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This activity requires one of the following files  
This activity requires one of the following files  
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* Alternatively, you can view the pictures here: [[OER4Schools/4.3_Formative_feedback/Monarch_life_cycle|life cycle of a butterfly]] and use your own software for arranging them.
* Alternatively, you can view the pictures here: [[OER4Schools/4.3_Formative_feedback/Monarch_life_cycle|life cycle of a butterfly]] and use your own software for arranging them.


{{activity|Pair work}} Start by downloading the presentation files above (or the pictures individually), and look at them.  With a grade buddy, use presentation software to arrange and present them in the right sequence. If you have difficulty arranging the slides, read the background note below.
{{activity|Pair work| to download the files.|10}} Start by downloading the presentation files above (or the pictures individually), and look at them.  With a grade buddy, use presentation software to arrange and present them in the right sequence. If you have difficulty arranging the slides, read the background note below.


{{activity|Whole class}} Brainstorm some topics that you can assess using the activity ‘sequencing’. Then discuss:
{{activity|Whole class discussion and brainstorm| on topics for sequencing.|10}} Brainstorm some topics that you can assess using the activity ‘sequencing’. Note those topics down, so that you can find images later.
 
Then discuss:
* How many pupils should work together on this activity in the class for appropriate AfL?  
* How many pupils should work together on this activity in the class for appropriate AfL?  
* Is it feasible to carry out this activity in the class? Why?
* Is it feasible to carry out this activity in the class? Why?
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''Arranging slides in OpenOffice Impress'''
''Arranging slides in OpenOffice Impress''


When you open a presentation, you see the first slide displayed in a larger window in the middle of the screen. To the left, you see small pictures of all of the slides in the presentation, like a "film strip". To rearrange the slides, you can simply click on a slide with the mouse, and (while holding down the mouse button), drag it to a different position.
When you open a presentation, you see the first slide displayed in a larger window in the middle of the screen. To the left, you see small pictures of all of the slides in the presentation, like a "film strip". To rearrange the slides, you can simply click on a slide with the mouse, and (while holding down the mouse button), drag it to a different position.
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As a follow up activity, chose a topic which you are teaching, and for which this activity is useful. Find some appropriate images, and make your own presentation for your students to re-order. You can find pictures that are open resources (Creative Commons licensed) at http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/.