Making a Study Unit Presenter Joshua Chacko. Copyright (c) 2005 Senari Programs Starting the Study Unit Pick a topic. I am using the Starfish as an illustration

Making a Study Unit

Presenter

Joshua Chacko

Copyright (c) 2005 Senari Programs

Starting the Study Unit

Pick a topic. • I am using the Starfish as an illustration.

Make sure you have all the Word templates.• Pictures – su picture.dot

• Name Sheet – su name.dot

• Definitions – su info.dot

• Coloring Sheet – su color.dot

• Booklet – su book.dot

• Title – su title.dot


Preparing and Making PicturesFind the graphics (and definitions)• EnchantedLearning.com is a good source for

graphics and definitions

Clean up the graphics• Take out the lines and/or the answers• Use any Paint program

Make a picture for each feature.• Highlight the feature.• Save it in .gif format with an appropriate name.

(Example: starfish central disk.gif)


Putting Pictures in Template

Copy each picture and put it

in the left column. Label the

picture.

Copy the same picture and put

it in the right column

One page of the pictures

should look like this.


The Labels -- Name.docOpen the su_name.dot template.

Put the names of the parts of the starfish in the first column.• Use the same order that you used in the picture

document.

This is the font to use.• Comic Sans MS, 16 point Bold


Starfish name.doc

Make the second and third columns identical to the first.

This is how the finished starfish name.doc looks.

Save the document as “starfish name.doc”


The Definitions -- info1.docOpen the su_info.dot template.

Enter the definitions in the same order as the starfish name.doc.

Leave the name of the part of the starfish in the definition.

Reword each definition as you enter it.• Be sure each definition makes sense.

• Avoid plagiarism!


Completed Info1.doc

Save the document as “starfish info1.doc.”

This is one page of my “starfish info1.doc.”


Make Info2.doc

Open starfish info1.doc.

Save the document as starfish info2.doc.

Take the part name out of the definition and reword it if necessary.

This is a page of my finished starfish info2.doc.


Coloring Page

Open the su color.dot template.

Put a blank picture in each section.

I saved the file as “starfish.doc.”


Starfish Book

Open the su book.dot template.

Count the number of pictures you have.

Make that number pages in your book.

Put the name of one characteristic in the title line of each page.

Put a blank picture on each page.

Save the file as starfish book.doc.


Finished Page of Starfish Book

This is how a finished page of starfish book.doc looks.

If people want to save printer ink and paper, they can make a book using notebook paper, by pasting one of the pictures from the coloring page at the top of each page.


The Title Page

Open the su title.doc template.

Type “The Starfish” near the top of the page.

Put a picture of a starfish on the page.

Save the file as “starfish title.doc.”

This is how my finished title page looks.


My OpinionI think the definitions are the hardest part of the study unit.

I used Windows Paint on this study unit. • Paint Shop Pro is an excellent program. You

can get a free 30 day evaluation copy on the internet.

I am 11 years old and it took me 2 days to complete this study unit.

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Making a Study Unit Presenter Joshua Chacko. Copyright (c) 2005 Senari Programs Starting the Study Unit Pick a topic. I am using the Starfish as an illustration