Lesson Summery

Students will build a database to describe Jesus13 apostles. In creating the database they will learn about who the apostles were and why they did some of the things they did.

Learning Objective and Computer Function

Students will be able to identify the 13 apostles of Jesus. Students will be able to give helpful information about each apostle.

1) Identify the 13 Apostles.

a) Use the Bible to Identify the 13 Apostles

b) Find books on the Apostles.

2) Identify 5 traits of each apostle.

a) Use Bible to identify traits.

b) Find Websites on the Apostles.

3) Create a database listing this information.

a) Use MS Access® to Create a database.

Problem

Problem Nature

When reading your Bible you forget information and it is hard to see the importance of the details they are telling you.

Problem Data

Student will have to find out who the 13 Apostles are and other information concerning each Apostle. They will find this information with the bible, book, and recourses such as encyclopedias and web sites.

Notes on Using Data

Students need to learn how to break Biblical information into something they can understand. This information format may be too large for a 31/2 floppy so a hard drive space (server or not) should be available.

Problem Statement

When reading your Bible you forget about each Apostle and who they are. We are going to create a database for you to keep track of each Apostle.

Activities

Each student will work with a partner one will search libraries the other Internet. After that the students will switch roles. This will hopefully show the student the importance of a Bible study partner.

Activities before using the Computer

· Read their Bible to find the 13 Apostles and may find some of the traits of the Apostles.

· Read books on apostles and find information.

· Prepare a paper on the answers from think sheets.

Activities While at the Computer

Use search engines the find web site on apostles.
Create a database entering the information
Use the Word Processor to write paper on the answers from think sheet.

Activities After Using the Computer

View their Charts and evaluate their usefulness.

Supporting Activities

Show some charts that have already been done to helpfully show Biblical information.

Assessing Students

Items included in assignment?

1) Chart showing their information

2) A paper showing their answers from think sheets.

The Rubric

Know Your Apostle

When reading your Bible you forget about each Apostle and who they are. We are going to create a database for you to keep track of each Apostle. Through the creation of the database, answer the think sheet question and type a paper on the things you learned from this project. You will be graded by the following:

	A	B	C	D	F
1. Research	All sources are well documented and reliable as well. Direct quotes are used in the paper and properly marked in your footnotes.	All sources are well documented. Direct quotes are used in the paper and properly marked in your footnotes.	All sources are well documented. Direct quotes are used in the paper.	All sources are documented.	No sources were used or sources have nothing to do with subject.
2.Two page paper	Paper is more than one page and no more than two pages in length. Very little grammatical and spelling errors are found. Paper answers all questions from the think sheet.	Paper is more than one page and no more than two pages in length. Few grammatical and spelling errors are found. Paper answers all questions from the think sheet.	Paper is more than one page and more than two pages in length. Few grammatical and spelling errors are found. Paper hardly answers the questions from the think sheet.	Paper is less than one page or more than two pages in length. Several grammatical and spelling errors are found. Paper hardly answers the questions from the think sheet.	Paper is less than one page in length. Several grammatical and spelling errors are found. Paper does not answers questions from the think sheet or has nothing to do with the subject.
3. Database	Database has more than 8 fields and all fields are answered on all 13 Apostles. Report is easily readable and visually pleasant containing colors and pictures but not in execss.	Database has more than 7 fields and all fields are answered on all 13 Apostles. Report is easily readable and visually pleasant.	Database has more than 5 fields and all fields are answered on all 13 Apostles. Report is easily readable.	Database has more than 5 fields. Report is difficult to read.	Database has less than 5 fields or the database contains things that have nothing to do with the project. There is no report printed.

The Resource Guide

Here are some important things to check out.

Resource	Type	Location	Information provided
Bible (New Testament, The Gospels and Acts)	THE religious book	In you heart or your desk	All you need. (Especially thing on the apostles)
Web Site	Good research tools	www.crosswalk.com	A good place to make quick work of research in the Bible and other references.
Encyclopedia	Recourse	Encarta CD ROM	Basic information on each Apostle
The Acts of the Apostles Dunn, James D. G.,	Book	Library	Information on they Apostles
Special Interest Web Sites	Periodicals that cater to each apostle.	They can be found through search engines. www.msn.com, www.google.com, www.yahoo.com. (i.e. www.gnttype.org)	Contains ample information on each apostle.

The Think Sheet

1. What are some qualities about people that you find important?

2. Are tables useful? Why?

3. Do titles and names often include Political information?

4. Do some of the traits of each apostle help explain what they have done?

The Job Aid

Starting your first Access Information.

Once you have opened Access, select blank database then tell the computer were you want it to be stored and click create.
Click on Create table in design view then list each piece of information you will be looking for.
Once you are done with list Save your Table and this is what it will look like
Fill in your information into the database on each apostle then save it and click on and the Create report by using wizard.
Select the fields you will use, in the next menus you can manipulate it to how you want the report to look. Once you are done click finish, review the report and fix any mistakes, then print.