Reviewing Websites

Lesson Aim

  • Think about criteria for judging a website

  • Understand that an effective website will match the needs and interests of users.

  • Evaluate the good and bad features of websites.

Starter

The Wordsearch (accessed via the link below) contains 15 keywords on the topic of Web Design. Find the words and try to remember them, they maybe useful in future weeks! 😉
Wordfit starter

Main

As a class review the websites below and think about the different features of a website which have to be considered when creating a website.

BBC Website

BBC Children

BBC Beebies

Main Task

Using the template (Choose the appropriate one for yourself) below it is your task to pick two/three of the websites and evaluate them. You need to think about the good and bad points, what you would change and how you might do this.

Bronze worksheet – Level 4C last year

Silver worksheet – Level 4B or 4A last year

Gold worksheet – Level 5C or above

Plenary

Click on the link below and give three must have features in a website

Web review 

 

Skills Builder – creating a business letter

Lesson Aim

  • Know how to format a business letter

Your Task

Format a poor quality business letter so that is of a high quality. Download the business letter below it has all the components required for an effective business letter but needs to be formatted appropriately.

Business letter

Task 2

Now you need to create a business letter of your own to send to companies applying for work experience. Read the instructions below and create a business letter.

Work Experience Letter

 

 

Create Angry Birds using Scratch

Task

Your task is to create angry birds in scratch. You will find all the resources you require below:

(NB. Sound resources have not been included as there are no speakers attached to the PCs)

If you have difficulty reading any of the scripts download the PDF file and zoom in to make it more accessible

Graphics

Tutorial 1               Video 1angry_birds

Tutorial 2               Video 2

Tutorial 3               Video 3

Tutorial 4               Video 4

Tutorial 5               Video 5

Tutorial 6               Video 6

Enigma Machine

Lesson Aim

  • To understand how cryptography was used during the second World War

  • To understand how the codes from the Enigma Machine were ‘cracked’

  • To understand the role that Bletchley Park played in the deciphering of the Enigma codes

Starter

Starter task

Main

Your Task

Read the information about the enigma document below and then choose one or two boxes. Create a poster for the boxes you have chosen.

NB: Remember to follow the rules of a good poster

Enigma Information Document

Rules of a good poster

Plenary

Exit Ticket

GCSE Computing – Operating Systems

Lesson Aim

  • Know three different types of Software ( Operating System, Utility and Application)
  • Know what the main functions of an operation system are
  • Understand how these functions are performed

Starter

Example Operating Systems

Main

 

Plenary

Click on the link below and add three things you have learned about Operating Systems today:

Plenary task

 

The Scientific Method

Lesson aim

  • Understand what the scientific method is
  • Explain the term hypothesis

Starter

Starter presentation

Main

Your task is to create a presentation in powerpoint with an explanation of the following statements:

Remember to give examples of each

  • Hypothesis
  • Variable
  • Independent Variables
  • Dependent Variables
  • Control group
  • Constants
  • Experimental Design Diagram

 

Year 8 – European Database

Lesson Aim

  • Gather information for creating a database of European Countries

Main Task

Your task is to gather information about the countries in Europe and store it in MS Excel. You need to gather the following information:

  • Name (Country)
  • Area
  • Population
  • Capital
  • Language spoken
  • Currency

Extension

If you complete the gathering of all the information for all the European countries. Create a presentation about one of the countries in MS Powerpoint.