Davina+Bacon+Unit+4

How did the ancients use numbers? By : Davina Bacon  INVESTIGATION   Identify the Problem

Most people don't know how the ancient people used numbers, and therefore, where modern numbers came from.
Explain the Problem If people don't know how the ancients used numbers, then it will be very difficult to understand how numbers have changed over the years or be able to understand easily how we use them today. This could lead them to getting bad marks in maths and other subjects that involve mathematics such as science. Also they don't know who invented numbers which is important because they won't understand how the person/people intended the numbers to be used. Some people also don't know where they were invented in the first place so it will be hard for them to even guess who invented modern numbers. Research and Analysis My research on the number zero has taught me quite a lot on how the modern number system went to Europe. I now know that it was the Hindu's that created them, the Arabs that took them to Europe and the Europeans who started using them constantly. I also learnt about a man called Fibonacci who helped to introduce them into Europe as well with his book "Liber Abaci". I now have information from reliable sources that I can use in presentation. I have researched what makes a good presentation and found out how to use a slide effectively and how to make it look more professional. I researched my information from reliable sources such as: my dad, and www.microsoft.com as well as other secure websites. I now know how to create and also how to present a PowerPoint presentation. I have also researched more about the Indian numbers (other information other than the questions). It has research about Fibonacci, foreign numbers and a bibliography. These will be useful for my extra slides (see specifications) as I am probably going to have a slide on each of those things. I have acknowledged the websites I have used. I selected the information from these websites because they had similar information which makes it more reliable. Design Brief I am going to make a powerpoint that tells students about ancient people's numbers and where modern numbers came from and how people used them, which can be used in schools during lessons to teach students about the way numbers were created and modernized. It will help them understand how the ancient's used numbers and so they'll get better marks in some subjects such as maths and humanities. Product Specification My presentation must: Test Plan
 * be delivered in a clear voice so everyone can hear,
 * have at least six (but no more than 10) slides
 * only 5 pictures
 * the same transition animation on each slide
 * have a good background that doesn't distract the audience
 * A background that was created on Slide Master
 * easy to understand language
 * an introduction slide
 * a slide on historical facts
 * at least one slide on anything relevant to the topic (Title slide, Fibonacci, foreign numbers, bibliography)
 * a slide on when zero was introduced to Europe
 * a slide on how maths was expanded
 * a concluding summary slide
 * a bibliography

1) Ask 5 people how many slides they saw 2)Ask a person if they saw more than 5 pictures 3) Ask 5 people whether they were distracted by the transitions 4) Ask 5 people whether they were distracted by the background 5) Ask 5 people whether they understood what I was talking about on each slide 6)Ask 5 people whether they saw an: Introduction slide, 7) a historical facts slide, 8) a Fibonacci slide, 9) Introduction of zero in Europe slide, 10) Expansion of maths slide, 11) Foreign number slide, 12) Concluding summary 13) Bibliography 14) Ask 5 people if there's anything I could have improved DESIGN  Pictures of my designs Analysis of my designs than 10 slides. || Yes || Yes || Yes || each slide. || Yes || Yes || Yes || distract the audience. || Yes || Yes || Yes || related to the topic || Yes || Yes || Yes || to Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes || Design 1: I like this design because it has the colour green (which is my favourite colour) and it will be easier to construct as it has all the information on the design. It meets all the design specifications. I quite like the transition animation (honeycomb) but it's not my favourite (vortex). The font is an easy to read font from the back of a room and the colour is not distracting. Design 2: I like this design because red isn't a distracting colour and the white contrasts well with it. It doesn't have the exact information I'm going to put in, but it has boxes showing what will be in it. Therefore it won't be as easy to construct but quite simple. It meets all the design specifications and I like the transition animation (vortex) which is my favourite. It has an easy to read font. Design 3: Even though it's not my favourite colour, I think the backgound colour is my favourite. It's a bit like design 2 as it has the same transition animation, the same font (and font colour) and they all meet the design specifications. It doesn't have the exact text so it won't be as easy to construct but still quite simple to do. Justification for chosen design I have chosen to create design 3 because it has my favourite background, my favourite animation and it meets all the design specifications. It's not distracting and this makes it a good presentation. It has a clear font size and font also. I will add all the information it needs when I create it. PLAN (1 hr - lesson) || 14/5/13 (15 mins at 2nd break) || 16/5/13 (3 hrs - double lesson and after school) || 20/5/13 (1hr in class) || 23/5/13 (3 hrs in lesson and after school) || Resources || Materials || mouse(to click on the background design tab and click on the parts necessary), monitor (so I can see what I am inputting into the computer), design 3 (so  I know which design I need and so I make the correct design). || Master Slide (on microsoft powerpoint) || monitor, design 3 || Vortex Transition (on microsoft powerpoint) || monitor, design 3 || Microsoft Powerpoint || monitor, research || Microsoft Powerpoint || monitor, research || Microsoft Powerpoint || monitor, research || Microsoft Powerpoint || monitor, research. || Microsoft Powerpoint || monitor, research || Microsoft Powerpoint || monitor, research || Microsoft Powerpoint || monitor, research || Microsoft Powerpoint || monitor and websites I used || Microsoft Powerpoint || images. || Microsoft Powerpoint || CREATE
 * Specification || Design 1 || Design 2 || Design 3 ||
 * Must have at least six but no more
 * Up to 5 pictures || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * The same transition animation on
 * A good background that doesn't
 * Easy to understand language || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * An introduction slide || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * A historical facts slide || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * At least one slide on anything
 * A slide on when zero was introduced
 * A slide on how maths was expanded || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * A conclusion summary || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * Part || 13/5/13
 * Background || 222 ||  ||   ||   ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint (to make the powerpoint on),
 * Transitions ||  ||   ||   ||   || 2 22 22 || Microsoft Powerpoint, mouse,
 * Slide 1 || 2222 2222 ||  ||   ||   ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Slide 2 || 22222222 2222 || 22 ||  ||   ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Slide 3 ||  || 2222222 222222 ||   ||   ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Slide 4 ||  || 22 22222 ||   ||   ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Slide 5 ||  ||   || 222222 ||   ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Slide 6 ||  ||   || 222 22 2222222 ||   ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Slide 7 ||  ||   ||   || 222222 ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Slide 8 ||  ||   ||   || 222222 22222 ||   || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Slide 9 ||  ||   ||   ||   || 2222 || Microsoft Powerpoint, keyboard,
 * Pictures ||  ||   ||   ||   || 222222 222 || Microsoft Powerpoint, Google

Final Product media type="file" key="How did the ancients use numbers by Davina Bacon.swf" width="429" height="429"

Changes made to the original Design In my original design I wanted all of the text the same font size (20) but I realized hat the title wouldn't stand out from the rest of text so I made the title size bigger (44) than the rest of the text. I also changed the title of my Powerpoint from "The Number Zero" to "How did the ancients use numbers" so that it was clear that the Powerpoint was answering the unit question. I also added another picture on the slide about Fibonacci on the Fibonacci sequence because the presenter might not know what the Fibonacci sequence is so the picture could explain that. Changes made to the original Plan  In my original plan, I had expected it to take at least a week to make a Powerpoint, but it was actually so quick that I made it in about 3 days (4hrs 15mins). Also, I started earlier than I had thought so I started on the 9th of May because I finished Plan early. EVALUATE  Product against specifications (me) Results of tests (age 12) || Simran Lakhani (age 12) || Charity Ocwe Latim (age 12) || Muhammad Ali Bheda (age 12) || Damaris Bacon (age 8) || These results tell me that overall my product was a mostly successful one. Everyone the same number of slides and pictures. Most people found the transition distracting so next time I should change that so the audience pay attention more to the information. Only one person found the background distracting so perhaps I could have made it a little bit simpler. Also the language was a bit advanced for younger children so it's more aimed at older kids. Also, I could have kept the font the same size all the way through. Everybody saw all the intended slides. Recommendations for improvement I could have made the transitions a bit less distracting by choosing a different transition that has less movement, such as Ripple. I could also have bullet pointed more of the work so it's quicker to read. Also I could of used different transitions for each slide. Maybe I could of also used simpler language for younger children so they could also learn about how the Ancient's used numbers too even though they are younger.I should have kept the font size the same all the way through.
 * Specification || Product ||
 * Must have at least 6 but no more than 10 slides || Has 9 slides - yes ||
 * Up to 5 pictures || Has 5 pictures - yes ||
 * The same transition on each slide || Vortex - yes ||
 * A good background that doesn't distract the audience || Yes ||
 * Easy to understand information || Yes ||
 * And introduction slide || Yes ||
 * A historical facts slide || Yes ||
 * At least one slide relevant to the topic || Yes ||
 * a slide about introduction of zero in Europe || Yes ||
 * a slide on expansion of math || Yes ||
 * a conclusion summary || Yes ||
 * a bibliography || Yes ||
 * Name || Fathima Nawaz
 * Test || Person 1 || Person 2 || Person 3 || Person 4 || Person 5 ||
 * How many slides did you see? || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 ||
 * How many pictures did you see? || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 ||
 * Did the transitions distract you from the information? || A bit || No || A bit || No || A bit ||
 * Were you distracted by the background? || No || No || No || No || A bit ||
 * Did you understand what each slide was talking about? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Some ||
 * Did you see an: introduction slide, || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * a historical facts slide, || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * at least one slide on something relevant (title slide, fibonacci, foreign numbers) || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * a slide about introduction of zero in Europe, || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * a slide on expansion of math || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * a conclusion summary || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * a bibliography || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * Any improvements I could of made? || No || No || Keep the font the same size || No || Use easier language ||

Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle  I think that I have carried out the design cycle better than I did last unit. I finished all the stages on time and most of them turned out alright. In Investigation I could have been more detailed in my test plan because when it came to carrying out the tests, I had forgotten at first what I was supposed to do. In Design I could have made the design pictures better by doing them in bolder pen and aligning them to the scanner. In Plan I could of thought of the two coming holidays from school and planned for that and also really thought about how long it takes to make one slide in Powerpoint. In Create I could of perhaps used Master slide more so I could make my own font combinations. I enjoyed the Create part best because I like making things more than I like planning for them (I need to improve on that).
 * Stage || Grade || Reason ||
 * Investigation || 5 || I think I had most of the investigation it's just that the testing could have been more detailed. ||
 * Design || 3 || I could have improved my designs by making them more detailed and aligned them so you could have seen all of it in the picture. Also I needed to have evaluated the designs against the criteria. ||
 * Plan || 3 || I needed to be more detailed in the timeline, resources and steps because mine ones for this unit weren't as detailed as they should have been. ||
 * Create || 4 || I think that I should have followed the Plan completely (but I couldn't as I didn't plan ahead) and also have justified the modifications made. ||