Chicken Project

In term 2 for innovated, I was put into the chicken group. Our aim was to find sustainable ways to provide the chickens with bedding and create a new structure that could make sure the chickens stayed healthy and alive. We were all split into smaller groups that all had their own tasks to do. My group consisted of Aidan, Anna, Mallika and Eva. Our chickens are called Isa Brown chickens. They have been bred specially to produce lovely eggs that we use.

Goals

Our goal was to make a efficient roster and include more actions from other people in the school and get everyone more involved.

Rosters

My group was in charge of making rosters for the group. We looked at all the tasks that needed to be done for the chickens and divided them into weekly, monthly and daily tasks. I was in charge of making the daily tasks roster. This included tasks that had to be done daily so that the chickens would be healthy and have food to eat everyday along with fresh water. We devised a system where we would ask for volunteers to help out with the chickens and hopefully can involve Junior School students that would help out and learn about sustainable living and the benefits from the chickens.

This is the daily checklist.
This is the weekly checklist

Process

As a whole group we all worked together to make sure everything came into place. In week 1 we researched about the different tasks that were needed to be done. We went around to all the groups that were tackling their own problems to ask for their ideas. We came up with a list and went about sorting through which ones were daily, weekly and monthly tasks. After this was done we started making the rosters and printing them out. Our group did some of these daily tasks during innovated on Thursdays like collecting the eggs and emptying out the water. Our rosters are hung up in the chicken shed with markers. Once someone has done them, they can tick it off so that we know the chickens are being taken care of. I think my group worked really well together even if some of us missed out on some lessons, we were still able to finish everything on time.

I really enjoyed this project because it was really fun still being able to socialise with friends and take care of the chickens and learn more about them. I learnt more skills and used the capabilities chart by using empathy and my design ideas. I used my communication skills and leadership skills to work in my group.

Capabilities Chart

I used the problem solving and collaborative skills in my group. Everyone in my group used effective communication to work together and hear each others ideas. This was how my group worked effectively and completed all our tasks.

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