Space Quest An Internet Adventure

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Space QuestAn Internet Adventure

• mission.control_at_blueyonder.co.uk

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• Space Quest is an Internet adventure
• In year 3 the children are expected to cover
• Combining text and graphics
• Manipulating sound
• Introduction to databases
• Exploring situations
• E-mail

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• This project will re-visit these units in an
  interesting and exciting way.
• The Space Quest project will cover
• E-mails
• using the address book
• keyboard skills and text editing
• inserting pictures
• using fonts, changing sizes and styles
• manipulating sounds
• simulations
• editing and interrogating a database

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There are 10 messages of which 9 are structured
activities. The first one is an introductory
activity. The original messages originate
from mission.control_at_blueyonder.co.uk
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The Missions
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Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. I have a problem and I need urgent
help. We have sent people to a space station on
each of the nine planets. All the space stations
have a problem. At the moment I dont know what
they are. What do you think could have happened?
Do you know the names of the nine planets? I
need helpers who can solve problems and have a
sense of humour. I will able to tell if you have
a sense of humour if you send me your favourite
joke. My favourite joke is, How do elephants get
down from trees? Answer, Sit on a leaf and wait
for autumn. Send all your jokes to
mission.control_at_blueyonder.co.uk
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Mission 1
Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. I have just received a message from
Space Station Pluto. The message says that their
computer has stopped working properly. The space
bar doesnt work and they have run out of rubber
bands. They have an urgent message. Can you sort
it out and tell me what it says? I have attached
the message. Send it back to me when you have
finished.
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SpaceStationPlutoCallingMissionControl. SpaceStati
onPlutoCallingMissionControl. Wehaveaproblem! Ple
asehelp. Wewereboredsowehavewrittenapoembutourspac
ebarhasstoppedworking.Canyousortitoutforus?Inspace
wecanfloataboutbutyouonEarthyouhavegravitytoholdyo
udown. Upsidedown Itsfunnyhowbeetlesandcreatures
likethatcanwalk upsidedownaswellaswalkflat.Theycra
wlonaceilingandclimbonawallwithoutanypracticeortro
ubleatall.WhileIhavebeentryingforayear(maybemore)a
ndstillIcantstandwithmyheadonthefloor. AileenFish
er
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Mission 2
Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. I have received a message from Space
Station Jupiter. The station is run by the Dutch
but unfortunately their English is not as good as
yours. Please will you proof read their message
and correct it for them? When you have finished
sent it back to me. .
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Dad and I where on the way bak from fotball
practise. I asked,Did I pley weel todey dad?
You did really weel, he answered. I was
pleased becos Id tried realy hard. When we got
hom mum had just finished mendin the car. I
tolde yoo it was the gasket, she siad. She was
really pleased with herself two. We all sat down
to tee. Wot a lovely dey!
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Mission 3
Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. Space Station Venus have made contacted
to tell me that their computer is faulty. The
shift keys have stopped working and so they
cannot make capital letters. I am sending you a
copy of a message they have sent me.Can you put
capital letters in the correct places and send it
back to me?
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Jack and the Beanstalk jack and his mum didnt
have any money they decided to sell the cow
jack took the cow to market he met the magic man
on the way the magic man showed jack some magic
beans jack swapped the cow for the beans jacks
mum was cross and threw the beans out of the
window the next day there was a beanstalk
growing outside the window jack decided to climb
up the beanstalk at the top he saw a castle in
the distance when he opened the door a woman told
him to hide because the giant would kill
him Can you put the full stops and capital
letters in the correct places?
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Mission 4
Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. A message has come in from the British
space station on Mars. They are very upset that
they havent received any letters or parcels for
a few weeks. They are very homesick and miss
being at home. I think it would be a good idea if
you would send them a postcard to cheer them
up. I am sending you a blank card so you put
some text and a picture onto it.
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Mission 5
Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. There is a serious problem on Space
Station Uranus which is manned by the Germans. We
have no communications with them. Their radio has
stopped working. We are sending a space ship up
to them to see what has happened. Can you make
some cards with visual words on them so that we
can put them at the window for them to see? If
you use font, size and style can you make some
signs which say what they mean. Here are some
words that you can use and I am sure you can
think of some more steps, smaller, larger,
rainbow, rotate and bigger. .
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Rainbow thick small large steps
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Mission 6
Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. Space Station Saturn has just sent me
two messages but unfortunately they have somehow
joined together to make one jumbled message. Can
you save the jumbled message onto your computer
and edit out the unwanted text? Do this by
highlighting the unwanted text and then press
delete. Save the message and load the jumbled
message again and do the same for the other
message.
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Little Jack Horner, One, two,three,four,five. Sat
in a corner, Once I caught a fish alive. Eating
his Christmas pie. Six,seven,eight,nine ,ten. He
put in his thumb Then I let it go again. And
pulled out a plum! Why did you let it go? And
said, Because it bit my finger so. What a good
boy am I. Which finger did it bite ? This little
finger on the right.?
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Mission 7
Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. The crew on Space Station Mercury have
sent me the front page of their newspaper. They
just managed to send it before the power failed
in the space station. Their computer has stopped
working and they have no lights. They hadnt time
to finish off the newspaper. They managed to put
in the text and pictures but as you will see it
is in a bit of a mess. Can you sort it out for
them and send it onto me?
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Mission 8
Mission Control calling. Mission Control
calling. The people on Space Station Neptune
have some visitors. A film crew from BBC
Television have travelled to the space station to
record their daily lives.Unfortunately the
producer has been taken ill. Can you take over
the producers job? What you need to do is use
Slideshow to make a storyboard sequence of a day
in the life of a crew member. You can use the
photographs I have sent or you can make your own
in Kid Pix. Add sound to each picture to
explain what is happening. Good luck and good
filming. .
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The cockpit of a space shuttle.Space 1
Each day experiments are carried out in
spaceSpace 2
The shuttle is sent into orbit around the
planets.Space 3
Inside the space station.Space 4
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Mission 8 (optional alternative)
Mission Control calling.Mission Control
calling.The people on Space Station Neptune are
having problems with their electrical system.
They are without lights and their generator has
failed.Use the Crocodile Clips program to design
a circuit to light a bulb.
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Mission 9
The final mission is for you is to add another
astronaut to the database I have about all the
people out in the space stations. This needs to
be done quite quickly because I need some
information urgently. Name Carol Family
name Fisher Gender Female Age
(years) 28 Height (m) 1.75 Hair
colour Blonde Nationality British Features Ear
ring Blood group A Space Station Saturn There
is a criminal amongst the people on the space
stations. A crime was committed before they left.
I am attaching a police statement about the
crime. Can you work out who is the criminal? .
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Organisation of the Space Quest project The pack
consists of a folder with photocopies of all the
activities and assessment sheets Your schools
Email address will be put into a group listing so
that you will receive a weekly E-mail from
Mission Control during the 3rd term There will
be a test transmission during the 2nd term. All
this for only 30 per class. Only 10 per
additional class !