February 1

1. 15 minutes typing
2. Publisher Tutorial
3. Publisher Practice

Let's go!

January 25, 29

1.First, 15 minutes typing

Next: on to the Formulate a Design Specification

2.Follow these instructions: Type 3. Formulate a Design Specification (left justified, font size 16, bold, underlined)

3.Design Specification must include:
-3 interesting historical notes about your recipe or individual ingredients.
-how the recipe is important to your family
-why you like the recipe
-Create 3 more design specifications (let's brainstorm some possibilities)

4. Then create a survey/questionnaire to evaluate your product/solution(recipe page). Remember to include a scale. For example, on a scale of 1 to 5 - 1 equals awful and 5 equals awesome!

- Make 1 question for each item in your design specification
- Keep everything ordered properly;-)

January 18, 22

Well done Year 7 - Now it's time to start stage 2 of the Investigation. This is the part where we do research.

1) 15 Minutes typing
2) Finish Identify the Problem Paragraph
3) Begin Research

History and Culture through Food

Directions
1) Select a favorite family recipe.
2) Research your recipe online OR copy down the recipe and bring it to school on Friday.
3) Open your Investigation (we began it last week)
4) Type Develop a Design Brief (left justified, font size 16, bold, underlined)
5) Type your recipe
6) Open Internet Explorer and go to the Food Timeline Web page: http://www.foodtimeline.org/food2.html (remember to use in-text referencing)
7) Using the food timeline find as much information as you can about your recipe and the ingredients. For example, if your recipe calls for mustard, look up mustard on the timeline.
8) Select three interesting historical notes about your recipe or its individual ingredients. Type these in your Investigation.
9) How the recipe is important to your family? (What traditions surround this recipe? Who in your family is famous for this recipe?) Answer this question and type in your Investigation.
10) Why do you like the recipe? Try to explain why the combination of ingredients is pleasing to you. Answer this question and type in your Investigation.

January 15

Good Afternoon Year 7. It's almost time to begin the weekend, but before we go let's:

Period 7
1) 15 minute typing
2) organize our folders

Period 8
3) work on Identify the Problem

Learning objectives: practice typing to increase proficiency, to develop organizational skills, to develop a simple design brief with guidance

January 11

Good morning Year 7!

1. 15 minutes typing - Remember to change your keyboard to EN (English;-)

2. let's begin the Investigation.

Let's look at the structure of the documentation process. Remember that this is a scholastic document (a formal school project) and should conform to certain standards. That means that is a school project that you must hand in and you will be graded upon this work so it has to look professional;-)

We will type in font size 12. We will type in black. We will use a formal font (Times New Roman, Calibri, Ariel).

Let's look at the template for the Investigate that will make this process easier for us: Click Here

January 8

Good Afternoon and Welcome back Year 7!

First, let's start the class with a little typing lesson. Click here to visit Free Typing Games. This site offers free lessons and games. To become a really proficient (fast and accurate) typist, you should do a combination of both lessons and games. Lessons help because they show you where you should place your hands on the keyboard and give practice with specific letter combinations. Lessons help typing become automatic. Games are fun and help you build speed!

Next, let's take a look at the 5 steps of the MYP Design Cycle. It's really important to understand how it works. Investigate, Design, Plan, Create, Evaluate

Then, let's explore the unit of work.

Finally, let's begin the Investigation.


1) Let's look at the structure of the documentation process. Remember that this is a scholastic document (a formal school project) and should conform to certain standards. That means that is a school project that you must hand in and you will be graded upon this work so it has to look professional;-)

We will type in font size 12. We will type in black. We will use a formal font (Times New Roman, Calibri, Ariel).

Let's look at the template for the Investigate that will make this process easier for us: Click Here

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