PYP Exhibition Newsletter BSS CC 5-H

PROTECTING THE
ENDANGERED ONES ON LAND !
The threat of extinction of endangered
animals is one of the main global issue
which the whole world is facing. It is
estimated that 1/3 of all land mammals
risk extinction by 2050. Our country,
Pakistan also has majestic creatures which
are threatened and listed as endangered
species which might get extinct, if
pertinent steps not taken.
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Tuning Into The Big Idea
Keeping this fact in mind, we team 5-H,
decided to direct our inquiry towards UN
Global Goal Life on land , specifically
focused on protecting and preventing the
extinction of endangered species.
We were tuned into the big main idea through
a video as a provocation, which touched our
hearts and probed thinking skills within us. As a
result, we came up with research questions
which we later found through various sources.
Our Exhibition!
OUR INQUIRY!
Our research & findings through Inquiry
We started our research using "The Big 6 Research Model".
Formulating questions was our first step in the process.
Throughout the journey, we visited different places such as
museum, animal shelter home and met experts who were
passionate, inspiring and had dedicated. We questioned
them in order to find out the answers to the research
questions we had developed during the inquiry process.
We effectively utilized our
COMMUNICATION SKILLS while
carefully listening , observing and by
asking questions during our visits.
Visit to Sind Wild Life Museum
Our very first visit was to the Sindh Wild Life
Museum, situated at Wafai Road Karachi . The
purpose of the visit was to find out the
endangered and extinct animal species in the
province of Sind, including birds, reptiles and
mammals.We found very interesting and useful
information pertaining to various animals
endangered in Sindh, which was shared by Mr
Malik, the Director. Team 5-H showed excitement
and curiosity while observing the endangered
animals preseved within the museum.

We, then had an informative live session with a wild life
advocate and nature passionate individual, "Mr Omar
Khayam" from Dawood Foundation. He shared
documentaries related to Margalla Hills National Park
and Chitral National Park and highlighted the
interdependency of humans, animals and plants within
those regions. Through this live session, we found the
steps taken by our government to protect endangered
snow leopards and Markhors population in Northern
areas, one such being compensating the farmers in
northern areas in case their livestock gets attacked by
snow leoprads. Team 5-H , posed relevant questions such
as how snow leopards and Markhor, in Chitral Territory,
are being protected, since both of them have been listed
as endangered by IUCN and WWF.
Later, we invited a Biologist Ms Hameira
Ayesha from WWF- Pakistan with a purpose
to find out major man-made and natural
factors that caused endangerment of
animals and our responsibility towards life
on land, in local and global context. She
proved through statistics and data, how the
number of animals in Pakistan are moving
towards endangerment and extinction.She
was of the view that mainly humans are the
root cause for the decrease in animal
population as humans :
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Guest Speaker Session- Mr
Omar Khayam
- p o a c h f o r m a k i n g d e c o r a t i v e p r o d u c t s ,
j e w e l l e r y a n d m e d i c i n e - i l l e g a l l y h u n t -
d e s t r o y t h e h a b i t a t s o f a n i m a l s - i n v o l v e
i n i l l e g a l p e t t r a d e - m a k e p o l l u t i o n
But she added that natural factors such as
sudden climate changes also play a role in
the decrease of animal popultaion.
Guest Speaker Session- Ms
Hameira Ayesha
We became KNOWLEDGEABLE as we
developed conceptual understanding of
issues and ideas having local and global
significance
We developed RESEARCH SKILLS while
recording, collecting , organizing and later
interpreting our findings.

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Visit to KAWS- Animal Shelter
Home
Finally, we visited KAWS- Karachi
Animal Welfare Society, Animal
Shelter Home and Vet Hospital to find
out and observe the facilities and care
given to the locally rescued animals
within the shelter , which included
Kites, Hamsters, dogs, cats and other
birds. We witnessed the OPD of
animals brought for vaccination.
We have became CARING as we think
more about animals now and try to be kind
and helpful to them.
Different books related to the inquiry
from the school library and e-books
from epic.com were referred during
research, various sites, and
newspapers were explored too during
the learning journey to jot the findings.
Involving Community
The exhibition takes place
when all the stake holders
join their hands together.
During the research
process and inquiry, we
tried to involve as many
community members as
we could, keeping limited
resources in mind.
A session with the parents in the beginning was held to introduce
the learning process of Exhibition and to have discussion on how
parents can help their children in this important stage of PYP.

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Concluding the Inquiry
Endangered Animals Of
Pakistan
Through the rigorous research process, we
concluded that there are around 30,178
species that are threatened with extinction
world wide.
A l o n g t h i s j o u r n e y w e
d e v e l o p e d a t t r i b u t e s
a n d A T L ' s a s t h i s P Y P
e x h i b i t i o n j o u r n e y i s
t h e i d l e t i m e t o
r e f l e c t o n a t t r i b u t e s ,
a t t i t u d e s a n d d e v e l o p
A T L ' s .
W e
d e v e l o p e d
l o v e f o r
a n i m a l s a n d
b e c a m e
m o r e
c a r i n g .
W e b e c a m e
c o n f i d e n t
c o m m u n i c a t o r s
w h i l e a d v o c a t i n g .
Furthermore, we found that around 90
species of mammals, reptiles and birds are
approaching the critical stage of extinction in
Pakistan. A few mammals sadly have been
reported to vanish from the wildlife’s habitat,
which includes tigers, deer, blackbucks, lions
and Indian horned rhinoceros in our country.
On the other hand, animals including Asiatic
Cheetah, Indian Wild Ass, Hangul, Siberian
crane, long-billed vultures and hawksbill
turtles are vulnerable to extinction and
several animals are already endangered
including Kashmir grey Langurs, Indus
dolphins, finback whales, Balochistan beers,
green turtles, musks and hog deer.
Moreover, we concluded that the animals
which are endangered or have become
extinct, whether in Pakistan or outside
Pakistan are mainly due to man-made causes
as mentioned above.
Hence, flourishing life on
land is the foundation for our
life on planet. Every living thing
is created for a reason whether
its humans or animals. A slight
disturbance in any biotic and
abiotic domain will result in
destruction of the entire globe.
W e b e c a m e e m p a t h e t i c
d u r i n g t h e l e a r n i n g
j o u r n e y .
W e b e c a m e
r e f l e c t i v e o f
o u r o w n
l e a r n i n g .
W e b e c a m e
k n o w l e d g e a b l e d u r i n g
t h e e x h i b i t i o n j o u r n e y .

the end, In
it all
is one takes
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Action Taken By Us
As part of PYP Exhibition, we
proved ourselves as active
citizens and demonstarted our
understanding, application of
knowledge and skills, reflected
our learning and made a tiny
contribution to the global cause
of protecting endangered
animals , UN SGD Goal 15, Life
on land. We tried to trigger a
positive change by taking the
ACTIONS below:
Bought food for the animals kept at
KAWS shelter home and fed them.
Created and distributed bookmarks to
advocate protection of endangered
animals world wide during the carnival.
Created bird feeders to be placed at
home for ensuring availability of food for
birds and also created for keeping in
public parks.
small
One action.
a time.
B Y S U S A N
at
C O O P E R
We are really grateful....
Acknowledgements
to our mentors specially Ms Tasneem Karbalai, Ms Tehreem, Sir Ashfaque, Ms
Zainab (art teacher), Ms Hameira Ayesha, Mr Omar, parents and the entire school
community for continuous support and making our learning journey alluring,
engrossing and experiential.

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Testimonials
D u r i n g m y e x h i b i t i o n l e a r n i n g j o u r n e y , I l e a r n t a b o u t e n d a n g e r e d a n i m a l s i n
P a k i s t a n a n d h o w t h e y k e e p t h e e c o s y s t e m b a l a n c e d . I n t h i s c o n t e x t I u s e d
i n t e r n e t a n d r e a d d i f f e r e n t b o o k s . O u r s c h o o l a r r a n g e d t h e s e s s i o n s w i t h
W W F ( W o r l d W i l d l i f e F u n d ) & T D F ( T h e D a w o o d F o u n d a t i o n ) w h o b r i e f e d u s
a b o u t t h e e n d a n g e r e d a n i m a l s . W e a l s o v i s i t e d K A W S ( K a r a c h i A n i m a l
W e l f a r e S o c i e t y ) & S i n d h W i l d l i f e M u s e u m & l e a r n t h o w t o c a r e f o r
a n i m a l s . I n d o i n g a l l t h i s , I p r o v e d m y s e l f c a r i n g a n d a n i n q u i r e r a n d
d e v e l o p e d r e s e a r c h s k i l l s . I t w a s a n i n t e r e s t i n g t a s k t o d o . I e s p e c i a l l y
e n j o y e d t h e s e s s i o n s w i t h t h e s p e a k e r s a s t h e y w e r e v e r y i n f o r m a t i v e a n d
i n t e r a c t i v e .
What we have to say about our exhibition!
I n t h i s l e a r n i n g j o u r n e y . I l e a r n t a l o t o f n e w f a c t s a b o u t e n d a n g e r e d a n d
e x t i n c t a n i m a l s t h r o u g h v a r i o u s s o u r c e s . T h i s e x p e r i e n c e h a s h e l p e d m e t o
b e c o m e m o r e c a r i n g , o p e n m i n d e d a n d k n o w l e d g e a b l e . A n d h a s h e l p e d t o
d e v e l o p s o c i a l s k i l l s , c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i l l s a n d o f c o u r s e r e s e a r c h s k i l l s .
WANIA SHOUKAT
(V-H)
I l e a r n t a b o u t e n d a n g e r e d a n d e x t i n c t a n i m a l s i n t h i s e x h i b i t i o n . N o w I a m
w i s e e n o u g h t o s a y t h a t w e s h o u l d n o t k i l l a n i m a l s f o r t h e i r t e e t h , s k i n o r
o t h e r b o d y p a r t s . I m a g i n e , i f t i g e r c o m e s o v e r a n d t a k e s o u t o u r s k i n o r a n y
o t h e r b o d y p a r t , h o w p a i n f u l i t w o u l d b e f o r u s . G o d h a s c r e a t e d t h e m t o o
s o t h e y h a v e e q u a l r i g h t t o l i v e .
MUZAMMIL ASIF
(V-H)
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ن ت ج ا ی ن د ہ ی ہ ک ں ی ہ ے ہ ر ے د ت ی م ہ ا ی ن ت ک و ک ت ا ب س ا ہ ب ل ط ہ ک ا و ہ س ا س ح ا exhibition! our about say to have others What
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ل ے ک ں و ر ا د ن ا ج ے ر ا س ق ح ا ک ے ن ہ ر ں ی م ا ی ن د س ا ہ ک ی ک ت ب ا ث ت ا ب ہ ی ے ع ی ر ذ ۔
ے ہ ر ب ا ر ب Mr Ashfaque Urdu Teacher
T h e s t u d e n t s o f V H h a d d o n e a c o m m e n d a b l e r e s e a r c h a b o u t e n d a n g e r e d
a n i m a l s . T h e i r k n o w l e d g e a n d e n t h u s i a s m p r o v e d t h a t e m p a t h y t o w a r d s
a n i m a l s c a n b e c r e a t e d i f t h e c o r r e c t i n f o r m a t i o n i s d e l i v e r e d t o t h e
s t u d e n t s a n d t h e y c a n s e r v e a s a c h a n n e l o f c h a n g e b y s p r e a d i n g
a w a r e n e s s i n p e o p l e a r o u n d t h e m .
Ms Aruna Shahrukh (V-G
Home room Teacher)
M.BIN NIAZ
(V-H)
W h a t a n a m a z i n g e f f o r t c h i l d r e n !
I m u s t s a y y o u t o o k a g r e a t i n i t i a t i v e a t s u c h y o u n g a g e y o u ' r e
u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f s a v i n g a n i m a l s & p r o v i d i n g t h e m
s h e l t e r i s s o i n s p i r i n g . Y o u ' r e s e t t i n g a w o n d e r f u l e x a m p l e f o r
o t h e r s a r o u n d y o u . Y o u s h o w e d u s t h a t n o a c t o f k i n d n e s s i s s m a l l ,
v i s i t i n g a n i m a l s h e l t e r s & p r o v i d i n g t h e m f o o d s t o s h o w l o v e , c a r e &
e m p a t h y t o w a r d s a n i m a l s c a n d o a l o t t o m a k e a n i m a l s f e e l s a f e &
h a p p y .
K e e p g o i n g k i d s !
T o g e t h e r y o u c a n c h a n g e t h e w o r l d .
Ms Zainab Mehboob
Art Teacher