Exploring your Brave New World

This morning you have one period to go through and complete the tasks as outlined in the Google Slide.

Use a google doc or slide to record your research information.  Once you have completed - please post onto your Blog.  

Remember - ONE PERIOD ONLY TO COMPLETE THIS MAHI!

NUMERACY TASK 2: MEASUREMENT SKILLS

CLICK THE LINK TO ACCESS NUMERACY TASK 2

Please practise each of the skills as and when you need them using the resources on the website.  ( I have given directions within the slides).

Once you have completed the practice tasks.  Complete the tasks on the LAST SLIDE and upload to your personal blog.  You have one full timetable cycle to complete this task in class and for homework.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5TktetXcg9hcENiVF9wRGFhT28
Click link to access task

INQUIRY DAY 19TH AUGUST

Read through the INFOGRAPHIC (created in PIKTOCHART)  

Think about what information is going to help you with your 4 key questions and what you will need to survive in your new civilisation.

Week 4 Literacy Activity

Week 4 Literacy Activity

For this week's Literacy activity you are able to explore questions that help you think about the details within your civilisation once you have established its place.

Do the tasks coloured RED. IN A DOC with the same heading

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WGdLvlRSICwUjg2Thg7Y_62kxz788-ZQM47SHi5IetE/edit

Technology Design Brief

Technology Brief

This term we will be going into our contributing schools (eg Rotorua intermediate, Kaitao etc) to promote Rotorua Girls High School.  We need you, the FFL class to design and make a video clip that promotes the positive features of our school.

Design Specifications

• Create a video about RGHS or FFL
• It must be between 1 - 2 mins long
• It must use at least three different technology tools, eg
• Screencastify
• Lego animation
• iMovie
• Scratch
• Movie Maker
• Video Star
• Prezi
• Coggle
• Viva video
• And any other tool that you think would be appropriate
• Music and language used in the video clip must be appropriate to our school values
• Your video clip needs to inspire other students to want to come to our school.  

You will have 5 class periods to work on this, and you may need to allocate homework time to complete this task.  This will be due to present to our class on:  19th August Period 1

1. Storyboard (Sketch and write) your plan for your video before your begin production.
2. Make Video clip
3. Present to class

Evaluation:

Heading	Explanation	Marking (out of 10)
Accuracy	Is the information in your video correct?
Visual Literacy	Is the layout and visual impact appropriately designed for the audience ?
	Have you considered the film techniques that will  best communicate your message?
Presentation	Have you presented ideas in a logical and coherent way to the audience?
	Is the layout and visual impact presented in a professional manner?

Click here for the storyboard planning sheet

Library Session Week 4

Find at least ONE resource in the NON FICTION section to help support you answering one of your key questions.

In your working documents - you will need to answer the following points:

• Provide an overview of the book and how it is useful for your inquiry/project work

• Identify 5 key things from the resource (book) that will help you understand your key question.

Part Two - Collecting Information

Part Two - Collecting information

By now everyone should have completed the following:

1.  Driving Question

2.  Four Key Questions

For each of your key questions make sure that your mentor has checked over your brainstorm.  Refer to this link for an example of a brainstorm for a key question.

Brainstorm example

When you research your key questions - you need to base your research on what happens currently and what/how you can/will adapt to survive and build your new civilisation.

What needs to be completed for the next Inquiry/project block:

Click on this Picture to read the next 'hand in' tasks you will be required to complete

Go to Google Classroom and read through the tasks that you will need to submit on day two - Monday the 15th August

Here's your to do list:

1.  Primary Sources

Primary sources are original material that is collected first hand and is usually unedited, such as interviews, surveys, news reports, blogs etc.

Find TWO primary sources of information for each of your key questions.  Use the templates that we have given to record your information.

2.  Secondary Sources

Secondary sources are materials that you have collected from books, newspapers,television programmes, movies, some websites etc.

Find TWO secondary sources of information for each of your key questions.  Again you can use the templates that we have given you to record your information.

3.  Survey Planning

To learn more about planning your survey - Click on this link:  Survey Planning

To learn how to create a Survey on google form - click on this link:  Google Forms

Make sure you get at least two people to check your survey before you send it out.