PBL : GARBAGE ENZYME
KOLEJ TUN DATU TUANKU HAJI BUJANG,
MIRI
2010
INTRODUCTION
• In Groups of 4, students play the role of
young environmentalists and aim to create
awareness that kitchen garbage can help to
save Mother Earth and through routine daily
activities at home, we can reduce global
warming and protect the ozone layer.
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves.
~David Orr
There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual
part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are
caretakers of this planet.
~Brooke Medicine Eagle
A clever person solves a problem; a wise
person avoids it. - Einstein
GOAL, ROLE & AUDIENCE
You are the Young Environmentalists
of Kolej TDTHB Miri.
You realize the problems our Mother
Earth is facing on global warming and the
depletion of our ozone layer.
Your task is to create awareness that
kitchen garbage can help resolve part of
these problems and share your findings
with your friends, parents and society.
SET OF TASKS & PRODUCTS
1. Research on garbage enzymes
2. Conduct an interview and write out the
interview/dialogue
3. Present findings based on your research
4. Show how garbage enzyme is made
(Powerpoint/Toondoo)
5. Make the enzymes
6. Create a pamphlet on garbage enzyme
7. Create a product using the enzyme and promote it
8. Plan an additional activity on garbage enzymes
(freedom of choice given)
9. Report on overall project/making of enzyme
10. Test the product with the help of parents & record
feedback
Your First Task:
Interview
Prepare questions for the interview –
must answer all the ‘Wh” questions
 Identify one person who knows about
garbage enzymes and uses it.
* Conduct an interview
* Observe a demo on making
enzyme (record/video)
* Prepare your own enzymes
Write out the interview dialogue
Your Second Task:
PAMPHLET
Based on your research and
interview, plan and create a
pamphlet on garbage enzyme
 Info must answer all relevant ‘Wh’
questions – what, why, how, …….
Include urls/references
Acknowledgement
Present your pamphlet
Your Third Task:
Advertisements
Do some research and look at
advertisements
Plan and create a ‘new’ product which
contains garbage enzyme
Create the advertisement for your
new product
Promote your product - advertisement
in motion ~ A Role Play
Present your Role Play
Your Final Task:
‘ Let’s Be Creative’
Create a fun activity on
Garbage Enzymes
Present your activity to your
class
WRITE AN OVERALL REPORT FOR
ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT
THROUGHOUT YOUR PBL
Language Skills Involved
Tasks/Skills
Reading Listening Speaking Writing
1. Research
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2. Interview
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3. Advertisement
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4. Pamphlet
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5. Let’s Be Creative
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6. Presentations
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7. Blogs , Speaker’s
Corner, PLBS etc
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PBL IN ENGLISH T&L
Teaching style
• Teacher’s role as a
Facilitator
Emphasis on Multiple
Intelligences , Critical
Thinking Skills & Moral
Values
Language skills
incorporated in
activities
Technology
Integration in
Teaching & Learning
Group/Pair/Individual work
• Students accountable for
own learning process• Student Centered T&L /SAL
21 century skills
Creative and
Critical
Communication
Skills- all 4
Language Skills
through a
variety of
activities
Accountability
and
adaptabilitypersonal
responsibility
and flexibility
throughout
project
Social
Responsibility
thinkingidentifying
cause and
effect, making
decisions,
making
inferences and
association,
problem solving
Problem
identification,
formulation
and solution
Creativity and
intellectual
curiosity –
research,
developing
products,
implementing
and delivering
new ideas
Self Direction
Collaborative ,
outside
context,
metacognitive
and
observation
skills
MI –verbal
linguistic, visual
spatial, bodily
kineastatic,
interpersonal,
intrapersonal,
naturalistic
musical and
logical
mathematical
skills
Information
and media
literacy skillsanalyse,
integrate,
evaluate and
create
products in
variety of forms
and media
(pamphlets,
videos,
Microsoft
Office etc)
Checklists & Rubrics
Students checklist
Interview writing checklist
Interview writing rubric
Interview rubrics
Pamphlet rubrics
Advertisement /graphic rubrics
Report rubrics
Presentation rubrics
Overall Group performance/
Collaboration rubrics
Share findings with your school and
outside community
Display pamphlets & advertisements on
English Noticeboards/corridors
Display products on Earth Day (April)
Class Blog
Teacher’s Blog
Speaker’s Corner
Say Something in English
PLBS
BCCC & IEARN
Time frame
5 weeks- weeks spread out
Research, interview, demonstration,
pamphlet and advertisement ~2 weeks
Presentations
(Evaluation & improvement)
~ 1 week
Sharing
~ 1 week
Updating & compiling
~ 1 week
Fermentation of Enzyme ~ 3 months
References
1. Save our earth: use enzyme for healthier environment.
Retrieved from http://www.o3enzyme.com/index.htm
2. Garbage enzyme! solution to recover our ozone layer and
lower the global temperature!!. (2008). Retrieved from
http://www.waystosaveenergy.net/General/what-isgarbage-enzyme/Print.html
3. Change climate. (2008). Retrieved from
http://www.themostnatural.com.my/changeclimate/index.ht
ml
4. Enzyme cleaner made from garbage. (2008). Retrieved
from http://www.maggiemadeit.com/recycling-cleaner.htm
5. Free2Consult. (2008, September 11). Garbage Enzyme .
Retrieved from http://www.free2consult.com/index.php
6. Instructables. (2010). Garbage enzyme - multipurpose uses &
safer and cleaner alternative. Retrieved from 6.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Garbage-EnzymeMultipurpose-Uses-amp-Safer-and/
7. Ground-Up Initiative, . (2009). Benefits and uses of garbage
enzyme. Retrieved from
http://www.groundupinitiative.org/garbage_enzyme_benefit
s.html
8. Innovating way to recycling your rubbish. (2008). Retrieved
from http://mysmartmoneytips.com/2008/07/29/garbageenzymes/
Good Luck .
Feel free to ask
if you have any
doubts.