Building Your Dream Computer
Mr. Bucci - Technology 8
Pomona Middle School
www.bucciteacher.com
Introduction | Task
| Process | Resources |
Evaluation | Conclusion
Introduction
Lucky you! Your long lost rich uncle has died (too bad for him) and left you
$2500.00! Good old Uncle Ferdinand! But as you will see from the excerpt from
his will bellow, good old uncle Ferdinand was a bit of a control freak even in
death he is controlling what you are doing with his money. Uncle Ferdinand wants
you to use the skills you have developed in class to do some research, gather
information and present your findings.
Task
To my dear nieces and nephews who have always referred to me as "good old Uncle
Ferdinand" I hereby bequeath $2,500.00. Being of sound mind and body at the time
of this recording I will require the following use of the inheritance. Each
recipient must build a computer from component parts, (no Dell or Gateway pre-
made systems). Because I came by my ill-gotten wealth with Microsoft stock, each
computer must be a PC, (sorry apple lovers). There will be no cash awarded for
building a cheap computer so use all $2,500.00 and there will be absolutely no
going over budget. My hope is that each one of you will build a "rockin" system
and will think lovingly of good old uncle Ferdinand every time you use it!
Things to think about:
The Process
Since you obviously did not really inherit $2500.00 what you will need to do
with your researched information is make a list of all of the parts you will
use. The prices will need to be included on your parts list. You will create a
PowerPoint presentation with pictures and prices of the computer its parts that
you will purchase. Be sure to place a price list slide as your last slide.
One of your goals is to use as much of the $2,500.00 inheritance as possible.
The following list will help you with your project.
Resources
Here are some web sites you can use to build your computer, you may use others
that you find yourself as long as they fit the schools acceptable use policy. I
suggest you spend some time exploring before you start to "buy" and "assemble"
your computer.
Evaluation
You will need to have the following 9 minimum items in your computer:
Look over the following rubric, if you follow it you should end up with a "Sweet Machine" and a "sweet grade".
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CATEGORY |
Sweet Machine 5 |
Great Machine 4 |
Average Machine 3 |
Shaky Machine 2 |
Pile of parts 1 |
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Minimum requirements |
Has all nine required parts with an additional 4 or more |
Has all nine required parts with an additional 3 or less |
Has all nine required parts |
Does not have all required parts, missing 1 or 2 |
Not enough parts to make a computer |
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Price |
2500.00 to 2300.00 |
2300.00 to 2000.00 |
2000.00 to 1800.00 |
1800.00 or less |
Over 2500.00 |
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Peripherals |
3 or more |
1 or 2 |
none |
n/a |
n/a |
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Parts list |
Complete parts list well organized with prices included total price and sources named |
Complete parts list with prices and sources |
Complete parts list with prices |
Complete parts list without prices |
Incomplete parts list |
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Summary |
Summary well written, no spelling or grammar problems. |
Summary well written with 1 or 2 spelling or grammatical errors. |
Summary relatively clear with 3 or less spelling and grammatical errors |
Summary not very clear with spelling and grammatical errors. |
Summary missing |
When you finish this project you should have the basic knowledge you will need to build your own PC. You may want to save the project in case good old Uncle Ferdinand should leave you some money!
Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion