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How a project works
Every THINAI Project comes in three versions, so a child, an young person and an adult can learn the same topic at the level that suits them.
Every THINAI Project follows the same five steps called 5A model. Once you have done one, you know how to do them all.
1. At a glance. A short overview: what the project is, who it is for and what you will gain.
2. Analysis. The lesson and the theory. You look at one real problem from eight different perspectives, so you see more than one answer.
3. Activity. The materials and the step-by-step method. You make, test or do something with your own hands.
4. Assessment. Two parts. The Cognitive Assessment checks what you understood. The Creative Assessment asks you to imagine, design or make something of your own.
5. Action. A resolution that changes how you think and what you do, for people and planet.
What you get from it
1. A clear path from idea to result in every lesson.
2. Proof of learning that goes beyond a quiz.
3. A habit of acting on what you learn
Time per project
You may need 30 minutes to 60 minutes per project
Materials needed
Usually low-cost household items.
Sample Project. Solar Cooker
The Solar Cooker shows the 5A model in one project: you learn how sunlight becomes heat, and you cook with it. It sits in Natural Sciences under Energy and Its Transformations, and in Technology under Renewable Energy Technology.
Step
What you do in the Solar Cooker Project
At a glance
Cook food using only sunlight. See who the project is for and what you will gain.
Analysis
Ask why we should cook with the sun and look at the question from eight perspectives. [Replace with the eight perspectives from the project file.]
Activity
Build a solar cooker from [list materials] and test it in the sun. Record what happens. [Confirm steps and measurements.]
Assessment
Answer questions on heat, light and energy. Then complete creative tasks such as designing an improvement. [Confirm tasks.]
Action
Make a resolution to use clean energy in daily life.
Three versions of the same project
Children (under 18): Turn a shoebox into a solar cooker with foil, black paper and plastic wrap, melt a marshmallow in the sun, and record the temperature every 10 minutes.
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Youth (18 to 35): Build three cooker designs (box, parabolic and panel), test them side by side, graph the temperatures and recommend the best one for cost and performance.
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Adults (over 35): Build a durable household cooker, track the fuel and time it saves over a month, and teach two or three neighbouring families what you learned.
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