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BBC news school report project

In this unit pupils create a multimedia presentation using text, images and sound. In creating their pages, pupils are expected to be sensitive to the needs of their audience. The unit gives pupils the opportunity to learn about a variety of general topics, such as rules for working with ICT, saving and printing, respecting other people's work and keeping drafts for assessment portfolios. It also prepares pupils for working in a networked ICT room. The unit is expected to take approximately 4-5 hours

In this unit, pupils identify the purposes of information. They consider how to set up a survey sample and phrase questions appropriately, so that they gather information that is relevant to the task. They will explore the Internet as a source of information and learn how to narrow down a search. Finally, they will learn how they can be misled by inaccurate or incomplete information and how to judge the reliability of a website. This unit is expected to take approximately 4 hours.

In this unit pupils work in small groups to prepare a printed leaflet. They gather, process and output information in text and image form and explore a variety of image-capture and image-manipulation methods to create suitable image data. They learn to develop strategies of group working, including data sharing across networks. There are opportunities for links with English when pupils develop the text for the leaflet. Links could also be made to other subjects when choosing the topics for other sections articles, eg awards, competitions. The leaflet could be produced in another language, providing opportunities to collaborate with the modern foreign languages department. It may also be possible to integrate this task within a single activity week. This unit is expected to take approximately 7 hours.

In this unit pupils will learn about spreadsheets, the tools and features available in spreadsheet software and how to use spreadsheets to calculate and process data. They will write formulas using relative referencing and use some functions to perform calculations and answer ‘What If’ questions of a model.  Pupils should be able to use Spreadsheet software to create their own simple model.

In this unit, you will extend and refine search methods. You will explore the Internet as a source of information and consider the importance of evaluating the information you find in terms of its reliability, validity and possible bias.

Finally, you will decide how well the information satisfies the reason for looking for it and the extent of its ‘fitness for purpose’.

In this unit, pupils will use spreadsheet software to develop models. They will be introduced to techniques to enable them to create more complex models and to interrogate and analyse them.