A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - I)

To: BDA Football Stadium.                                                                       2023-2024

A stadium is a place for outdoor sports, concerts or other events which consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. 

To observe and know about the stadium practically the students of Class I visited the BDA Football Stadium on Monday, 07 August along with their teachers. The students were excited to see and know about the stadium. 

Field Observation: 

BDA stadium in Ballari is the top stadium in the category of stadiums in Ballari. The students were eager to visit the ‘BDA Football Stadium’ as they wanted to know about the stadium. They went around the stadium with excitement and sat in the stadium. Our sports staff guided about the stadium and the dimension of the football pitch. He also explained about the rules of the sport Football. Later, they visited the gym in the stadium premises and came to know about some of the exercise equipment, their uses and benefits. Students were enthusiastic and happy to know about the uses of equipment.                    

Conclusion

It was an informative field trip for the students. The trip was successful and we believe that the objective of students knowing about the stadium is achieved. 

We thank the management of the stadium for their support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.                                                                                                

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                                                          A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - II)

To: Nayamika Farm.                                                                            2023-2024

 Farm is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops. It is the basic facility in food production. The farm is the name used for specialized units such as vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy and poultry farms and land used for the production of natural fibre, biofuel and other plantations.

To learn practically about a farm, we took the students of Class II to the Nayamika Farm on Tuesday 8 August 2023. The area of the farm land is about 18 acres. It is approximately 3 km away from Dream World School. 

Our students were excited to visit the ‘Nayamika Farm’, as they wanted to know about the dragon fruit plants and other trees grown there. The landlord of the farm is Mr. Rajesh Reddy and it is taken care by the labourer Mr. Gadhilinga.  

Mr. Gadhilingappa explained about the different types of trees and plants grown in the farm to our students with great patience. 

From the statistical data given by him we came to know that there are about 120 dragon fruit plants in the farm including coconut trees, fan banana trees, ashoka trees, rose plants and other variety of flowering plants. The owner initiated to cultivate the dragon fruits only for the domestic purpose and not for the commercial use.

Students were happy to go around the farm and to know the different types of plants cultivated in the Nayamika Farm land. They also understood the uses and importance of plants and trees in our life.

We thank the landlord and labourer of the ‘Nayamika Farm’, for their co-operation in making our field trip a successful one.                                                                                   

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                                                        A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - III)

To: Moka Forest, Moka Road, Ballari.          2023-2024

 A forest is an a complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life-form, A forest is nature’s most efficient ecosystem, with a high rate of photosynthesis affecting both plant and animal system.

The objective of the trip was to make the students understand and learn about the different types of plants like trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers, and creepers. Which plays an important role in overall status of the mankind and the nation.                         

To learn practically about the different types of plants and their uses, we took the students of Class III along with their teachers to the ‘Moka Forest’ on Wednesday 9 August 2023. The forest is 15 km away from Dream World School which is located in Moka Road, Ballari.  

Our students were excited to visit the forest and know about the different types of plants and their functions. The forest has red or black soil which is responsible for the growth of plants and trees. Moka forest includes many medicinal plants like neem, tulsi, tamarind, betel and vanaspati. It also has many types of herbs and shrubs such as cactus, tomato and rose. There were also creepers and climbers like watermelon, amrutaballi and ground jasmine. The forest is maintained by Mr Manjappa a labourer, who gave us the information that the forest is about 20 acres and that drip irrigation system is used to water the plants. 

Later we moved towards the play area where our students enjoyed a lot by playing many adventure games and using the gym equipment set-up for the visitors. 

Students were happy to know about the Moka forest and the different plants and trees grown and maintained there. We thank the Forest Management for their co-operation in making our field trip a successful one.                                                                                   

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                                                        A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - IV)

To: The Prasad Dairy Farms, Vakarani Camp, Ballari.                               2023-2024

        Dairy farming is the agricultural technique concerned with the long-term production of milk, which is then processed to obtain dairy products such as curd, cheese, yoghurt, butter, cream, etc. These dairy products help us to keep muscles, bones, and teeth strong and support normal growth and brain development.

      On Monday, 21 August 2023, the students of Class IV along with the teachers visited The Prasad Dairy Farms which was established in the year 2021. It is approximately 10 km away from Dream World School. The dairy farm is spread over 6 acres.

Mr. Deepak, is the in-charge of the Prasad Dairy Farms. The Dairy Farm has two female and four male workers in all.

Mr.Deepak, explained about the Murrah buffalo, which is a breed from Punjab and Haryana.  It is mainly reared for milk production as it is noted for the highest milk yield. They feed them with nepair grass, rice, wheat and corn which is cultivated in their own farm land. The total number of buffaloes in the dairy farm are 30 with 28 female and 2 male. The farm produces 180 liters of milk per day. 

This visit has helped our students gain the practical knowledge about the Dairy Farm. We thank the management and staff of ‘The Prasad Dairy Farms’, for their support and co-operation in the successful completion of the field trip.                                                                                   

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                                                           A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - V)

To: Moka Water Reservoir, Ballari.                                                              2023-2024

Natural water from rivers, canals etc. is not considered suitable for drinking. Therefore, this water is treated first in the water-works which is an establishment for treating the natural water and purify it to make it suitable for human consumption and supplied to the entire city for drinking purposes.

On Friday, 11th August 2023, the students of Class V visited Moka Water Reservoir, Ballari, along with their respective teachers. It is about 11 km away from Dream World School. By 10:45 a.m. the students reached the reservoir which was established in the year 1964. 

Mr. Yerriswamy welcomed us and guided our students about the filtration process of water. He explained that the raw water from the reservoir is passed through screen like structures which has holes. The water is then collected in a sedimentation tank. Sedimentation is the process of settling down of the large sediments under the force of gravity. In this step, large sediments settle down due to greater density than water. The water on the top is moved to another tank called loading tank. While large sediments get separated in the sedimentation tank, finer particles are still present in water.

These fine particles are separated from the water by the process of loading in the loading tank where a solution of alum is dissolved in water. Alum forms insoluble gelatinous flocs by coagulating all the finer particles by absorbing them and forming their aggregates. These aggregates which are bigger in size are now capable of settling under the force of gravity. The supernatant water is then moved to filtration tanks. In the filtration tank, a set of layers of fine sand, coarse-sand or gravel and coarse-gravel is arranged in the form of a bed. This process of filtration removes the colloids and other suspended material remaining in water including micro-organisms also. The filtered water is finally purified by using disinfectants like the chlorine gas. Disinfectants kill pathogenic as well as other microorganisms in water. After the disinfection, water is pumped into the overhead tank from there the water is pumped to Gandhi Nagar overhead tank for domestic distribution.

The residue of the filtered water containing fine gravel and sand is sent to the nearby fields for agricultural purpose.

This visit helped our students to gain the practical knowledge of filtration of water in the reservoirs. We thankful to the manager of the of the Moka Reservoir for his support and care in fulfilling our objective of this field trip successfully.

We are thankful to Mr. Hanumappa and Mr. Yerriswamy for their support and concern in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.                                                                                   

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                                                        A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - VI)

To: The Robert Bruce Foote Sanganakallu Archaeological Museum.         2023-2024

On 14th August 2023, the students of class VI along with teachers visited the Robert Bruce Foote Sanganakallu Archaeological Museum, Ballari District. It is 8 km away from Dream World School. We left for the place from school at 10:30 a.m.  

We visited the Museum with the objective of making children aware about evidences of the stone age people and the tools they used. 

The students were excited to know about the Museum. We were guided by Ms. Gowri who gave us information and the historical background of the Museum.

The Robert Bruce Foote Museum is a unique prehistoric museum of the stone age-related to Sanganakallu, a pre-historic site near to Ballari city. This museum was renamed as “Robert Bruce Foote” due to his enormous contribution to Indian pre- historical sites surveys carried out by him. Robert Bruce Foote (CE 1834-1912) is a Geologist, Archaeologist, ethnographer, paleontologist, musicologist and an artist. He was appointed in the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and posted to Madras presidency, Hyderabad region, and Bombay presidency with the intention to map the mineral deposition in the southern regions, but accidentally the Englishman discovered 459 pre-historic sites in the country.

The museum houses a vast collection of African theories on pre-historic site information on the ground floor and the first floor with more information on the Sanganakallu site. Most of the collection is on stone tools as Sanganakallu was once a pre-historic stone tool factory dating back to 2000 BC.

 One can find other artefact like ceramic pottery, shellbone steatite beads and neolithic age ash mound fragments. There is also a sarcophagus child burial with the ritual pot of megalithic excavation found at Kudithini and was kept assembled in this museum.  

Prof. Korishettar, the former Professor of History and Archaeology, Karnataka University, and the Director of the Museum Committee was the key behind setting up a museum in Ballari with the help of Government. When it comes to prehistoric study and the neolithic age, the Sanganakallu site is predominant and many foreigners visit this prehistoric heritage center and museum.

We thank Ms.Gowri as a guide for her support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.                                                                                   

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                                                        A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - VII)

To: Primary Health Centre Korlagundi.      2023-2024

On 16th August 2023, the students of Class VII along with teachers visited the Primary Health Centre Korlagundi, Ballari District. It is 15.3 km away from Dream World School. We left for the place from school at 10:30 a.m.  

We visited the Primary Health Centre, Korlagundi with the objective of knowing how the Primary Health Centre works in the rural administration.

The students were excited to know about the Primary Health Centre (PHC). We were guided by the nurse Ms. Sunitha. She gave information about  Primary Health Centre and the working system of the Primary Health Centre (PHC).

PHC of Korlagundi runs under the supervision of Dr. Nousheen Mariyam, including staff members i.e; doctor (1), staff nurse (3), lab technician (1), LHV (1 Lady Health Visitor), FDA (First Division Assistant). Along with these the other three female and male field workers respectively visit nearby 10 villages which come under this PHC for vaccination.

At the village level there are health centers where there is usually a nurse and a village health worker. They are trained to treat common illnesses and work under the supervision of doctors at the Primary Health Centre. Public health service has an important role in the primary and secondary prevention of several disease conditions, including non-communicable diseases.

The PHC is equipped with different rooms namely general ward, medical ward/ drugs room, labour ward, vaccine room, pharmacy and lab room. In general ward pregnant women are taken care. In the labour ward there are different types of equipment like baby warmer, oxygen machine, sterilizer and vaccine box.

With the information provided by the nurse Ms. Sunitha, our students came to know about the role and the importance of the PHC in the villages. 

We thank Dr. Nousheen Mariyam and the staff for their support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.                                                                                   

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                                                        A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - VIII)

To: Agricultural Farm – Ibrahimpura, Near Allum Bhavan, Ballari.             2023-2024

On Thursday, 17 August 2023, the students of Class VIII visited the agricultural farm along with their respective teachers. The farm is about 15 km away from Dream World School.

Agriculture is the systematic practice of cultivating plants and livestock in order to provide facilities to the human beings. In the rise of the sedentary human lifestyle, agriculture is the key for the development. It is the basic work for the people to live in the society and a main source of livelihood. Most of the population in the rural areas are dependent on agriculture as their main source of income. With the objective to know the basic agricultural practices and to observe the process involved in the organic farming our students visited the agricultural farm as a part of an educational programme.

The Agricultural Farm is spread over 28 acres of land. In that, 15 acres is cultivated by using organic farming method and remaining land is cultivated by using chemical fertilizers. Mr. Ravi Kumar, is the owner of this agricultural farm. 

The team in the agricultural farm is headed by Ravi Kumar who guided our students throughout the field trip. He explained to our students about the steps involved in the process of agriculture. The agricultural farm is cultivated with various crops such as fig, guava, sugarcane, pomegranate, maize, sandalwood, malabar teakwood, lemon, drumstick, bottle guard, ash guard etc. They are also practising mixed farming (growing crops along with rearing animals) in the same agricultural land. At present per day two daily wages workers work in the farm and during harvesting time 40-50 workers are required to work per day.  

   The organic farming method is practised by using organic manure, jeevamrutha and vermi compost (by earthworms). The jeevamrutha of 200 l is prepared with the composition of 2 kg of gram flour, 

10 l of cow urine and 10 kg of cow dung. The agricultural products are sold in the market nearby to the taluk office in Ballari. The main motto behind the organic farming is to provide chemical free products to the society.  

This visit helped our students to gain the practical knowledge of basic agricultural practices. We are thankful to the owner of the agricultural farm for his support and care in fulfilling our objective of this field trip successfully.                                                                                   

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                                                        A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - IX)

To: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hagari, Ballari (Dt.).                        2023-2024

Human capital is positively correlated to economic growth. The significance of human resources is noticeable in the various sectors of economy like the primary, secondary, tertiary, quinary and the quaternary. Unlike the other sectors, the quinary and quaternary play a vital role in researching and improvising the quality and quantity of goods and services in all the other sectors. Unlike the other production activities, the primary sector is facing many challenges like increased agricultural imports and lack of food storage facilities creating food insecurity in the nation for many. 

With the objective to learn about the human resources (scientists) and their work at the research institute for agriculture and its associated activities, on Friday 18 August 2023, the students of Class IX along with teachers visited the Krishi Vigyan Kendra also known as the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Hagari. 

The Krishi Vigyan Kendra/ICAR located at about 14 kms away from the Ballari city, was established in January 1995 under the administrative control of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur with an 100% financial assistance by the ICAR, New Delhi. It is one of the innovative and the apex institution with the mandate of imparting vocational training to the practicing farmers including, farm women, youth and extension functionaries about improved technologies in the field of agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries and other allied enterprises. It has additional responsibilities of testing and refining the developed technologies and conducting frontline demonstrations of new technologies in the farmer’s field for which it is also known as the poly-clinic. The University of Agricultural Sciences emphasises on the production of millets of various kinds. 

The main building of ICAR - KVK consists of staff rooms, a training hall, a diagnostic lab, soil, water and plant testing lab, Plant Pathology and Entomology laboratory and a well-furnished information centre. KVK is using about 300 acres of agricultural land for its research on the production of bio-diesel (using pongamia, neem seeds, simruba, jatropa, ippe), animal husbandry (with the stock-feeding method for goat, sheep and cows), for the processing of vermicompost (using imported earthworms called the African Night Crawlers) and reporting of data for every 15 minutes, received from the automatic weather station (which gives information about wind, temperature, sunshine, rainfall, humidity). 

Research carried on by the ICAR scientists help farmers get information and solution for the problems related to soil fertility, weather forecasting, selection of the crop, animal husbandry and other agricultural allied activities. 

It was indeed an informative field trip for the students to know the role of human resources in solving the problems faced by the agricultural community. We thank Dr Govindappa, Dr Ravi S, Dr Ravikumar and Dr. Anandkumar V. and the staff for their support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.                                                                                                

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