June 27

Year 8, we are almost done with the school year.  Wednesday is our final Activity Day and I'm sure we will all have fun at the beach and Friday is only a half day but before we go we still have a few classes so let's make the best of our time.

Today I'd like to acquaint you with BBC Kids and their wonderful website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/games/

Learning Objective - The student will: learn about what a great resource BBC Kids is and have fun playing educational games.

June 20, 22

Keep Kids in School and Out of Coal Mines

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/130/675/608/?z00m=19997646

Year 8, we are almost finished.  Today I will come around and grade your Google SketchUp building and collect your evaluations.

Above please find a link that might be of interest to you and a follow-up on our Term 2 Child Labour Project.

June 13, 15, 16

Continue with the Create.  When you are finished, write a paragraph reflecting on the creation process.

Then move on to EVALUATE - Criterion E, maximum 6
1.  Print the questionnaire (that you created in the Investigate) and show your CAD building to 5 people and ask them to answer your questionnaire.
2. Write a paragraph to "analyze" the feedback. In other words write about the scores that you received and say how your CAD building could be improved based on the feedback.
3. Evaluate your performance at each stage of the design cycle: Investigate, Design, Plan, Create AND suggest ways that you can improve your performance. (You need 4 paragraphs here).
4.Write a final paragraph saying if you accomplished your goal and what impact it will have. In other words, look at the unit question - were you successful? Explain.  Remember we were successful.  Each of you has built a building that will positively contribute to our "perfect" community.

Learning objectives - The student will: carry out tests to compare final product against design specification, suggest improvements, reflect on their performance and identify parts they found difficult and suggest ways in which their performance could be improved, consider the impact of the product/solution on individuals and/or society, and explain how the product/solution could be improved.

June 6, 8, 9

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Continue with the Create.  When you are finished, write a paragraph reflecting on the creation process.

Then move on to EVALUATE - Criterion E, maximum 6
1.  Print the questionnaire (that you created in the Investigate) and show your CAD building to 5 people and ask them to answer your questionnaire.
2. Write a paragraph to "analyze" the feedback. In other words write about the scores that you received and say how your CAD building could be improved based on the feedback.
3. Evaluate your performance at each stage of the design cycle: Investigate, Design, Plan, Create AND suggest ways that you can improve your performance. (You need 4 paragraphs here).
4.Write a final paragraph saying if you accomplished your goal and what impact it will have. In other words, look at the unit question - were you successful? Explain.  Remember we were successful.  Each of you has built a building that will positively contribute to our "perfect" community.

Learning objectives - The student will: carry out tests to compare final product against design specification, suggest improvements, reflect on their performance and identify parts they found difficult and suggest ways in which their performance could be improved, consider the impact of the product/solution on individuals and/or society, and explain how the product/solution could be improved.