Rainforest Presentations

This computing scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to select, manipulate and combine forms of media to create a multimedia presentation about life in a rainforest habitat. The class can explain how to insert and format text, graphics and sounds to produce an engaging presentation.

Select, manipulate and combine different forms of media to create a multimedia presentation about an aspect of life in a rainforest habitat

Lesson One : Books and Websites

Identify, describe and compare some of the different ways that information is presented and organised on websites and in books about rainforests

Lesson Two : Text and Graphics

Practise inserting and formatting some different forms of media into a multimedia presentation about what makes a rainforest habitat special and unique in the world

Lesson Three : Rainforest Animations

Explain and model some of the different ways of building a multimedia presentation about a rainforest habitat by adding a range of special animations

Lesson Four : Slide Sounds

Practise adding and linking some different sounds to a multimedia presentation about aspects of life that can be heard in a rainforest.location

Lesson Five : Rainforest Topic

Practise inserting and using different types of media to present some facts and information about an aspect of life in a rainforest habitat

Lesson Six : Presentation Reviews

Explore how to describe, compare and evaluate the use of different types of media in a multimedia presentation about an aspect of life in a rainforest location

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