Proposal presentation

1. Lucy van Dorp

2. Website Aim
• The aim of the website is to present Key Stage
3 and 4 physics (ages 11 – 16) in an exciting
and engaging way using Formula 1 racing.
• This is based on the idea of presenting
contenting from the National Curriculum
through distinct sections of formula 1
– the cockpit, pitstop, garage and race.

3. Motivations
• Science outreach strong educational
component
• Science needs to be engaging and fun
• F1 racing = platform for presenting such ideas
• F1 racing - strong scientific ideas and engineering
principles
• To my knowledge, this has not been exploited as
a free educational tool, though a lot of
subscription based educational content is
available, for example F1 in schools website.

4. Target Audience
• Key stage 3 and 4 physics students of the ages 11 – 16.
• Mainly boys
• should be interesting for younger children, and young adults keen to learn
more about the “Science of Speed”.
• F1 is very popular with both adults and children/their children.
• In a report on “The Business of Formula One” Bernie Ecclestone states
that
“the FIA Formula One World Championship is the most widely watched annual
sports event in the world, with viewing figures of around 100 million per
race”.
• Teachers and parents

5. Content
• 5 content areas
• 1 = teachers and parents.
• The other sections will be aimed at students,
and each will be aesthetically “located” in an
area of F1 – be it the cockpit, garage, pitstop
or race.

6. Flowchart

7. Look and Feel of the Site
• Firebird colour scheme
• Mood board

8. Layout

9. Cockpit page

10. Garage page

11. Pitstop page

12. Race page

13. Process
• Background research and site design are all
well detailed.
• The next step = physically begin making the
site.
• Use tutorials in class
• Recommended textbook
• Online tutorials
• Advice from class mates (Nicky!)

14. Blog
• http://adreamweavingdiary.wordpress.com/

15. Timeline
• 12/06/12 – 14/06/12 Construct home page
• 15/06/12 – 18/06/12 Identify images for 4 navigation pages
• 15/06/12 – 18/06/12 Create roll over image on start lights
• Week of the 18th Fill in content on “Cockpit” page
• Week of the 18th Fill in content on “Garage” page
• Week of the 25th Fill in content on “Pitstop” page
• Week of the 25th Fill in content on “Race” page
• 2/7/12 Upload website
• 2/7/12 Test website on appropriate age children
• 3/7/12 Final presentation
• 10/7/12 Hand in