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Year 8 Curriculum Handbook

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<strong>Year</strong> 8 - Computing Overview<br />

Cycle 1 - Moviemaker and Audacity<br />

BIG QUESTION<br />

What is the difference between Job Skills, Job Roles<br />

and Job Descriptions?<br />

Cycle 2 - Band Manager - Spreadsheets<br />

BIG QUESTION<br />

What is the purpose using Goal Seek in a<br />

Spreadsheet?<br />

Building the team<br />

• Take an active role in the team and explain<br />

some of the key roles in a<br />

marketing/advertising company<br />

Project Planning<br />

• To plan a project from start to finish<br />

• Use ICT to present and update a plan during a<br />

project<br />

Create the Packaging<br />

• Create the packaging for a given Game and<br />

target audience<br />

Planning the Podcast<br />

• Devise an engaging audio advert, with timings<br />

and effects that is suitable for the target<br />

audience<br />

Movie Maker Advert<br />

• To make an TV advert in Movie Maker<br />

ASSESSMENT<br />

Using the Goal Seek Tool?<br />

• Apply the Goal Seek Tool to answer<br />

questions about the Spreadsheet Model.<br />

Interrogating a Spreadsheet<br />

• Enter data into a spreadsheet, create<br />

formula and use Goal seek to make a<br />

simple calculations<br />

Absolute Cell Referencing?<br />

• What exactly is VAT?<br />

• Apply absolute cell referencing<br />

techniques to calculate VAT.<br />

Formatting<br />

• Copy and paste new labels and variables<br />

into a spreadsheet<br />

• Apply a range of formatting to a<br />

spreadsheet<br />

Creating a Presentation<br />

• Create a presentations using text,<br />

images, colour and include hyperlinks<br />

and transitions<br />

ASSESSMENT

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