solar system

Jazz Ernest

Jordan Gardiner

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S2836463

s2836388

Australian primary school students

years 5 - 7

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DURATION

• From start to finish (assuming the user thoroughly reads through each chapter and participates in the interactive activities) the application should take on average 3 hours to complete

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DEMOGRAPHICS

• The application will be hosted online and will be accessible from any location through the use of a device with a stable and fast internet connection
   

• The application utilises sound through embedded YouTube videos and as such is best used in a quiet environment or with headphones

DG

Keep It Simple Stupid

Colourful

Layman's terms

Interactive

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• The basic components of the solar system

• Unique characteristics of each planet within the solar system

EQ

• Identify and describe the characteristics of different components of our Solar System.

• Organise the family of planets into two categories - terrestrial versus Jovian - and be able to justify this based on shared planetary characteristics

• Synthesize knowledge of planets and other Solar System components to narrate a spacecraft’s voyage through the Solar System

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• The Solar System has many components, including the Sun, 8 planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and Kuiper Belt Objects

• The components of the Solar System can be classified based on characteristics such as composition, size, location etc.

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• While each planet is unique, there are a number of characteristics shared across the planetary family

• The planets fall into two categories - terrestrial and Jovian - based on their characteristics

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JOVIAN

• Composed mainly of gasses
   

• Found in the outer region of the Solar System
   

• Extensive moon families

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TERRESTRIAL

• Small rocky bodies
   

• Found in the inner region of the Solar System
   

• Small to  zero moon families

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Kinesthetic

(interactive applications, moving solar system)

Visual

(digital representation of the solar system, images)

verbal - linguistic

(facts and statistics about each section of the learning object)

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Cognitivism

• The cognitivist paradigm argues that the 'black box' of the mind should be opened and understood.

• The learner is viewed as an information processor (like a computer)

• People are rational beings that require active participation in order to learn

• Memory Games

• Puzzles

• Interactive Models

• Quizzes

• Achievements

Cognitivism involves examining learning, memory, problem solving skills and intelligence.

CHUNKS & CHAPTERS

• Did you know?

• True Story:

• Fun Fact:

• Separate chapters

GAGNE'S NINE EVENTS

Given our application is to be used as part of the Australian Curriculum it was assumed that teachers would have already informed users of the objective and stimulated their recall of prior learning.

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Main Menu

Achievements

Quiz Results

Fun Facts

School Exam

Activities

Class Teacher

Class Teacher

TESTING

• Browser testing

• Test driven development

• 'Actors'

• End User testing