INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING GRID3.MYW


1.  If you are reading this using Windows Notepad, make sure you have activated Word Wrap (from the Edit menu).


2.  The file GRID3.MYW requires My World version 3.  If you haven't got this then you are missing out on a excellent package which can be used right across the primary curriculum.  
    You can find further details at
		www.dialsolutions.com


3.  Download or copy the file to the location where you keep all of your My World screens and then load the screen in the same way that you load others that you use (there are several different ways of loading My World screens; see the My World Help facility for further details).


4.  Like all My World screens, it can run full-screen or in a window (CTRL-F to toggle between these).  
    The graphics tend to be jerky and slower when running in full screen mode so try running in a window.
    When running in a window it is designed to run with a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher.  If you are using a lower resolution then you will have to do a lot of scrolling left/right and up/down.


5.  Use the screen to teach pupils about co-ordinates in four quadrants i.e. involving negative numbers.  Place coloured crosses on the grid and ask pupils how we can give the location of each one.  You could set up the screen before the lesson, saving it under a different name, and then load it to use with the class.
    Also ask the pupils to come out and place coloured crosses at points that you specify.
    Make use of the coloured squares and triangles to make shapes on the grid and ask pupils about the co-ordinates of the corners of the shapes.


6. As well as co-ordinates you can cover other aspects of maths, for example symmetry.  
    Use the squares and triangles to make a shape on the grid and then demonstrate/discuss where the image would be after a particular rotation, reflection or translation.


7.  If you have got access to an interactive whiteboard this My World screen provides a very effective way of demonstrating and discussing co-ordinates, symmetry etc.



I hope you find this My World screen useful.
Let me know how you get on.

Richard English
www.numeracysoftware.com
feedback@numeracysoftware.com