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