Water Ride Project lesson 2

Year 9 - Water Ride Project
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WELCOME! To Rodillian Towers Theme Park.
We Are Learning To...		At the end of the lesson can you..	What I'm Looking For...
consider how computers can control systems		Identify how computers can be used to control your ride?	a completed and annotated diagram showing how computers control your ride

Starter		Main Activity	Plenary
Pupils discuss and finish their Gantt charts. Feedback to class. Completed Gantt chart as example.		Consider theme park rides, features and safety criteria. Web sites with ideas: www.somecoasters.com www.coasterclub.org Pupils draw diagrams to show all the process, inputs and outputs in their idea for a ride. Log flume schematic 1 is an example. Use Log flume schematic 2 as an example to discuss with whole class. Pupils now identify where computers might be involved in their ride.

Resources		Resources	Resources
Project diary		www.somecoasters.com	Project diary
		www.coasterclub.org	Homework Booklet
		System Life Cycle	Teach-ICT webpage 3

Homework: Draw a birds eye view of you ride and annotate it (i.e. use notes) to show how it will work and what sensors you will use.
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