Shuttleworth Project Grade 7 Pic of the International Space Station with permission FAIS site

Shuttleworth Project Groups 1,2,& 3  South African Mark Shuttleworth is about to become the first South African to go into space.  Find out who he is, and how it is that he is able to do so.  Develop a web site which provides this background information as well as a daily log of his adventures.  Design a strategy which enables your group to research and develop your site efficiently  Use any resources you can find. Start with magazines, the www and newspapers.

Assessment  I will be looking for –Good web design characteristics  Effective use of pics, text, links etc. –Evidence of effective research –Evidence of reading, comprehension, summarizing, synthesising –Effective group work –Referencing –Imagination!

Shuttleworth Project Groups 4,5 & 6  South African Mark Shuttleworth is about to become the first South African to go into space.  Find out who he is, and how it is that he is able to do so.  Develop a Power Point presentation in which you provide background information as well as a daily log of his adventures.  Design a strategy which enables your group to research and develop your presentation efficiently  Use any resources you can find. Start with magazines, the www and newspapers.  Present your project to your peers

Assessment  I will be looking for –Effective group work –A well designed presentation  Imaginative use of pics, text, links etc. –Good presentation skills  Knowledge of content and ability to share it effectively –Evidence of effective research  Evidence of reading, comprehension, summarizing, synthesising, Referencing

Intended Outcomes  To provide the learners with an opportunity to develop –research skills using the www and other sources –creative skills and design skills using electronic media of different sorts (web pages, presentation software)  layout, design, reading, comprehension, synthesis, summarizing… –Presentation skills  Presentation, oral and social skills –Group work skills  Decision making, sharing, efficient collaboration