Year7unit5TheNumberZero

=** Year 7 Unit 5 The Number Zero ** = =The unit question: How did the ancients use numbers?=


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The fifth Unit for year 7 is also an enjoyable Unit. It involves a look at presentation software and how it can be used in different ways There are a number of different objectives behind this Unit, they include
 * An greater understanding of how to use power point correctly depending on audience
 * An appreciation of how human ingenuity can spread and how it can evolve in parts of the world at the same
 * Through pesenting their work students will gain confidence in speaking in front of their peers.
 * This will present both individually and as part of a group
 * We will be specifically designing inclusion based tasks to engage all students in the learning.

The specific tasks they will need to be able to do to complete this unit are
 * To mange their ICT folder
 * To research from the internet where the number series we use can from and to save this for later use
 * To save from the internet a number of pictures that they will need in preparing their powerpoint
 * To learn specific skills in power point mainly custom animation (entry, onscreen and exit)
 * To learn slide transition
 * How to insert and image in to power point
 * To learn the differnet ways in which power point can be used
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">To learn new Vocabulary
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Presentation Software
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">ppt extension
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide Heading placeholder
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide Sub heading place holder
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Text placeholder
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Custom Animation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Entry
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exit
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Onscreen
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">All together
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">On click
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Timing (extension work)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide Transistion
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">All slides
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Individual slides

What to see on your childs Wiki page
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your child should have uploaded 8 files to their wiki in order to fully complete this Unit
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">A Microsoft word file answering 5 questions out of 10  based on their research into the number zero (this should help guide the students depth of investigation)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">A Microsoft word file with answers to "What makes a good classroom presentation?"
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">An INVESTIGATION file produced in Microsoft word based on the unit question; **How did the ancients use numbers?**
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 24px;">A DESIGN file produced in Microsoft word. The design file MUST follow the Design brief instructions  for that power point.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 24px;">A PLAN produced in Microsoft excel. The plan MUST be based on their best design. It will look like a Gaant Chart
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 24px;">A CREATION produced in Microsoft Powerpoint. The presentation MUST follow their chosen design and plan.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 24px;">An EVALUATION produced in Microsoft Word

**Tasks that you will need to complete**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Task 1 to prepare a wiki page that is named using the following the wiki naming convention.

=**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 20px;">Investigation **=

To produce a power point based on the unit question " =How did the ancients use numbers?= Students must follow the rules of power point they researched
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 20px;">Design Brief **

Power point instructions for <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">How did the ancients use numbers? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">The research should have been <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Using power point you are going to create a power point presentation on "How did the ancients use numbers"? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The presentation must include at least 6 slides, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">but no more than 10 · <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The 6 slides should be titled o <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide 1 introduction o <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide 2 historical facts o <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide 3 First extra ones up to the student o <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide 4 Introduction of Zero Europe o <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide 5 expansion of maths o <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slide 6 Second slide of your <span style="font-family: Lucida Grande,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">choice o <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Slide 7 concluding summary
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Design Specifications **

Some more skills in power point to think about
 * Do not use too many pictures
 * Use the same transition between slides
 * Use the same animation on each slide and generally from slide to slide
 * Use presenter notes
 * **Ext: Try and use on GIF image on the power point**


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Task 1 upload A word file answering at least  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">5 questions out of 10 <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> based on their initial investigation of the Number 0.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Task 2 Answer the question "what makes a good presnetation?". this will double up as a testing plan to later test their own product.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Task 3 produce an INVESTIGATION into the unit question in Microsoft word and Upload the text under the investigation heading on your wiki page for unit 5


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 20px;">Design **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Task 3 Produce DESIGNS for a power point presentation that will answer the unit question

26th April
 * Planning **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Task 5 Produce a PLAN for the time, software and resources you will need to produce your best design from task 4 (Design stage)

10th May
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 20px;">Creation **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Task 6 To CREATE a power point presentation based on your best design and your plan from tasks 4 and 5

24th May 31st May **Attitudes to Technology**
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Evaluation **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Task 7 Produce an EVALUATION of your product (Power point) based on the design specification
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Task 8 In groups of 3 or 4 you must produce an evaluation of what you have learned
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You must evaluate what You have learned in power point especially new technical vocabulary and the rules of power point. Each member of the group should upload a copy of the evaluation onto their Wiki as evidence for completion of task 4
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You can present this evaluation in any format as a group. Sing it, rap it, news report, poems, TV show, interview, put it in word, football match use their own power points to show what they have learned, anything is allowed. Use your imagination!! More marks for being imaginative!
 * 1) <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">All the way through your project, you must pay attention to your Attitude towards the subject, Your attitude towards learning, your attitude towards safety  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">ATL