Tech Fair Planning

Lesson	Activity	Resource Materials
1	Register www.maths-cheat.com domain name	1and1.com
2	Create website content	Internet
3	Create website content	Internet
4	Choose a template and plugins for website	Internet; wordpress
5	Design website	wordpress
6	Design website	wordpress
7	Organise website	wordpress
8	Add content	wordpress
9	Add content	wordpress
10	Publish website	wordpress

Tech Fair Investigate

Evaluation

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER:

1) How successful, in your opinion, is your PowerPoint according to the task set to you? Explain your answer.

I think it is pretty good because I followed the instructions carefully and I made changes when necessary, and I was able to be creative.

2) Was your final design similar to your original chosen design? What changes did you make, if any? Explain your answer.

The final design is almost exactly the same as the original plan.  The only difference is that I have added much more detail in the slides than I had originally thought I would need to.

3) How effective was your planning? Were you able to stick to your plan? Did you finish early, to the plan, or didn't finish your PowerPoint? Explain your answer.

I tried to stick to the plan for each lesson as much as I could but my timings were a little bit off and I wasn’t able to finish it as early as I’d hoped.  

4) How can your PowerPoint be improved? Explain your answer.

It’s not perfect but overall I’m happy with the final look of the PowerPoint presentation.  The information I researched is relevant and the images I’ve used are good too.    

5) During your PowerPoint project, you had to INVESTIGATE, DESIGN, PLAN and CREATE. Which part of the cycle were you MOST successful at? Explain your answer.

I think I was most successful with the PLAN stage because it forced me think carefully how I needed to structure the work and how much time to allocate to each task. 

6) During your PowerPoint project, you had to INVESTIGATE, DESIGN, PLAN and CREATE. Which part of the cycle were you LEAST successful at? Explain your answer

I found the CREATE phase to be the most challenging as it is represented the most amount of work to be completed.

Final Presentation

Evaluation of Plan

Evaluation of Plan

1. Will you be able to complete your design with the plan you have made? Why / why not?

I feel I have planned my design well and should be able to complete it successfully according to schedule.

2. Will you be able to complete your design with the time limit that you have? Why why not?

I think there is enough time allowed in the plan if I fall behind a little to still complete the project.  If I am ahead of track then it gives me more time to progress to the other parts and double check my work.

3. Which sections of your planning will take the most time? Explain why.

The part that would take the most time will be the research.  There is a lot of information on the web and finding good information can take time.  Possibly also when weighing up the conclusion.

4. Which sections of your planning will be the easiest to complete? Explain why.

I think the image gathering and the references will be the easiest to complete.

5. Which sections of your planning will be the most difficult to complete? Explain why.

Constructing the plan and the research will probably be the most difficult elements.  Firstly, trying to estimate the activities and times for the lessons as I have not done this level of structuring before. Secondly, finding good research material for and against GM foods.

6. Will you be able to complete your work according to your plan or do you think you will have to make some changes? Explain your answer

I believe I have structured the plan to accommodate some minor setbacks.  For instance, there is time available to allow extra research if required or get ahead by moving on to the next activity.  Finally, there should be time in the proof checking stage to fix anything that needs to be changed.

Planning

Planning for GM Foods Presentation

Lesson	Activity	Resources	Time
1	Plan presentation	Microsoft Word	Whole lesson
2	GM foods research – Science, pros and cons	Internet	Whole lesson
3	Images for presentation – contrast between normal and GM foods	Google images	Half of lesson
4	Type conclusion	Microsoft Word	Whole lesson
5	Begin draft presentation - Combine data and images from research into PP.	PowerPoint.	Whole lesson
6	Check accuracy of findings - Evaluate research to form conclusion.  Finalize PP presentation including references.	PP	Whole lesson