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Storyboard
from Muzzy Otter's Feast -
Copyright
© - Sherston Educational Software
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