Around the World

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Set up database table with validation
Pupils collect data from each other and add to dbase
Set up qrys and make reports
Produce dbase screen shot report of table showing validation, qry and report design –
annotated
Produce podcast explaining the detail on the poster and the stats from the database
Attach podcast to wiki
Produce whole class display including world map, route, flags poster and ss charts and
graphs and dbase reports of famous people.
All around the World
Task 1. (use communication software and a web browser for this task)
Send the email address that you use the most to your ICT teacher.
Task 2.
You will be designated a country – remember it
Task 3. (use a search engine for this task)
Find and save an image of the national flag for the country you have been designated.
Task 4. (use Photoshop for this task)
Combine the flag image with the image of yourself taken by your ICT teacher – you will be
directed to the drive where the images are stored.
Task 5. (use a web browser and web 2.0 tool for this task)
Access the ICT Year 11A Wiki via the invitation from your ICT teacher.
Add your name, your email address, and the image created in Task 4.
The worksheet for this project can also be found on the wiki.
Task 6. (use Word Processing software for this task)
Collect and store the following details about your designated country:
1. Two major IT companies and say what they do
2. Identify the leader of the country include an image and short text
3. Find details about 3 famous people from the country (must have, first name,
surname, nationality, DOB, age at death and reason for being famous)
4. The cost to hire a car and give details of the type of car a picture and special features
5. Describe 3 meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner that you might eat
6. The airport landed at and location
7. The language spoken and example of common words – hello, please, thank you and
any other of that may be of interest.
8. The name of the currency
9. The cost of the flight from the country previously visited. (made clear by your ICT
teacher)
10. The temperature in the country on today
11. The exchange rate of the currency against the pound
12. The distance from previous country in miles
13. The population of the country
14. The cost to spend 3 nights in a hotel. Give its name, rating, location and list of
facilities
Task7. (use DTP software for this task)
Using the details in previous task, points 1 – 8 design an A4 poster to attract tourist to the
country (do not use any other details). Ensure you use a sensible file name.
Task 8. (use DTP software and Adobe for this task)
If you can, convert the poster into a PDF and upload it to your section of the wiki. If you
cannot convert if to a PDF upload it as it is.
Task 9. (use pencil or pen and paper for this task)
Make careful notes about the construction of the spreadsheet. Ensure you noted down
formula details and watched the example closely.
Task 10. (use a web browser and web 2.0 tool for this task)
Transfer the details from points 8 – 14 from Task 6 to the wiki so that your classmates can
access the data. Please ensure it is all labelled clearly.
Task 11. (use a spreadsheet for this task)
Build the spreadsheet (with a sensible filename) as instructed and access the wiki to find the
details added by everyone else in the class.
 Column A – The country name
 Column B – Most recent temperature
 Column C – Currency name
 Column D – Value against the pound
 Column E – Value of 10000 pound in countries currency
 Column F – Distance travelled from previous destination in miles
 Column G – Cost of flight in Dirhams
 Column H – Country population
 Column I – Car hire cost
 Column J – The cost to stay 3 nights in hotel in Dirhams
 Column K – Distance travelled from previous destination in km
 Column L – Distance travelled from previous destination in meters
 Column M – Distance travelled from previous destination in cm
 Column N– Distance travelled from previous destination in feet
 Column O – Distance travelled from previous destination in inches
Task 12. (use a spreadsheet for this task)
Use the spreadsheet to work out the following: The results should be shown on sheet 2
 Total miles covered
 The average flight cost in Dirhams
 Total amount spent on flights in Dirhams
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The average temperature
Max temperature
Min temperature
Max population
Min population
Average population
Produce a graph of countries populations – highest to lowest
Produce a pie chart of flight costs
The total spent on hotels in pounds
The average hotel cost in US dollars
The max price for a hotel in Dirhams, US dollars and pounds
Task 13. (use a web browser and web 2.0 tool for this task)
Upload the spreadsheet to the wiki under your poster.
Task 14. (use a web browser and web 2.0 tool for this task)
Add the details from point 3 in Task 6 to your area of the wiki.
Task 15.
DBase
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