Week 15 · Term 1 review: Themes 1–2 and the term project 'Share a discovery' · 3 lessons
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Project: share a discovery
ICT P5 Term 1, Themes 1–2
GoalPlan the project ‘Share a discovery’ with roles, sources, folders, a list of sources and a short presentation.
New words
project · a bigger task that a group plans and finishes togetherrole · the job one person has in a groupchecklist · a list of jobs you tick off when they are donepresentation · a short talk with slides or drawings
Explanation
Your term project is called ‘Share a discovery’. In a group, you research one important Egyptian discovery from the past. Your teacher gives a list to choose from. Plan it on a planning page. First, give each person a role: leader, researcher, note-taker, designer and speaker. Name the adults you can ask for help. Choose your sources: a book, the school library, and a teacher-approved online library, searched with an adult. Make a tidy folder plan, take notes in your own words, write a list of sources in alphabetical order, and prepare a short presentation. Draw your own pictures instead of copying photos. Check your work against the checklist before you present.
Role
Job
leader
keeps the plan and the time
researcher
finds facts in approved sources, with an adult
note-taker
writes notes in own words and the list of sources
designer
draws the pictures and slides
speaker
presents to the class
Worked examples
Group Seif, Salma, Karim, Hana and Omar pick a discovery from the teacher’s list. They write five roles on cards and everybody chooses one. Salma is the researcher and Karim the speaker. Everyone knows the job.
The note-taker’s folder plan: Project > Notes, Pictures, Sources, Slides. The list of sources goes in Sources in alphabetical order. The folders are ready before any file is saved.
Presentation outline: slide 1 title and group; slide 2 what was found; slide 3 how and when; slide 4 why it matters; slide 5 the list of sources. The speaker practises with a timer: three minutes in total.
Class activity
Planning page. As a group, make a planning page on paper: the discovery (from the teacher’s list), five roles, two adults who can help, three approved sources, your folder plan, and your five-slide outline. Use this checklist: own words, quotation marks for exact words, credit given, my own drawings, list of sources A to Z, safe searching with an adult. Tick each item.
