How to write your report

Here are some tips for writing your report [from a wiki on the subject] on your two famous entrepreneurs/inventors/innovators.

1. Prepare an outline. Write an outline on what you would like to do on a piece of paper. There should be at least:
   • An introduction.
   • Middle or body section with headings, detailing your research, ideas and discussion. Include the relevant factual information that answers your task.
     
   • A summary and/or conclusion. A summary is a retelling of what you have reported on; a conclusion draws together your information and opinions about the topic to reach your final point of view.
2. Research the topic. Get references/information relating to the specific question in hand, to back any points or arguments you want to make. Look online, in encyclopedias, and at the library. Print out or photo copy pages of information and highlight pertinent sections. You need at least two biographies for your report.
   
3. Add a bibliography. Write or type your bibliography (a listing of your report sources) on a piece of paper or if you have a bibliographic page, write it down on that.
4. Write a rough draft. Proofread it and mark your errors clearly. Errors are not only spelling and grammar but also jumbled ideas and missing points.
5. Rewrite your report. Add pictures if you would like to or if it enhances the look. Use colored print if it is appropriate for the report.
6. Print and check for final errors.
   

Tips :

• Ask someone else to proofread your paper and offer constructive criticism.
• Be sure to rely on more than one source for your information.
• When using information from the internet, make sure it comes from a reputable source. Look on the page and make sure you know who wrote the information and why they are providing it.
• While writing, assume that your reader knows little to nothing about the subject. Add details and definitions to topics in the paper.

WARNING [As pointed out by The Unknown Seeker]

• Do not plagiarise
  
• Do not leave it until the last minute

[Adapted from the wiki linked above http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Report]

NOte: Include note taking in draft book, Venn Diagrams [or a similar graphic organiser] as part of required information for assessment.

work work work

1. Remarkable Report [due end of week 9]
Choose a biography or autobiography on two different notable entrepreneurs/innovators/inventors.
Compare and contrast the key personality traits as well as the processes they went through to become successful.
Success criteria as written in your books. Make it as amazing as you can!

2. Trade Fair Exhibition [see earlier entry - due end of week 9]

3. Library Competition "Snapshots in Time" [due Friday week 8]
- See pages stapled to wall, including example.
Criteria:

• select and justify 8 significant events in the life of the person studied
• visually represent four of these events using photos, diagrams, sketches, etc., as well as describing all eight events in written form.
• compose a clear, concise, descriptive sentence for each event.

Present this all on A4, with small images in the heading. Present it in the form of a "graph" with a labelled axes:
x = time in years
y = life's highs and lows.
Include 8 selected events, 4 visually displayed with captions and 4 written only, all as points on a line graph.
Be creative.

It will be judged on:

1. importance/relevance of the events included.
2. layout and design
3. error free copy attractively presented
4. appropriate use of images to share information

[See examples on the wall to remind you of expectations.]

More maths homework sites

These sites are designed to help some of you fill some gaps in your knowledge or strengthen your grasp of the skills and knowledge covered in class.

Take your pick from the activities and share your comments about which ones are best :-)

Rounding; Decimal Places and Significant Numbers

Finding Formulas for mental maths

Square Roots

Powers, Exponents and Roots

Enjoy! I am glad some of you have indicated that you will take the opportunity to practice at home.

Holiday fun!

What's everyone doing?
I'm off skiing in the South Island from Sunday.
How about you guys? I hope you're all having heaps of fun!

Good luck with your science fair entries. Bring them to school for checking BEFORE you glue info onto your board. I can give you advice on how to improve your work.

Those people who didn't hand in their written arguments before the end of term need to complete them before you return to school. Remember, you can post it on your blog in the sustainability section and leave me a comment here to alert me to it's existence. If you do that, you will be redeemed...



"Wolfgirl" [oh ye of Egyptian nomenclature] - You have a special extra assignment - ask your father what the details are - I have consulted with him to make sure he knows what you have to do. I'm talking about the wikipedia "plain English" review of your chosen novel.

Complex sentence homework

Not too hard for you though :-)
Try it...

Maths homework links

Who could this be???
Find out on the compulsory site at the end of this post.

Here are links to previous Room5ians Rule maths posts, links to online resources for homework, and some other guff about maths you may find interesting...

magic MATHS!

maths is great - afterall, we like shopping don't we? and working out how much pizza we can all have? and getting to the movies on time? - all using maths.

maths can also be magic - in fact, we can use mathematical language to describe almost anything in the universe. on a simple level, we can investigate the magic numbers appear to have.

have you ever investigated magic squares?

follow the link below...

http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=1337&part=index

and for a safe NZ government organised site with links to lots of NZ relevant maths stuff follow this link:

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/maths_e.php

and for those keen to try out maths games and problems, check out this link:
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/maths/interactives.php

pyramid maths and info

this site has the explanation of how the pyramids were built as well as some activities relating to the maths of pyramids.

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/story/main.html

mega maths!

For those of you who do find maths interesting and are looking for a challenge, see these sites. there is one on Leonardo daVinci's works also. I think we will look at it in class, so if you want to get a head start....

http://mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/math/student.leonardo.html

http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/index.htm

Measurement

I have attached some hyperlinks to NZ Maths online, digital learning objects, and TKI's eLearning sites...

http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/LearningObjects/


!!! Compulsory !!! in ICT Time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html

Hooray! It was a much better day, Woodmonstas! I actually got to teach some groups. What a treat. Thanks to all of you who settled in nicely and worked hard. However, we still need to work on keeping quiet for longer periods during group work.
:-)

This post is for you all to leave a comment on. You must say something here so I can follow the link to your blog to see what you have achieved so far and how your sustainability work is coming along.

It is compulsory. Your comment must be here by Friday interval.

Have a nice evening - I'm off for my wedding anniversary - hooray!