Report: Thinkers' Club Session 6

Session # 6
Date: 14th September, 2014
Attended by: 16 participants
Report Written by: Anum Adnan

The sixth session of Thinkers' club started with a round of introduction, one new member and Manzar Imam, the writer of some drama called "Eid Train" had joined us. We first had a quick recap of things we did in the earlier sessions and then, we discussed the importance of greeting people with "assalam o alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh". Then Ayan bin Salman shared some information about insects called "Ant-lions".

Ayeza gave a book review of "How Mind Works", which was some how related to the topic of previous session, then Rija gave a descriptive PowerPoint presentation on the functions and facts of brain . After that we discussed further about what makes a good thinker and we also discussed about what brain needs to function properly and we got to know that these three things help to function the brain properly they are:

1. Oxygen
2. Water
3. Minerals

We also got to know that the brain works best when the person is in state of fear. Some questions came up which were answered perfectly.

The participants were given only one home task which was to drink a glass of water every morning as water helps brain to function properly.

Below is another report written by our member, Muneeb Elahi:

It was sixth session at ERDC. Famous play-writer Manzar Imaam Khan had come to visit our club. We pondered and discussed on various topics, especially about 'how we think'.

We got to know about many things, about Ant Lions, how are brain works, and what our brain need to work the best? Also that doing "salaam" is a good deed.

Manzar Imam noticed and judged us. We also took pictures with him. It was quite a lot of fun and I will always remember it.

Here is a summary of our session by club  member, Abiha Salman.

In the third session of The Thinker's  Club Dated 14th September 2014, one  new person  joined us, Tehmoor, so we did introduction of Tehmoor and Manzar Imam Sahab who is a writer.
Ayan brought Antlions .
Aiza brought a book about how do we think . 
Rija's presentation on brain.
Ibrahim's questionis our heart connect of our brain works.
Then we talked about oaygen , water and Minerals [fruits, soil, water ].  

Here is another report by a club member Zainab Salman.

Today was our sixth session of Thinkers’ Club. This time we had a guest, Manzar Imam, a famous playwright of Pakistan who has written several dramas for Pakistan Television.

We started off with an introduction, a new member had joined. After introducing each other, our club member Ayan, shared some information about Ant lions, which is a type of insect that he had found in a flowerpot with dry sand. He had also bought the Ant lions in a covered jar, and we got to see them.

 Then our other club Member, Aiza, shared a book she had read, about How Mind Works. She explained about the book and told us about our nerves, and the Left Brain-Right Brain theory. It was quite informative.

Then, I, Zainab shared my article about Qualities of a Good Thinker.  Then we were asked about how many glasses of water did you drink today? We had different answers, from 0 to 3 glasses. Then we were told that water is very important for our Kidneys, and if they don’t get it, they start to shrink painfully. Also, our brain needs food, the 4 important things that our brain needs as brain food:

   1.   Oxygen- A supply of good, fresh air. 

   2.   Water- A maximum of 12 glasses of water each day.

   3.   Minerals – A daily intake of fruit and a healthy diet.

   4.   Questions- Lots of unanswered questions are good for your brain.

Then we viewed Rijja, one of pour Club Member’s presentation about How our Mind Works, which was very informative and also contained some interesting facts about our brain’s appearance and contents.

Then we viewed our blog and were reminded to comment. The homework was to comment and research some more about the human brain. After this session, our Guest, Manzar Imam, talked with some of our members’ parents.  We also took some photos.

Today’s session was interesting and the presentations were also informative.

      

Below is another report by Ayan bin Salman.     

On Thursday 14th September, session 6 of our thinkers club we at first introduced a new comer Tehmoor and a writer Manzar Imam sahab. Then I told some information about antlions, Aiza brought a book  about how do we think and Rija shared a presentation. Then we discussed that what our brain needs. It needs three things,

Oxygen,Water and minerals(Fruit,Iron,soil,potassium.etc). At the end we also had a photo session with Manzar Imam sahab. 

Migratory Birds, by Abiha Salman (club member)

If you have ever shifted from one place to another, you know how difficult and tricky it is. Who wants to leave the comfort of their homes? Well, some birds do migrate away from their homes every year. Such birds are called migratory birds. 
So, what makes them leave the comfort of their cozy nests and migrate over thousands of miles to a new place each year? The main reasons are food and weather. As winter approaches, food becomes scarce and therefore, birds move to warmer places in search for food. Sometimes, birds fly away from home also to give birth to young ones in a conductive environment.

Written by Abiha Salman
Club Member

Reflections by Club Members on Session 3

In the third session of The Thinkers' Club dated 17th August 2014, some new people joined us, so there are 20 of us now. 

First of all we shared the nests we had made with each other. Some awesome nests turned up.
Then we returned back to our topic "What and How do Animals Think" We discussed how humans think differently from animals. These are the points we got:

Animals  think about:
How to defend themselves.
Where to live.
Where to find some thing to eat
What they should do to reproduce.

Humans' are different because:
They are Selfless.
They have a purpose of life.
They are proactive whereas animals are reactive.
They have a religion.
They have wisdom.
They follow traditions.
They are curious.
They have a lifestyle.
They have hobbies and freedom of choice.
They have the sense of right and wrong and needs and wants.
They can identify problems, analyze and then solve them.
They plan for future longer than animals.
They are creative and they can express with ease.
They have a language unlike animals.

Written by Abiha Salman
Club Member

Last Sunday and and the Sunday before that I attended a workshop called Thinkers Club. I am only able to attend session 2 and session 3, and I thought although these classes were not as I expected, they were certainly educational. These classes we learnt about animals thoughts, wether they think and what they think. We also had to make nests, as a homework to show that birds do have to think to be able to create such a thing, although we learnt that animals have a limited thinking ability. They are able to think about the near future and about the bare necessities of life, such as reproducing and caring for offspring, finding or building shelter, finding or hunting for food, finding drink, and protecting oneself from predators or natural disasters. As an animal lover, I was pleased about the topic and found the debate during session 2 riveting. I noticed one thing though. Most people in favor that animals think seemed to be the sort of people who would be animal lovers. Another thing I noticed was that while discussing if animals think, we were actually thinking ourselves! Although the class was an hour and a half long, it felt like a mere fifteen minutes. These classes were interesting and I regret that I'm unable to attend any more. I advise anyone reading this to attend this class, if they aren't already, and if they wish to use their brains to at least part of its potential.

Written by Dania Khan
Club Member

Today we discussed ‘What animals think’ in the topic ‘Do animals think’. 3 children had made the nests (previous homework).  Each one was uniquely creative and different. After all the children had gathered, we discussed about what animals think. We finally found 4 basic points as mentioned below:

1.       Protection from danger

2.       What to eat

3.       How and where to live

4.       Produce offspring/Give birth.

We discussed whether humans can think like animals and we answered “yes”. There can be any such human. But as Allah (S.W.T) has created us the best of all creations ,there are several things that make us different from animals. We got different answers and we jotted them down on the board and in our notebooks:

1.       Selflessness/thinking of others

2.       Purpose of life/goals.

3.       Proactive instead of reactive (emotional control)

4.       Follows instructions and orders of Allah (religion)

5.       Curiosity/urge to gain knowledge.

6.       Culture/manners/routine

7.       Freedom of choice: interests and hobbies.

8.       Sense of right and wrong.

9.       Problem solving and analysis.

10.   Planning for long term future

11.   Beautiful forms of expressing creativity.

12.   Highly developed languages.

We ended with an introduction of the new boys from L2L academy and added their names to the member’s list.

The homework was to prepare a report about Migratory birds which we will send to the Thinkers' club email address. This session was interesting and fun.

Written by Zainab Salman

Club Member

The session 3 of thinker's club dated 17 August 2014, was very informative. A few more children joined the Thinker's Club today making it more intriguing. I was thoroughly immersed throughout the session. I go to know a few interesting things, like how humans and animals think. It was a wonderful session and I am sure I'll attend all sessions in the future.

Written by Azka Javeria

Club Member