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 * NUMBER || ASSIGNMENT || DESCRIPTION || MARK || DUE DATE ||
 * 1 || Scratch 2.0 || This year we migrate toward a more mathematical and scientific application of the Scratch interface. With that in mind your first assignment for this term, is in two parts and, is as follows:

Part 1: Using your foundation knowledge of animation in Scratch you are to create a short clip as a showcase. You will find a rudimentary sample below, use it only as a guide.

Part 2: Create a Scratch application, called area, that allows a user to calculate the area of the following five shapes - Rectangle, Square, Triangle, Circle and a user-defined combination shape which can include any one of the above.





Here are a few hi res sprites you can use if you choose:



These are due Tuesday please. The exception being the new kids. Again, welcome to Grade 9. || 10

Informal || 25/1/2017 ||
 * 2 || Research Assignment || Create a 3 page (incl. Reference Page) research paper on any 1 of the 10 topics provided.

1. Computer Science: Simulating Real Life.

2. The Digital Divide: Those who have and those who have not.

3. Digital Piracy: Should we pay for software.

4. Programming Languages: The New Mother Tongue?

5. Social Networking: A paradigm (model/ pattern) shift in human interconnection.

6. The kids of today: How different are we to our parents?

7. Education: How much has changed since the 1800's?

8. Digital Learning: Contemporary (modern) perceptions (views).

9. Cyber Attack: Changing the way we view and fight crime.

10. Bullying and Trolling: A reality in today's society.

Format example will be uploaded next week. ;-) || 25 || 08/02/2017 ||
 * 2 || Animation || Using your Research Paper as a resource conceptualize and create a stop-frame animation using, but not restricted to, Pivot/ Scratch 2.0.


 * FYI:** Please use YouTube as a reference for your stop-frame animation. || 25 || **Term 2 Date TBA** ||
 * 3 || Binary Conversions and Algorithm Test || This test will include binary conversion involving the following number systems:

1. Binary 2. Decimal 3. Octal 4. Hexidecimal

Also included in the test will be conversions between memory units:

1. Bits 2. Bytes 3. kB 4. Mb 5. GB 6. TB

And lastly I have included a section on Algorithmic Design. Here you will be asked to solve several problems using either IPO, PseudoCode or Flowcharts

Good Luck, this one's a buster. ||  || **POSTPONED**

to Island Period:

30/3/2017 ||
 * 4 || Prezi Presentation || Here is your opportunity to "Soap Box" your research. You will be given no more than 7 minutes, in class, to present your findings using Prezi (Powerpoint on Steriods) [|www.prezi.com]. For those of you who are new to this school - Prezi is so simply to use there is no need for me to tutor you. However if you feel you need me or a classmate to coach you - my door is always open (except when it's not).

|| 25 || 8/03/2017

9/03/2017 ||
 * 5 || Video Presentation || In keeping with the thread for this term's learning: Real-world issues concerning computer technologies, while remaining true to your personal perceptions of the world as it is,. Develop a video slideshow highlighting said issues for a broader audience. Remember use only high quality OPEN sourced and LICENSE free images and sounds in your video.Use any ONE of the following categories to guide your project:

Documentary, Narrative, Animation, Music Video, Poetry, Poster Campaign, and Photo Essay  Check out these examples: [|Adobe Youth Voices]

|| 25 || **Term 2 Date TBA** ||