Micro Mind Stretchers

How would you use your microcomputer to design and publish a school magazine?

A visit to Garfield Primary School shows how they use a micro-computer to produce their own school newspaper, The Garfield Gossip.

The problem is, how would you use your microcomputer to create a database of school trips and places to visit? Carol Vorderman takes a close look at a database in a library.

The children of Ash Hill Middle School use a microcomputer to create their own database of school trips and places to visit.

The problem is, how would you use a microcomputer and spreadsheet to analyse the results of an experiment to measure reaction times? Carol Vorderman explains how spreadsheets work.

A visit to Robinson's End Middle School shows how they used the computer spreadsheet.

How would you use your microcomputer to design a personal logo?

A visit to Crown Wood Primary School to see how they use their microcomputer to design personal logos which can be made into book covers, birthday cards or even printed on T-shirts.

How would you use your microcomputer to control the lights and curtains for a puppet theatre?

Carol Vorderman visits Moss Hall Junior School who use a microcomputer to control the lights and curtain of their puppet theatre.