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**//Pro////ject Statement//** ====The webquest assignment requires us to incorporate various forms of ICT into our major teaching area, which is Mathematics.These forms of ICT must be used to intellectually engage students and maximise their involvement in the learning process. This project endeavours to allow for students to investigate the relationship between features of circles such as circumference, area, radius and diameter by means of investigating the solar system and creating their own. The first aspect is the project plan which will illistrate the components of the task at hand and what will be required of us at specific intevals. Following this we will have to prepare a mind map which incorporates the national curriculam with what is involved in our sequence of lessons. The forward planning document and lesson plan that we will create shall highlight the procedures that students must undertake during these classes.====

__ Embedding ICT __

During this project students will be exposed to different forms of ICT, the first being a presentation recapping what the students already know and the task ahead. This will done via a tool known as Prezi which is a great way in gaining attention of the students as well as brainstorming an activity. We chose this form of ICT as it is a visual representation and the zooming tool embedded within it allows students to focus on the main points which are put across.

Students are then given an interactive quiz on the topic.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___ We thought that a class quiz is a great way to involve all the students in the lesson and it allows for them to see how much they know. We believe that the quiz is an important aspect of the introduction stage and is beneficial in testing their knowledge on circles and whether they understood what they were taught on previous lessons.

The next part of the lesson which involves ICT is the video. The video which the students will watch shows the application of circles in real life, that being our solar system. We believe that this form of ICT is a way in which the students can see a graphical representation of the solar system and ultimately they will become more interested and involved in the lesson. Videos are beneficial because they accommodate for a variety of learners and are a great engaging tool.

From this video students have an understanding of the solar system; they then are required to use Spiderscripe to formulate their ideas with a partner on their own solar system. This is a great tool because it allows for all ideas to be brainstormed in one place and promotes effective group work. This brainstorm will ensure students think out the project and the measurements which they choose to utilise.

Now that students have a brainstorm of their ideas and have a vision for their solar system they will use a programme known as Geogabra. We chose this form of ICT as it is an interactive way that students can learn about the area of a circle and allows them to visualise what their solar system will look like. Students learn to input data, measure radius and calculate the area of a circle.

**//Evidence-Based Learning Theory//**
Constructivism learning theory has been used as the foundation for our Solar System project. The purpose of constructivism within a classroom is to put practical use to the knowledge students have gained within the classroom. In constructivism learning theory there are five elements that are required, these are; active, constructive, authentic, cooperative and intentional. Our project can be considered active as the students will be researching our solar system as well as designing their own. They will then construct their own solar system with individual dimensions and characteristics, therefore including the construction aspect of the learning theory. Using the reality of a solar system as the basis of our project allows and amount of authenticity within the project. Students will be given the opportunity to work cooperatively together to form ideas though the final project will be individual. Finally the intention of this project is that students will be able to create a solar system with realistic dimensions as to grasp and an appreciation of the relationships between the radius, circumference and area of a circle. By using a myriad of different ICT (indicated previously in our planning documents) students will have a higher level of engagement in the project.