Notes for Teachers:

This exercise is in the middle of being devised. In it's present form it is full of errors and has yet to be used with a class!!

Who is it for?
The target age group is KS3 although it is suitable for older students. Relevant topics would be settlement or development studies.

What are the aims?
The exercise meets a great many of the requirements of the KS3 National Curriculum. Decide for yourself!

ICT resources needed
Unfortunately MapPoint is not available under Microsoft's School Agreement and is therefore quite an expensive network purchase. Write to them and complain! A fairly modern PC network will be required, given the memory intensive nature of the software. Screen resolution will need to be at least 600x800. An interactive whiteboard would be a great asset! It is unlikely that access permissions on a school network will allow the excel data file to be downloaded by students.

Differentiation / Progrssion
Students should be able to complete part 1 quickly. It is expected that students should be able to describe the pattern of infant mortality using suitable terminology. Part 2 allows students to develop their new skills and explore the potential of MapPoint as they investigate the pattern of infant mortalty further. By the end of the exercise most students should have... Some will have...

Other technical issues
Screenshots are from a Windows XP machine running MapPoint 2002 and Office XP. I am testing it on a school network - Windows 98 MapPoint 2002 and Office 2000

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