The Learning Company MOD_UG_2.0.0_005 manual Activity, Support materials

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Activity 1

In activity 1 the children are required to sequence a series of actions using a mouse to create a pattern on a grid. In task one the children are required to arrange coloured squares and rectangles on a 4x4 grid. In task two an irregular polygon is added and the grid size increased to 5x5. In task three a triangle is added.

In each of the tasks before positioning and placing their chosen shape the children can rotate it clockwise, in quarter turns. In addition at any time they can hide the grid lines to reveal their emerging pattern. To remove any shape from the grid the children can click on it to select it again, drag and position the shape over the bin.

At the end of a task children click on the ‘Tick’ button to indicate when they have completed their grid.

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Support materials

Supporting the computer activities are paper-based resources that can be completed away from the computer

 

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Contents 2Simple Modelling Toolkit User GuideLondon E2 8AA 2Simple Modelling Toolkit ContentsMinimum System requirements Installing 2Simple Modelling ToolkitBin Overview of the softwareOrganisation of tasks Snapshots Select Jpeg *.JPG*.jpeg or All Picture Files Activity Menu Getting startedExiting 2Simple Modelling Toolkit Option 1 Exit using the Exit buttonOption 3 Exiting before an activity is complete Option 2 Exiting after a task is completeSupport materials ActivityActivity Task Task 1cont Task Task 2 Task Teacher options Saving your settingsControlling Print options Controlling access to activitiesAuditory/language Support Disabling the Exit button/Goes per taskAudio help on Intro Currency Settings for activity2Simple Modelling Toolkit IT Learning Exchange Keyboard shortcuts Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader Using the Support materialsUninstalling 2Simple Modelling Toolkit