Unit 3 Long Term Project

Today and Tuesday, you were introduced to the Unit 3 Long Term Project. You will be expected to pick a topic out of Unit 3 approved by me and prepare a web-authored, research-based presentation. The presentation must include images, and links to at least eight web-based sources of information and contain 2500 words. THE PROJECT IS DUE TUESDAY, MAY 22.




In future days, I will lay out some more specific parameters and a scoring guide to direct you in your work. However, for now you just need to be thinking about some topic possibilities and immerse yourself in the web design tutorials we have done.



What follows is a summary of what we did and what you need to know:



You learned about the basic structure of an html document at the site below:



http://www.ironspider.ca/basic_html/structure.htm



Remember, each web page you create will be made up of html code. The process for making a web page involves two applications -- a simple text editor (Notepad) to DO or write the page and a browser (Explorer) to VIEW the page.



To create a web page, simply complete the following steps:





1.Go to the Ironspider site above.

2.Scroll down and copy the html code in the box at the bottom of the page.

3.Open Notepad and paste the html code you just copied.

4.Add your own text and other html elements in the title tag and the body.

5.Save in Notepad in your My Documents folder, BUT REMEMBER to change the file extension to .html

6.Go to your My Documents folder and open your new html file to view it.

7.To update or make changes, remember to save in Notepad and reload in Explorer.





Key Things We Learned ...



•To make a hypertext link (your page to a website) use the tag structure at the link below...



http://www.2createawebsite.com/build/html.html#hyperlinks



•To make a hypertext link (your page to another one of your pages) use the same structure as to a website, but simply put the name of your html file in between the quotation marks where you would have put the web URL...



•Remember, to do the hypertext link as described above, you need to have two html documents that you have created! You learned how to insert an image onto your web page by using the IMG SRC tag. See the link below for a detailed description of your options in working with an image.



http://www.2createawebsite.com/build/html.html#images



•You also learned you could make the image clickable or a hyperlink by inserting the image tag in the area where you would normally put text for a hyperlink.





Below you will find some helpful tutorials:



http://www.2createawebsite.com/





http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/



This one is good for reviewing some of the do's and don'ts of website design...



http://www.homesteadconnection.com/WebSiteDesign.html

You had Wednesday's class to read Unit 3. The following are the questions that were assigned today for Unit 3:


p. 85 1-3,6a and b
p. 86 1
p. 92 1-11
p. 97 1-5
p. 104 1-4, 7, 10, 11
p. 110 1-5
p. 120 1,3,4,6
p. 133 1,3-7, 9,10
p. 149 1-6
p. 158 1,3,5,6b,8

We will begin going over these questions on Friday.

Lab Time for Unit 3 Long Term Project

Please note that we will be working on your Unit 3 Project in Room 227 from April 23-April 27 inclusive.

Review Over and Unit 2 Test on Deck

We have now finished the Unit 2 review. The test will be written on Thursday, April 19.

Remember that on the day of the test, you will be required to hand in your chapter questions for Unit 2.

Also remember that the Road Trip project for Unit 2 is due on Monday, April 23.

Unit 2 Long Term Project

Here is the Unit 2 Long Term Assignment

Planning a Road Trip – Geography 20G Unit 2 Long Term Project

How much do you know about the geography of North America? What places have you visited? What do you know about each of the locations? Part of geography, the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena, is the study of places and regions. Today, with globalization, it is more important than ever to understand different places and regions around the world.

In this activity, you will learn about various towns, communities, and cities within North America by planning and taking a two-week trip. During your trip you must:

· Visit a major city
· Visit a state or provincial capital
· Visit a small town/community
· Visit a geographical landmark
· Visit a museum
· Take in a major or minor league sporting event
· Take in a collegiate sporting event
· See a play
· Attend a concert
· Visit the birthplace of a famous person
· Do it all on a $3000 budget

The project must be completed in a binder and will feature the following headings:

· Table of Contents
· Itinerary
· Budget
· Transportation
· What I Saw on My Road Trip
· Sources

The project will be graded using the following scoring:

· Table of Contents 5 marks
· Itinerary 10 marks
· Budget 20 marks
· Transportation 10 marks
· What I Saw on My Road Trip 100 marks
· Sources 10 marks· Spelling/Grammar* 20 marks
· TOTAL 175 marks

*Note: These are your 20 marks to keep. Every error results in a deduction of 1 mark to a maximum of 20.

Sources – You are required to use 10 different sources. Each is worth 1 mark. If you are using web sites, you must have 10 different domain names. Use the APA style guide

What I Saw on my Road Trip – Each item on the list of trip requirements is worth 10 marks and should cover roughly a page. In that page, you will be expected to write a description of what you saw (6 marks), include a picture (1 mark), and include suggestions of other things you might do while in the area (3 marks).

Transportation – Describe the vehicle you will drive. Write a review for it and include:

· A fuel economy rating (city and highway) (1 mark)
· An evaluation of the cargo space for your purposes (2 marks)
· A review of its performance capabilities (3 marks)
· A Summary of why you chose the vehicle (2 marks)
· A photo (1 mark)
· Sticker price (1 mark)

Budget - You will be required to make a full budget for the trip which includes a detailed estimate of costs for fuel (3 marks), lodging (5 marks), meals (5 marks), all entertainment/sightseeing costs (5 marks), and any incidentals (2 marks).

Itinerary – 1 mark for accounting for each of the 10 stops on your wayTable of Contents – 1 mark for each of the 5 headings

Please note: Standard margins and Times New Roman 12 point type. This is the default setting in Word. Don't change it.

You will have lab time for the remainder of the week.

THE PROJECT WILL BE DUE MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012.