Rockets! .. cool :-)<br><br>I have a dusty old Gantt chart that I whip out with my technicians every time I need to do a major equipment rotation at our college. Here is a nice one that I use in the classroom.<span class="stepTitle">
it is an instructable that explains "How to Organize and Cook Holiday
Dinner for a Crowd" .. planning people, time and resources using a
coloured spreadsheet to stick on the fridge. </span><span class="stepTitle">As an example, I like its appeal for girls, especially those doing something similar for our year 12 formal.</span><br>
<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/E7YI0IFN8XEV2Z4ZPX/">http://www.instructables.com/id/E7YI0IFN8XEV2Z4ZPX/</a><br><br><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Teacher/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-9.jpg" alt=""><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/E7YI0IFN8XEV2Z4ZPX/?ALLSTEPS#" onclick="ImageSpots.show( 'spot33768', 'FRA6A9JYZOEV2Z4ZM8' ); return false;">
<img src="http://static.instructables.com/deriv/FRA/6A9J/YZOEV2Z4ZM8/FRA6A9JYZOEV2Z4ZM8.THUMB.jpg" alt=""></a><br><br>Regards Roland<br><br>PS: the Instructables is a very addictive website with oodles of hands on technology projects. Enjoy!
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 17/06/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Laurie Savage</b> <<a href="mailto:sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au">sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I started using project management and simple Gantt charts with year 8<br>students in a rocketry unit. In a group they build a small<br>working rocket (with real chemical motors and a parachute).<br>In the planning stage they have to allocate tasks and sequence them.
<br>I.E. they work out roles and precedence. Using this tool I cut the<br>project's time in half and kept the kids honest!<br><br>Laurie<br><br>On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 08:28:48PM +1000, Mark Kelly mentioned:<br>> It's quite artificial to get kids to produce Gantt charts for a project
<br>> they are undertaking alone (because the VCAA demands all unit 3+4 tasks<br>> must be done solo).<br>><br>> That's why I get my kids to invent 2 hypothetical colleagues so their<br>> Gantt chart can use them to incorporate concurrent tasks.
<br>><br>> Finished reports! hehehehe!<br>><br>> Adrian Janson wrote:<br>> >Hi all,<br>> ><br>> >It's ironic that we are discussing not wasting time with project<br>> >management????
<br>> ><br>> >Is it just me who thinks that's quite funny? (must be Friday).<br>> ><br>> >On a serious note though, don't underplay the importance of project<br>> >management. Although students can't see the relevance often, it is a very
<br>> >valuable and important ICT skill.<br>> ><br>> >Cheers,<br>> >Adrian<br>> ><br>> ><br>> >Adrian Janson<br>> >VITTA President<br>> >Director of ICT, Melbourne High School
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itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]<br>> >On Behalf Of Antonia Caridi<br>> >Sent: Friday, 15 June 2007 2:09 PM<br>> >To: ITA<br>> >Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Gantt in U4O1<br>> ><br>> >I'll take this on board Brendyn - when I wrote the tasks for the CD we were
<br>> >still awaiting Assessment Handbook and we were still working through<br>> >everything ourselves, as you know, you get better as you do the course and<br>> >it was quite difficult to write tasks when one hadn't actually taught it.
<br>> ><br>> >So, no, project management is not required and I have amended my tasks to<br>> >reflect this. You are right - don't waste too much time on things that<br>> >aren't required.<br>
> ><br>> >Antonia - attached is a reworked task that I will use for a practice. It<br>> >is<br>> >very similar to the one in Study Design (yes I wrote that too).<br>> ><br>> >Antonia Caridi
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