TIMESCALE

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WEEK 1 - Introduction, planning, research (homework)

 * introduction to this term's topics
 * set up folders. You need one Ecosystem folder that contains all the other folders:
 * location
 * maps
 * climate
 * plants
 * animals
 * threats
 * spreadsheet
 * database
 * information point

__**FINDING A BUDDY**__
===When you have completed this then you can find someone in the class to be a buddy to give you feedback and help you planning your work. This person needs to work with you for the whole of the project this term.=== ===Then you can begin to work on the homework for this week. You will be researching Ecosystems and deciding which you are going to research this term. The homework document can be downloaded below - fill in your answers and give it to your teacher at the beginning of the next lesson.===

WEEK 2 - planning, design, research

 * ===Give your teacher your homework===
 * ===Plan the STRUCTURE of your Information Point - draw this and show to your teacher===
 * ===Set up your PowerPoint Slides - at the moment you should only be creating and naming your slides, and adding as suitable background. Put the name of each slide in the title at the top - do **not** use WordArt (it makes it harder to add links between slides).===
 * ===If you have completed this then you can begin your RESEARCH - all research should be saved into the correct folders in your area. Every time you get some information (including images) from the Internet you need to save the URL of the web-site to your Sources file.===
 * ===Print and complete the Week 2 Review[[file:Progress check WEEK 2.doc]]. Hand it in to your teacher.===
 * ===If you have not finished off your STRUCTURE drawing you must finish this for homework.===

WEEK 3 - review and organisation, design, creating links, research
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 * ===Using the MASTER SLIDE set up your slide design - your teacher will help you.===
 * ===Set up the Links on your PowerPoint Slides - this must match your plan for your structure - you need to use ACTION BUTTONS - your teacher will help you.===
 * ===Do the Biome and Ecosystems Worksheet for your Ecosystem - your teacher will give you this.===
 * ===If you have finished everything else then, work on your research. Use the appropriate Biome research sheet below to help your research===
 * **You should be looking for:**
 * ====At least one map showing the distribution of your ecosystem====
 * ====At least five copyright free photographs illustrating your ecosystem, the typical vegetation and typical wildlife====
 * ====The URL of at least one web-site giving you climate data for your ecosystem (save this into your sources file)====
 * ====The URL of at least one web-site giving you typical vegetation for your ecosystem (save this into your sources file)====
 * ====The URL of at least one web-site giving you typical wildlife for your ecosystem (save this into your sources file)====
 * ===Print and complete the Week 3 Review.[[file:Progress check WEEK 3.doc]]Hand it in to your teacher.===
 * ===Homework - complete any unfinished Ecosystem worksheet questions.===

WEEK 4 - review of progress, creation of Information Point

 * ===If you have completed the following then you can begin to research some information to your Information Point:===
 * ===all slides set up and named===
 * ===a suitable background===
 * ===a master slide design - including your name on each slide===
 * ===all slides linked===
 * ===all files and links in the correct folders===
 * ===sources document up to date===
 * ===This week you should be working on:===
 * ===An introduction - description, locations, etc.===
 * ===Pages that are interesting, easy to read, without too much information on one page (if there is too much information, add another page and link to it - don't forget to link back again - there should be no 'dead ends')===
 * ===Use your own words===
 * ===Suitable images - keep them big enough to see, overlay them if you need to, and display them one at a time using a suitable animation - save a copy of all pictures to the correct folder===
 * ===suitable sized images - resize using Fireworks if necessary===
 * ===continue research and storage of information, images and URLs===
 * ===You will need to produce a database beginning in week 7 - make sure that you have researched your database topic and have information and URLs saved.===


 * ===Print and complete the Week 4 Review.[[file:check of progress week 4.doc]] Hand it in to your teacher.===
 * ===Homework - complete the worksheet on 'Putting it in your own words' - get this from your teacher===

WEEK 5 - research, plan, design spreadsheet - add more Information
===This week you will begin to look at producing a suitable spreadsheet of information about the climate in your Ecosystem. Your teacher will explain what you need to do this week.=== The spreadsheet may take up to 2 weeks to complete, however you may take a lot less time. If you have difficulties at any time, ask your teacher to help you. If your teacher cannot help you immediately, then go back to working on the rest of your information point until she is available.
 * ===You must:===
 * ===produce a spreadsheet with some information about your eco-system - this week===
 * ===include my spreadsheet information in your information point - this week===
 * ===produce at least one graph for your spreadsheet information - next week===
 * ===give a written or recorded explanation of the graph and include it in your information point - next week===
 * ===You can chose any suitable information to produce your spreadsheet - some examples are:===
 * ===Maximum Temperature each month through the year===
 * ===Average Temperature each month through the year===
 * ===Average Rainfall each month through the year===
 * ===This week you should work on finding your spreadsheet information, and setting up your spreadsheet in your Information Point. Next week you will work on producing a graph and information about the graph. Your teacher will show you how to do these things.===
 * ===Once you have completed this work, then go on with producing the rest of your Information Point.===
 * ===Remember that you will need to produce a database beginning in week 7 - make sure that you have researched your database topic and have information and URLs saved.===
 * ===Print and complete the Week 5 Review.[[file:check of progress week 5.doc]]. Hand it in to your teacher.===

WEEK 6 - continue design and production of spreadsheet - add more information

 * ===This week you will continue with your spreadsheet, your teacher will help you with this - your graphs and your description of what they demonstrate (this can be recorded, or can be text)===
 * ===produce at least one graph for your spreadsheet information===
 * ===give a written or recorded explanation of the graph and include it in your information point===

If you have difficulties at any time, ask your teacher to help you. If your teacher cannot help you immediately, then go back to working on the rest of your information point until she is available.
 * ===Once you have completed this work, then go on with producing the rest of your Information Point.===
 * ===We are now halfway through the work for this term. Your teacher needs to check your work to be sure of your National Curriculum level for your report that needs to be written soon. She will also be checking that everything is up to date, and that you will complete all the work before the end of term.===
 * ===Remember that you will need to produce a database beginning in week 7 - make sure that you have researched your database topic and have information and URLs saved.===
 * ===Print and complete the Week 6 Review. [[file:check of progress week 6.doc]] Hand it in to your teacher.===

=== __HOMEWORK__ - next week you need to plan and produce your database. If you have not already found information on at least 10 plants or animals that are typical of your Ecosystem then you will need to do this for homework. There will not be time in the lesson to do your research. ===

Your teacher will demonstrate how to:

 * ===make a new database===
 * ===design a table for a database - fields, field length, data types, required fields===
 * ===make the table===
 * ===design a form to enter data to the database===
 * ===enter data into the database===

=== If you have completed the database work for this week you should now continue to research and produce your Information Point. If you think that you have done everything, speak to your teacher about how you can improve what you have done already - to improve your National Curriculum Level. ===

Your teacher will demonstrate how to:

 * ===Produce a query to get information from your database===
 * ===Use the query to produce a report===


 * ===You must produce at least two queries to get information from your database.===
 * ===Use these queries to produce reports===
 * ===Put a link to your database into your Information Point===

=== If you have completed the database work for this week you should now continue to research and produce your Information Point. If you think that you have done everything, speak to your teacher about how you can improve what you have done already - to improve your National Curriculum Level. ===

Print and complete the Week 8 Review. [[file:check of progress week 8.doc]]Hand it in to your teacher.
=== HOMEWORK - Next week you must make some comparisons between your Ecosystem and the JFK School Environment. Do you need to do any research ready to bring it in? You will not have time to do very much research next week. Talk to your GEOGRAPHY teacher about the climate at JFK. ===

WEEK 9 - plan, research, develop the comparison with JFK - complete the information point
===This week you must do most of the planning yourself. You have had a lot of practice so far this term, you need to decide how much time you have for the tasks, and which order you are going to do them in.===

===You must make a comparison to the climate at JFK, this needs to be a slide which tells us some similarities and differences to your Ecosystem. The slide needs to give use some data about local conditions - this can be from a local weather station, from your own research or from your Geography teachers.===

=== CLIMATE AT JFK - JFK is fairly close to large wooded areas, a fairly typical temperate climate. There is a Weather Station at [|Potten End]. You might find some useful data there.===

WEEK 10 - testing and evaluating the Information Point
===This week you must begin testing your Presentation - testing is designed to find any errors, problems and snags. Sometimes during testing you will find that your user makes a good suggestion for improvements.===

===There is a test planwith some tests on it already, you must add __at least__ three more, then test the presentation yourself, and get your buddy to test your presentation, then get someone else to test it.===

This week is your last chance to improve your information point. You should have some suggestions for improvement based on what has been learned from testing and user testing, and teacher comments.
===Print and complete the Week 11 Review this one is different to previous reviews, next week you must print it and put it next to your computer for people to see while they are evaluating your presentation. Hand it in to your teacher.===

You will be given time to look at all of the presentations, you must decide on the three best presentations. You must also decide which student has met the requirements of the task best.
===Who has only used copyright free images, who has used only their own words, who has used meaningful file names and has kept all their work in the correct folders. They will also have produced a full list of sources of their work, and explained what information they learned from the source. ===