1. PRESENTATION TASK
Classroom Context: This performance assessment focuses on a high school science teacher, Mr. Swartz, who is preparing a unit on cells.
Background: As part of the study on cells, Mr. Swartz would like to present to his students a brief slide show presentation outlining the four stages of cell mitosis. He would like to have each slide in the presentation advance manually.
Available Files:
Graphics can be found on same wiki page as this presentation practice problem.

2. The Task: Mr. Swartz has asked the Master Technology Teacher for assistance in creating the presentation.
Using your knowledge of presentation software, create a model slide show presentation to Mr. Swartz’s specifications. In creating this presentation, you should:
Create an introduction slide that provides the subject, date and teacher’s name.
Create slides 6 through 9 using the files provided by Mr. Swartz. Each slide should
Contain a title, an appropriate graphic image and text provided displayed as a bulleted list.
Animate the entry of the text of slides 6 and 8 (the animations should occur automatically and not require a mouse or keyboard click).
Animate the entry of the graphics in slides 7 and 9 (the animations should occur automatically and not require a mouse or keyboard click).

3. Formatting:
Use appropriate transitions to communicate effectively without distracting from the content of the presentation.
Use a color scheme appropriate for audience members including those who may be color-blind.
Use the principles of design to format the text and graphics to communicate to the intended audience.
Provide a brief explanation defending your selections above in the notes section of the introduction slide.

4. (Slide # 4) Anaphase and Telophase
(Slide # 3) Metaphase
The spindle fibers attach themselves to the centromeres of the chromosomes The fibers align the chromosomes at the equatorial plate.
(Slide # 4) Anaphase and Telophase
The spindle fibers shorten and the centromere splits
The chromosomes reach the poles of their respective spindles.
Nuclear envelope reform before the chromosomes uncoil.
The spindle fibers disintegrate. 
All photographs from
(Slide # 1) Interphase
DNA has replicated, but has not formed the condensed structure of chromosome. They remain as loosely coiled chromatin.
Nuclear membrane still intact to protect the DNA molecules from undergoing mutation
(Slide # 2) Prophase
The DNA molecules progressively shorten and condense by coiling, to form chromosomes.
The nuclear membrane and nucleolus are no longer visible
The spindle apparatus has migrate to opposite poles of the cell.

5. Cells: The Stages of Mitosis
I selected a larger text size so that those in the back of the room can read the words more easily. I changed the default font to Times New Romans because the spacing between the letters allows for an easy read. The contrast in the font color and the color theme should be appropriate for high school students and color-blind viewers. The titles of each slide are aligned to left and the transition between each slide is set to wipe from left to right because the eyes naturally read from left to right. The animated text and images are set to quickly fade onto the screen with bullet points set to fade in all at once to minimize the distraction.
Mr. Swartz November 9, 2014

6. Interphase
DNA has replicated, but has not formed the condensed structure of chromosome. They remain as loosely coiled chromatin.
Nuclear membrane still intact to protect the DNA molecules from undergoing mutation.

7. Prophase
The DNA molecules progressively shorten and condense by coiling, to form chromosomes.
The nuclear membrane and nucleolus are no longer visible
The spindle apparatus has migrate to opposite poles of the cell.

8. Metaphase
The spindle fibers attach themselves to the centromeres of the chromosomes
The fibers align the chromosomes at the equatorial plate.

9. Anaphase and Telophase
The spindle fibers shorten and the centromere splits
The chromosomes reach the poles of their respective spindles.
Nuclear envelope reform before the chromosomes uncoil.
The spindle fibers disintegrate.