» More Cover Lessons in KS3 ICT

LESSONS

• 7 ON THE COVER OF A MAGAZINE Students design a magazine cover for a target group of teenagers.
• 9 YOUR MAGAZINE ARTICLE Students prepare and write a feature for their magazine.
• 11 THE MAGIC SQUARE A basic spreadsheet exercise that tests formulas and maths ability.
• 13 MY CALCULATOR An exercise designed to test students' ability to write basic spreadsheet formulas.
• 15 SHOPPING RECEIPT Students are asked to consider the role of ICT at the supermarket checkout.
• 17 CHECK YOUR CHANGE! Students use their knowledge of spreadsheet formulas to recreate a till receipt.
• 19 GETTING YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS A slide presentation/web page exercise for a specific audience.
• 21 A FONT FOR EVERY OCCASION An appreciation of where we encounter different font styles.
• 23 HOUSE FOR SALE The first of three lessons where students design the structure of a database for an estate agent.
• 25 PROPERTIES 'R' US Students use the PC to create a database from their earlier design work.
• 27 CAN WE HELP YOU? The final lesson of three, where students create utilities to interrogate their database.
• 29 USING A SEARCH ENGINE Students learn to make informed decisions about how to use a search engine efficiently.
• 31 OUR MAY FETE Students create a web page to advertise their school fete.
• 33 THIS IS MY LIFE Students design and create a timeline to show significant events in their lives.
• 35 COSTING A HOLIDAY The first of two worksheets which involve students in researching and costing a holiday to match specific requirements.
• 37 PLANNING A HOLIDAY Students research information about the holiday destination and produce a summary report.
• 39 BIAS ON THE INTERNET Students investigate two websites for evidence of bias, and create a classroom poster.
• 41 WORD SEARCHING An exercise involving ICT keywords.
• 43 A COMPUTER SYSTEM An investigation of the history of components of ICT systems.
• 45 THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS An exercise where students create a timeline for computer related inventions.
• 47 HOME OF THE FUTURE Students study recent developments in computers in the home, and consider their effects.
• 49 HEALTH & SAFETY Students design and create a poster to display good and bad practice when using a computer.
• 51 THEME PARK Students are asked to design and create a visitors' map for an imaginary theme park.
• 53 GIVING ORDERS The first of a series of worksheets with a theme of using precision in framing instructions.
• 55 WRITING IN LOGO Students write basic logo statements to describe shapes accurately.
• 57 FROM A TO B Students give each other directions through a street map.
• 59 OUR SCHOOL HOMEPAGE An exercise in deciding the content for a school web page.
• 61 WHAT'S IN A PICTURE? Students investigate file sizes for different graphics formats.

Appendices

• 62 APPENDIX 1: SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES The Magic Square (for use with page 11).
• 63 APPENDIX 1: SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES Check Your Change! (for use with page 16).
• 64 APPENDIX 1: SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES Word Searching (for use with page 41).
• 65 APPENDIX 2: POS COVERAGE Programmes of study coverage for all pages.