Name the Superheroes…

Super Hero Databases

Lesson 1

Lesson 1 Aims…

To know what a database is.To understand why databases are used.To be able to identify different types of databases.To be able to use keywords and terminology correctly.

Activity 1 - Databases

• Using the ‘What is a database’ presentation on the P:/ drive– Answer the questions on the worksheet.

Located at P:/ICT/Year7/

Databases/Super Heros

Activity 2 – Creating Super Heroes

• Using the website www.sp-studio.de :– Create 10 different Superheros• Male and Female• Different appearances

– Hair, clothes, eyes, skin colour, accessories etc

Activity 2 – Creating a Super Hero

• Use www.sp-studio.de to create your 1st Super Hero

• Use the menu to select different items to make your Super Hero UNIQUE

Activity 2 – Creating a Super Hero

Select suitable items:– Place– Hat– Hair– Eyes– Skin– Stuff (accessories)– Shirt– Hands– Legs– Mouth

Activity 3 – Saving a Super Hero

• Use the ‘Print Screen’ button on your keyboard to ‘copy’ your 1st Super Hero.

• ‘Paste’ the Super Hero into ‘Adobe Fireworks CS4’.

Next to F12

Button

Activity 3 – Saving a Super Hero

• Use the ‘crop’ tool to select your Super Hero.

• Press the ‘enter’ button to create selection

Activity 3 – Saving a Super Hero

• Click on ‘Modify’ – canvas – image size.

• Untick the ‘Constrain proportions’ box and change the sizes of the image to:– 4cm wide– 6cm tall

Activity 3 – Saving a Super Hero

• Click ‘Save As’ and save into your ‘Year 7’ folder‘ with a suitable name e.g. ‘Frozen Man’.

• REMEMBER to save as a BMP image.

Activity 4 – Making More Heros

• Repeat the same process to create more Super Heros:– Level 1-3 = 6+ Heros– Level 3–4 = 8+

Heros– Level 5+ = 10+

Heros

Plenary