THS Technologies Faculty

S5 Higher Graphic Communication Pupils– MSTeams task

Higher Revision Task 2!!!

Revision Task 2: Deadline is Tuesday 26th January!

Hi all, here is your 2^nd revision task.

You’ve to attempt the Past Paper questions listed below. As before attempt them first without looking at the expected responses, to let yourself see how ready you are for such Prelim questions. But when you submit them, I expect them to be complete & with correct answers (your own words as far as possible) using the expected responses. This will help you to be better prepared for the Prelim.

Paper 2018 Q3, Q5, Q6

Paper 2017 Q2, Q3, Q4

Paper 2016 Q2

Any questions regarding this task may be submitted by replying to this post. As always though, your answers to the task should be submitted to the class channel to the left.

Homework Tasks

S5 Higher pupils also have homework tasks that are to be handed every Friday. This comprises of the next two tasks from course notes they have access through MSTeams. This Homework Schedule was in place pre lockdown and continues through lockdown.

Good Luck and as always, take care & stay safe!

S4, S5 & S6 N4 & N5 GC Pupils– MSTeams task

S4, S5 & S6 Lockdown Task 2!!!

Revision Task 2: Deadline is Tuesday 26th January

Hi all here is your 2^nd lockdown task. I want you to attempt the Past Paper questions listed below. Attempt them first without looking at the expected responses, to let yourself see how prepared you are for such questions. But when you submit them, I expect them to be complete & with correct answers (your own words as far as possible) using the expected responses. This will help improve your knowledge set and make you to be better prepared for any Prelim you may be sitting.

Paper 2018 Q2, Q5 & Q6

Paper 2017 Q2

Paper 2016 Q1, Q4 a,b,d,f,g,h & i.

You may choose to:

1. a) Print out the questions,
2. b) Answer them in your Jotter or a sheet of paper,
3. c) Use Microsoft Word or any other suitable application to type up your answers.

Make sure you read the questions carefully BEFORE you attempt the question.

Your response to the questions should be uploaded to YOUR OWN CLASS CHANNEL using the reply & attach options. You can find your own class on the left of this page.

S5 & S6 pupils should upload their work to Higher Graphic Communication and in Class C.

If you need any assistance with this task, you should post any messages in your class channel and not here in the general channel.

Good Luck & stay safe!

S3 Graphic Communication Pupils- MSTeams task

S3 Lockdown Task 2!!!

DTP & the 3 P’s Task: Deadline is Tuesday 26th January

Hi all, here we have task 2 for the S3 Graphic Communication class. It involves a combination of DTP and the 3 P’s.

You were asked back on the 12^th of November to download the 3 P’s handout. If you have still to do so, you will find instructions on how to in your class channel. You will need it for this task.

Again, it is important that you do not treat this task as an exercise in only answering the questions I have set. You are to read, learn and understand all the information in the handout before attempting the task set.

You will need both the DTP Notes handout you used in the last task and the 3 P’s handout. You will find the questions for the task in FILES>CLASS MATERIALS>S3>LOCKDOWN TASKS.

You may choose to:

1. a) Answer them in your Jotter or a sheet of paper,
2. b) Use Microsoft Word or any other suitable application to type up your answers.

Make sure you read all the information first, BEFORE you attempt the questions.

Your response to the questions should be uploaded to YOUR OWN CLASS CHANNEL using the reply & attach options.

You can find your own class on the left of this page.

If you need any assistance with this task, you should post any messages in your class channel and not here in the general channel.

Good Luck & stay safe!

S1 Technical Pupils- MSTeams task

Hardwoods & Softwoods Task 2!!!

Week 2 Task: Deadline is Tuesday 26th January

Download the poster on Hardwoods & Softwoods found in the link below and then answer the questions on it.

Poster

https://technologystudent.com/pdf14/poster_woods2.pdf

Questions

1. State a way of identifying a Hardwood tree. (Hint: it’s to do with its leaves)
2. State a way of identifying a Softwood tree. (Hint: it’s to do with its leaves)
3. List 4 Hardwood trees and write some information about each of them.
4. List 4 Softwood trees and write some information about each of them.

You may choose to:

1. a) Answer them in your Jotter or a sheet of paper,
2. b) Use Microsoft Word or any other suitable application to type up your answers.

Your response to the questions should be uploaded to the correct post and in YOUR OWN CLASS CHANNEL using the reply & attach options. You can find your own class on the left of this page.

IMPORTANT: Any pupil who sends their answer by email must include which class they are in!

If you need any assistance with this task, you should post any messages in your class channel and not here in the general channel.

Good Luck & stay safe!

You will read through the Databases theory notes and answer the questions from the homework booklet stated in the weekly task post. The theory notes and homework booklet are available in the FILES section in MSTeams in the CLASS MATERIALS folder and then in the DATABASES D&D folder.

A weekly tutorial session will be available every Friday from 10 o’clock to 11 o’clock. Mr Lewis will be online via a teams live meeting. I’ll be going over the content of the weekly task and you’ll be able to ask me questions.

Weekly task to be submitted by Tuesday 26^th January

Study the theory notes

Complete the following pages in the homework booklet:- Pages 24 – 29

You will read through the Software D&D theory notes and/or view the recorded lesson then answer the questions from the homework booklet stated in the weekly task post. The theory notes, video lesson and homework booklet are available in the FILES section in MSTeams in the CLASS MATERIALS folder and then in the Sofware D&D folder. This will be revision of the topic taught in August – October. This is the single biggest topic in N5 Computing Science and therefore it is essential that you are confident in this topic.

A weekly tutorial session will be available every Thursday from 11 o’clock to 12 o’clock. Mr Lewis will be online via a teams live meeting. I’ll be going over the content of the weekly task and you’ll be able to ask me questions. Everyone from the year group is more than welcome, even if you’re not in Mr Lewis’ class.

Weekly task to be submitted by Tuesday 26^th January

Read pages 2 & 3 of theory booklet

Concepts covered:- Design Methodologies Theory

Complete these questions:-

Q6a    page 3

Q19b     page 11                                             from homework booklet

Over the next few weeks your will work through an online resource called “SCRATCH – Imagine, Program, Share”. This will enhance your programming skills using the scratch environment.

You will create an account “Join Scratch”

Then you will work through the two areas of Scratch:-

1) Learn how to make a project in Scratch

2) Try out starter projects

To access the website go to:- www.scratch.mit.edu

You should see this screen:-

Weekly task to be submitted by Tuesday 26^th January

Submit evidence of your progress

You will read through the Databases theory notes and/or view the recorded lesson then answer the questions from the homework booklet stated in the weekly task post. The theory notes, video lesson and homework booklet are available in the FILES section in MSTEAMS in the CLASS MATERIALS folder and then in the DATABASES D&D folder.

A weekly tutorial session will be available every Thursday from 10 o’clock to 11 o’clock. Mr Lewis will be online via a teams live meeting. I’ll be going over the content of the weekly task and you’ll be able to ask me questions. Everyone from the year group is more than welcome, even if you’re not in Mr Lewis’ class.

Over the next few weeks you will work through an online resource called “Welcome to the Web”. This will teach you about the world wide web.

You will work through the online tasks and complete the tasks set in the workbook. The workbook is available in the FILES section in MSTEAMS in the CLASS MATERIALS folder and then in the WELCOME TO THE WEB folder.

To access the website go to www.w2tw.uk

You should see this screen:-

Weekly task to be submitted by Tuesday 26^th January

Complete first worksheet – “2. GettingStartedOnlineWorksheet2of2.docx”