Title: Instructions for the Teacher
Course: Appdate yourself 4t ESO (in English) - Curs 2020/21 > Section: Topic 7. What Do We Want to Solve? Our Proposals

Teacher

Please consider:

The activities in this topic must be done within a time limit. It is important to check that the groups don't get sidetracked or they won't finish the activity in time. If they don't finish in time, they will have to do complete the work at home so they don't fall behind in the next project topics.

It is important to ensure that the groups leave the documents in the folders indicated in each case and send the links with the documents they make in each activity to the teacher for correction.

It is also important to consider the time the students must invest in reading the accompanying documentation before starting the activities. All up, the students have 4 hours to cover this topic.

The proposed timing is as follows:

GETTING STARTED:

Reading the accompanying documentation and watching the video: 30 mins

PROBLEM DEFINITION:

Activity 1. Problem Analysis:

Exercise 1: Prioritised list (group) → The group must finish this activity in 60 mins

Exercise 2: Problem tree (group) → The group must finish this activity in 60 mins (including the time needed to become familiarised with the mind42 program)

Exercise 3: Description of problems (group) → The group must finish this activity in 30 mins

Activity 2. Uploading Documents to the Site (Group)

The group must finish this activity in 30 mins

A total of 210 minutes (3 and a half hours) have been timed. Within the total course timing, this topic has 4 hours assigned to it.

It is also important to consider the possibility of the students having to finish some of the activities in this topic at home.

With regards thesequencing of assignments, it is advisable to tell the groups the total time they have to finish all the activities (4 hours) and for each group to organise themselves to finish on time. The instructions for the activity indicate the time they have to complete each assignment.

You should remind the students that one member of each group has to upload the documents produced onto the group Google Drive.