M.A.Y.A.N.S Simplified Semi-Finals Crossword puzzles ALL done!

After spending some time in the previous week researching on our respective topics of the Mayans Civilisation, we had finally managed to consolidate and summarise all research information. Now, we are focusing more on our product outcomes which are our flash website, colouring booklet, crossword puzzles and an introductory video.

In order to cultivate our target audience who are the upper primary students' interest in our project, we had decided to create some fun games and quizzes such as crossword puzzles for the students to try on. I had used the EclipseCrossword software to create the 4 crossword puzzles according each of our topics. Firstly, in order to make the process easier, we all have to search for some keywords for the crossword puzzles while researching. After spending much time to look for keywords, I had to try to think of the clues for each of the keywords before inserting them using the software.

After that, I spent some time to choose the design and layout of the crossword puzzles in a way such that it appeals to our target audience. In addition, the software which I had used also helped me to create a web page from the crossword puzzles. Hence, I had created 4 crossword puzzles in an interactive web page with JavaScript format. Also, the crossword puzzles are created according to these four main topics of the Mayans Civilisation which all branched down into specific sub-topics:

• Lifestyle:
• Writing System
• Agriculture

• Culture:
• Arts
• Gods
• Religion

• Contributions of the Mayans:
• Inventions
• Astronomy
• Mathematics

• Development:
• Timeline
• Rise & Fall

So, here are the links to our crossword puzzles:

• Crossword puzzle (1): http://www2.hci.edu.sg/y09hci0452/crosswordpuzzle(1).html
• Crossword puzzle (2): http://www2.hci.edu.sg/y09hci0452/crosswordpuzzle(2).html
• Crossword puzzle (3): http://www2.hci.edu.sg/y09hci0452/crosswordpuzzle(3).html
• Crossword puzzle (4): http://www2.hci.edu.sg/y09hci0452/crosswordpuzzle(4).html

Besides our crossword puzzles, we had also done our colouring booklet and the flash website. As for the introductory video, we will be creating it using Windows Movie Maker and also include this video in the home page of our flash website for our target audience to view it. We will update the blog for the progress and updates.