What you h=
ave
to do
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Every student has=
to
make a PowerPoint presentation on Microbes during the computer class in Jul=
y
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Your science teac=
her
will tell you what sort of information you need to present
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sp;
Your vacation pro=
ject
is to collect and organise information on Microbes from the internet. You m=
ust
NOT make the complete presentation in the holidays.
Given below are the instructions=
for
collecting and organising the information that you will collect during the
vacation for the project. Please follow these instructions carefully.<=
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/b>
Two types =
of
information are essential
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Text: This is the
actual information on microbes
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Pictures: Picture=
s to
illustrate the text
Optional types of information
• Videos, animations
• Sound clips
Where do y=
ou
save the information?
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sp;
Create a folder
called <Your name> Microbes on your computer at home
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sp;
All files must be
saved only in this folder
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;
How you sh=
ould
save the text information
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sp;
Text information =
must
be saved as a black and white PowerPoint presentation
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sp;
The filename must=
be
your full name – first name and surname
• The text should be sifted and put as bulleted points on each s=
lide
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There must be onl=
y 1
sentence for each point
For ex=
ample:
Slide
1: Slide title
–Point 1
–Point 2
Slide
2: Slide title
–Point 1
–Point 2
–Point 3
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sp;
The information m=
ust
not be in paragraphs
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sp;
The presentation =
MUST
NOT have any pictures or colour i.e. no background, template etc.
How you sh=
ould
save the pictures
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sp;
All pictures must=
be
saved in the <your name> Microbes folder at home
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sp;
Whenever you find=
a
good picture, right click and select save as
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sp;
Give a meaningful
name to your pictures, do not keep the same name that was there on the inte=
rnet
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sp;
All Pictures shou=
ld
preferably be larger than 300 x 300
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sp;
Pictures must not=
be
smaller 100 x 100
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sp;
You must not save
thumbnails
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sp;
You must not copy=
and
paste pictures in Word or PowerPoint
How to send
the information
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sp;
Zip your folder i=
nto
a .zip file
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sp;
Make sure the zip
file is not greater than 10MB
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sp;
If it is, break i=
t up
into two zip files
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sp;
It is OK not to z=
ip – if you want you can mail all=
as
separate attachments – but in a single mail up to 10 MB
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sp;
E-mail the file or
files to bahri@vasantvalley.org be=
fore
school reopens
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sp;
Do not send all y=
our
files/ pictures in separate e-mails
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sp;
The folder should=
be
e-mailed to me by 30th June 2008 and not after school reopens
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sp;
If you have any
questions, you can e-mail me at bahri@vasantv=
alley.org