TAKE HOME ASSIGNMENTS

Assessment Criterion DESIGN 
You are required to design a model of a toy manufacturing company

The toy uses plastic, metal, glass and paint

The ration of the material is decided by the manufacturer.

The cost of manufacturing one toy is 200 KSH for a toy between 200gms and 500gms

The cost of material is in kg

1 kg of Plastic 400 KSH

1 kg of Metal 1000 KSH

1 kg of Glass 600 KSH

I kg Paint 800 KSH

You can only purchase the material in 1 kg ONLY

If each toy has to weigh between 200 to 500gms and be sold at 500KSH

Design a model that will work out
-the ratios of the materials for the toy
-the combination of materials bought for the toys
-the break even point
Your model should give the BEST mixture ration of the materials
The BEST number of sales that will break even

Print out the spreadsheet and indicate in bold
Ratio
Metal: Plastic: Glass: Paint
Number of Cars Sold

TEST ON MODELLING

There will be a TEST on Thursday 6th May 2010.

The test will be on the creterion CREAT.

It will test your modelling skills and how you can apply them in determining a Goal Seek Scenario in a real life situation.

The task is 50 minutes long.

Put your skills into practice.

Welcome to the Month of MAY

My Reflection
Please reflection to find where you are (P) now in the understanding of modeling

Aspects	Expert	Proficient	Learning
My level of understanding
-the part of a spreadsheet
-How to enter formulas
-Using absolute formulas ( $D$2)
-Using the SUM function
-Using the * Function
-Using the + function
-Using the – function
-Entering details in the Header ( Name, class and date)
-Viewing a document with page break view
-Printing a document while repeating left columns
-Printing a document while repeating top columns
-Using Goal seek
-Determining the Breakeven point of a business model
-Determining the Actual Breakeven value in a business model

Write a brief reflection on your experiences in modelling (150 Words)


For the level that you are not expert
-Try to do more practice
-find out more information from your peers
-Consult your Teacher
This week we shall be working on LESSON 4 in the Workbook
Please make sure you have visited IERAN: Product in the Box project and introduced your self
Name:
The resource you are exploring:
And a brief summary on why you think exploring that resource is important

Unit Global collaboration

Product in a Bag (YIEP: Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program)

We will be working in this project in IEARN for our global linkages.

Visit

http://foro.iearn.org/webx/.1eb229ff

You will see our link and you can
-introduce yourself briefly
-explain briefly the resourse you are investigating

We will then come back when we have decided our project and share with other entrepreneurs

Our strand just to remind you is
Economics in a Global Context


Resources and Environment

The study of how limited natural, human and man-made resources are employed to produce goods and services that satisfy people’s wants and needs; the impact of production and consumption on the environment.

1. the capacity to analyze statistical and other economic data in order to come to an informed judgment

2. knowledge and understanding of how one’s every day actions (use of materials, energy, etc.) have an effect on local and world resources and the environment

1. Scarcity and choice

2. Decision making

3. Opportunity cost

4. Entrepreneurship

 and the Unit Question
How can we represent the real worlds’ what if?
 
Enjoy Technology

Week 19th to 23rd APRIL

This Week we shall be looking at
Turning the output into the input-Using Goal Seek.

Read through the workbook.

Attepmt the following tasks

Activity 2 Page 166.
Activity 3 Page 169.
Worksheet 8.4.3 Simple Model page 170. 

Make sure you send the work to yoru mail.

Print out any information that says SAVE.

Your name, class, date and time should appear at the header of your print out.

Let us turn the INPUTS into OUTPUTS.

April 12th to April 16th 2010

Let us work on

ACTIVITY 1

WORKSEET 8.4.1 How much can you remember about Models?

WORKSEET 8.4.2 UsingModels-Performing a simulation?

Print out all the work with your names, class and date.

Best Wishes

How can we represent the real worlds’ what if?

Models and data Presentation: Focus Economics in a Global Context

Resources and Environment

The study of how limited natural, human and man-made resources are employed to produce goods and services that satisfy people’s wants and needs; the impact of production and consumption on the environment.

1. the capacity to analyze statistical and other economic data in order to come to an informed judgment

2. knowledge and understanding of how one’s every day actions (use of materials, energy, etc.) have an effect on local and world resources and the environment

1. Scarcity and choice

2. Decision making

3. Opportunity cost

4. Entrepreneurship

Task Plan to write a report on A resource in Kenya.
Your plan should look at the type of resources you will consult and the final product you will prepare which is a research paper between 700-1200 words.

Investigate: This stage will involve following the plan made and consulting the resources for your paper according to the timelines indicated.

The two task will be assesed on PLAN and INVESTIGATE criterion.
Please consult the requirements before you hand in your tasks.

BEST

Final IEARN Posting

Please not the following
-You will post a brief reflection on your work with iearn
-The link to your web
-A brief summary of syntheis paper
-A parting word

Link   http://foro.iearn.org/webx/.1eb19c38

March- Superstitions

March- Superstitions

1) Provide one example of a superstition in your culture? Describe the superstition in detail for our international partners.

2) Where does the superstition come from? (from which culture or subculture?)

3) Who or what part of the population believes in this superstition?

4) How did you personally learn about this superstition?

5) Do you believe in this superstition? Why or why not?

6) How do you know it is a superstition and isn't really true?

7) Try to find out some of the history behind the superstition. Where and why did it start?

8)Post a picture or symbol representing the superstition.



Enjoy theis month's theme

MARCH POSTS SUPERSTITIONS

Dear Students,


As you complete your projects our last posting will be on superstitions.



Respond to the guiding questions given regarding your culture.



NB: please do not forget to
a) respond to at least five postings from the other cultures
b) select one culture and write a brief about that culture. This will be a page in your web called learned culture.



Gioko Anthony

Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa

IEARN KENYA