Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Authors4 teachers of School 2, Michurinsk, Russia Formation of the research competence of students. Development of students’ educational motivation. Formation of the system of integrated and generalized knowledge about the surrounding world. Demonstration of interconnections of different subjects. Acquisition of experience of making independent decisions, giving arguments to your ideas, presenting the results of your work in public. Objectives Chemical utensils: electronic steelyard, test tubes, the measured cylinder, a flask, a porcelain cup, MS Office 2003, Adobe Photoshop, Front Page, Internet Explorer Software DescriptionPupils work individually and in groups in the direction of a problem most interesting for then. With the helping of the teacher they carry out theoretical and practical research which result can be presented in the form of the message on the stand, computer representation, bulletin, website. Learning Areas Chemistry, Ecology, Biology, Information Technology, English Language, History, German Language, Study of local lore, training course «Young researchers». Levels forms (14 – 17 Years old) Project Overview

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Teacher Planning and Management Michurinsk - naukograd gardenings of the Russian Federation. One of directions of modern gardening - creation new, biologically and dietic valuable kinds of apple-trees. In the project we have considered the work. Of Michurin on deducing kinds of the apple-trees situated in the Central - Chernozem zone, their value in modern gardening and characteristics of some qualities. Documents Background & Planning Classroom Images We used educational class rooms of school and laboratory of Chemistry of the State Pedagogical Institute of Michurinsk for this project. Projects of the last years: State Pedagogical Institute of Michurinsk School 2 Projects of the last years: Projects of the last years: Projects of the last years:

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Teaching Resources The didactic manual for pupils: Includes simple techniques of laboratory experiences by definition of the maintenance of vitamin C, tables for processing statistical data, the questionnaire for the townspeople. Strategies for an execution the laboratory work: The laboratory works includes recommendations by definition organoleptic properties apples. The teacher's presentation helps schoolchildren to choose the most interesting fruit crop.

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Preparatory Stage We held two-hour « brain storm » during which we solved questions: The a problem of research; The creative name of the project; Sources of the information (not forgetting about protection of copyrights). We formed created creatively groups and had distributed duties. We visited chemical laboratory of Pedagogical Institute. Documents SeptemberSeptember 2006 OctoberOctober Visited the house-museum of Michurin, acquaint with responses of native and foreign citizens about life and creativity of the scientist. We translated records of German tourists. We made the "travel" on gardens of Michurinsk. We learned the kinds of apple cultures, their productivity and prospects of development. NovemberNovember Members held sociological interrogation of the population about sorts of apple-trees of Michurin. The results of interrogation were formed in tables and were analysed. The Stages of Project:

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Basic Stage We worked on the project independently: we translated, studied the literature, analyzed, classified and thus solved huge quantity of questions, answers on which our heads helped us to find: How to formulate a hypothesis? What is the differences between the object and the subject of research? What is more important productivity of apple-trees or their flavouring and dietary qualities? Documents December – January January FebruaryFebruary We worked with the information technologies, spent primary chemical experiment. The Stages of Project:

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 The final of the 1st Stage Documents MarchMarch The first debut with the results of the project at a seminar for assistants of directors of town schools. AprilApril Registration of the project, its representation at the school conference and the regional conference "Fatherland". MayMay Performance at the All-Russia conference « the Youth. A science. Culture», St. Petersburg. The Stages of Project:

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Carrying out of organoleptic researches of quality of the apple-tree fruits. We lead repeated experiment by definition of the maintenance of vitamin C in apple-tree fruits and then have analysed the obtained data. Documents The Basic Stage of the 2 nd step September - November December – January January We worked vith the Internet-resources, spent advertising conversations with schoolchildren (5 - 8 classes). February – March March We issued a text part of the project in the new form, and created the promotional materials. The Stages of Project:

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 The public performances with projects were held at school and Pedagogical Institute. The project were valued by schoolchildren, parents, teachers. Documents The final of the 2 nd Stage April - May September - November The third experiment with vitamin C. Data were compared with the data of DecemberDecember JanuaryJanuary The worked on drawing up the wall newspaper report. Reflection. We had a performance at the All-Russia Conference «Junior» in Moscow. The Stages of Project: Schoolchildren about project Parents about project Project in pictures

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Individual Projects Web-sait Michurinskiye apples: from century to century The bench report

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Public performances “First steps in a science”, " A way to a science " – 2008, Tambov Competitions «Fatherland », Tambov «The Youth. A science. Culture » , St.Peterburg « Junior » within the limits of the international review of scientific and engineering creativity of schoolboys (International Science and Engineering Fair, ISEF) which general sponsor is corporation Intel. Results of the last years:

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Teacher and School Information School № 2 is situated in Michurinsk, Russia. There are about 360 pupils. 1 – 11th forms. Kabanova Marina, English language, School 9 Ushakova Olga, Chemistry, School 2, project’s head Kostrova Elena, Information Technology, School 2 Glazov Vladimir, Methodology, Study-methodical and information centre

Project “Michurinskiye Apples: From Century to Century” European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009 Participants of the project Maslov Elena – the chemical laboratorian Charkina Elena – the correspondent Protasov Anna – the expert on Michurin's works Ushakov Alexander – the writer Schukin Anna – the chemical laboratorian Fedorova Christina – the expert organolepticheskogo the analysis Panevin Paul – the translator Ivanov Michael - Information Technology