Similarly, PURPLE text on web pages is for site development, and carries instructions concerning image location, animations, general comments (eg an outline of the intended page content, based on the original specification). Here, it also contains a site plan and map. All purple text will be removed as the pages are adapted for inclusion on the main GoM site..
The design plan is for the three sections to have a backbone of teaching/educational material which will hold essential information, and this will conform to the agreed specification. Teachers will be able to use this material in lesson plans. It is presented in a chatty style, which will appeal to older children as well as teachers.
The children's section will be "on top" of this more academic material and will be accessible by different routes off the index page. This will contain the interactive and educational elements specifically for children. It is intended that this section will appeal to the child not only at school but also at home, browsing alone. For this reason, this section needs a more game-like quality, which needs to be developed in association with web animators and designers.
These parts, however will have routes from them into the more educational material, so that those interested can research the subject themselves, on the website. This encourages enquiry and introduces the idea of researching a subject.
At the end of each children's section will be a "Knowledge Challenge". This will take the form of a multiple-choice quiz. All the answers will available on the site and a trail of clues will be laid, so the information can be extracted.
Several ideas are presented here and the details are outlined on the individual web pages themselves. These ideas are open for discussion and development.
Site Map
Mars
Could
there be life in Space? This should be accessible from the Exploring
Mars section with Marti the robot rover explorer using the Camera from
location square 1N (ie top square facing north)
Space station 2020
A day
on Space Station 2020 with Henna Rashid should be accessible from her
CV on Primary Command & Control Centre and Personal Habitat
2
Rainforest
There should be access to all
sections from Life as a rainforest
microbe. This section needs to fitted onto
the rainforest site at a suitable location.
Education/Teachers' FactPak Sections
These sections should be tabulated
as existing indexes, and integrated into the teachers pages
Microbiology Index - The Search
for Life in Space
Microbiology Index - Microbiology
on Space Station 2020
Microbiology Index - Microbiology
in the Rainforest
Other links - integration tba
Microbiology Links and Bibliography
Microbiology Definitions
Microbiology Credits