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Computer Science I – Grade 7
Guided Learning Activity Kit
Layout Investigatory Project Poster Display Using MS Publisher
Quarter 3 - Week 4

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over them.

Guided Learning Activity Kit Development Team

Writers: Mary Grace F. Balaoro
Edrod R. Dorde
Editors: Minehaha C. Tandoc
Diocylyn Divino
Jocelyn B. Reyes
Aifer D. Tongson
Andrew V. Paje
Reviewers: Gener B. Dela Cruz
Emily D. Mayor
Angela M. Pascua
Graphic Artists: Edrod R. Dorde
Roselyn P. De Dios
Management Team: Leonardo D. Zapanta EdD, CESO V
Michelle Ablian-Mejica EdD
Manolito Basilio EdD
Evelyn D. Tarrayo EdD
Garry M. Achacoso
Rachelle C. Diviva

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Region III
Schools Division of Zambales
Zone 6, Iba, Zambales
Tel./Fax No. (047) 602 1391
E-mail Address: zambales@deped.gov.ph
Website: www.depedzambales.ph
 Layout Investigatory Project
Poster Display Using MS Publisher

Introduction

Have you ever written an announcement on a sheet of paper then posted it

afterward? Have you ever used a poster to sell a particular product? Do these posters
help you?
Decorative posters are often seen in public places. This includes relevant
information about the subject with designs and attractive presentations.
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your poster more attractive and
more plausible to other people.

Learning Competency

1. Demonstrate skills in using MS publisher in creating informative

publications.
2. Layout investigatory project poster/display following the Science Fair
standards.

Objectives

At the end of the chapter, the students will be able to:

1. recall how to edit, format, and print a publication; and

2. layout investigatory project poster/ display following the science fair
standards

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 Review

In the previous lessons, you had demonstrated your skills in using MS

publisher in creating informative publications. You learned how to create, edit,
format, and print a publication. Refresh your memories by finding the different
examples of publications that can be edited, formatted, and printed by MS Publisher
in the word search below.

Invitation Program
Newsletter Poster
Banner Greeting Cards
Certificate Signs
Flyers Brochure

N C E R T I F I C A T E
M E D P E N L N E L D G
P A W E I F Y V P R K R
R P R S C I E N O E N E
P U S Y L Y R D S P A E
R B C P G E S I G N S T
O L I O S R T U E O C I
G I N V I T A T I O N N
R S C C O M R C E E M G
A H E I D E S R E R A C
M E S O N N S N Y A P A
N R R N L E P O S T E R
P D A C O M P U T E R D
E B R O C H U R E S A S

Did you find all the words? Did you enjoy the activity? Very good! Now, with
the use of those previous skills, you will learn how to layout investigatory project
posters/displays following the Science Fair standards.

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 Discussion

The poster is designed to be posted in some public places for purposes of

commercial announcement or propaganda. The art of poster design requires, above
all, a very clear expression of the idea or product being displayed. It must be visible
at a distance and understood in one glance so that lines are generally simple and the
colors are few and bold.

Layout a Poster for an Investigatory Project in Science Fair

A Science fair is a typically competitive exhibition of science projects usually

prepared and presented by school children. Investigatory projects are usually
presented and discussed by the students at this event. These projects need to be
observed or studied by close examination and systematic inquiry that is why the
students must present them in a creative and very informative way. In this section,
knowledge about MS Publisher will help you do this.

In creating a layout of the poster for an Investigatory project, just do the

following steps;

1. Open your MS Publisher.

2. Select “More Blank Page Sizes” on the available Templates.

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 3. In this part, you can see More blank page sizes. Under “Custom”, select
“Create new page size…”.

4. A pop-up window “Create New Page Size” will appear.

To follow the Science Fair Standards in Creating Layout of Investigatory

Project poster/display, edit/set the following:
• “Layout type” to “one page per sheet”
• “Page width” to 183cm, “Page height” to 122cm
• Click “OK”.

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5. On the right portion of your Publication “New Page Size”, you can
customize the color scheme and font scheme of your publication. In this
activity, choose “Sunrise” for color scheme and Georgia Bold for font
scheme then click “CREATE” button.

6. Under the “Page Design Menu” click “Guides” then under the “Built-In
Ruler Guides” choose “3 Columns with Heading” which is usually the
standard guide used in creating a poster for the display of the science
investigatory project. Guides will help you align objects in your publication.

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 7. After selecting the 3 columns with the heading guide, you can now select
your desired background and its color scheme. Click “Background”
indicated by the red arrow, then select your desired background.

8. In this workspace, you can now select or add text boxes for the title,
author, and an explanation of your science investigatory project.

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9. This will be the final output of your work. You can now insert information
about your topic in your investigatory project.

10. After finishing your publication, you can now proceed to the printing
process. You can click “File Menu” then select “Print” or use the shortcut
key for printing such as “CTRL+P” to print your file.

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 Activities

Guided Practice 1
Directions: Create your first poster by following the instructions below.
1. Start MS Publisher.
2. Click on File, choose New Publication, then click Quick Publication.
3. From the list of options on the right side, click Pinwheel Template.
4. On the right side of the task pane, click your design color and font scheme,
then click create.
5. To insert a photo, click the frame, and on the taskbar click insert and
pictures.
6. Click the second frame and insert “My best friend”. Format the text as
desired.
7. Click the third frame and insert anything about your best friend. Format the
text as desired.
8. Save the poster as NAME_POSTER
9. Submit your output according to the instructions given by your teacher.

Rubrics for scoring Guided Practice 1 and 2 and Independent Practice Points
Points Description
10 The student's understanding of the concept is evident.
8 The student’s understanding of the concept is evident.
6 Student's limited understanding of the concept.
4 The student has a complete lack of understanding of the concept.

Guided Practice 2
Directions: Edit your first poster by following the instructions below.
1. Start MS Publisher.
2. Click on File, choose NAME_POSTER, then open.
3. From the existing file, edit or change the file according to your own design
and template.
4. Click anything and insert anything about your subject. Format the text as
desired.
5. Save the poster as NAME_POSTER-edited

Rubrics for scoring Guided Practice 1 and 2 and Independent Practice Points
Points Description
10 The student's understanding of the concept is evident.
8 The student's understanding of the concept is evident.
6 Student's limited understanding of the concept.
4 Student has a complete lack of understanding of concept.
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Independent Practice
Directions: This time, using your skills in creating a poster, layout a poster by
copying the given example of the investigatory project presented below. Name your
file as NAME-SampleSIP and submit your output via mail or flash drive.

Rubrics for scoring Guided Practice 1 and 2 and Independent Practice Points
Points Description
10 The student's understanding of the concept is evident.
8 The student's understanding of the concept is evident.
6 Students' limited understanding of the concept.
4 The student has a complete lack of understanding of the concept.

Assessment

Directions: Multiple Choice. Write your answer on the space provided before the
number.
______1. In creating, editing, formatting a file on MS Publisher, what do you need to
look for on your desktop?
a. Application c. MS Publisher
b. MS Powerpoint d. Word
______2. What is the shortcut key to print your work?
a. CTRL+S c. CTRL+A
b. CTRL+P d. CTRL+B

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______3. You are about to change your template, what do you need to open in the
menu tab?
a. Insert c. Page design
b. Home d. Format
______4. This will help you align objects in your publication.
a. Guide c. background
b. Margin d. Orientation
______5. This is a placard designed to be posted in some public places for purposes
of commercial announcement or propaganda.
a. Poster c. page
b. banner d. invitation
______6. On page design, click the Orientation select landscape, narrow as margin,
and click guides, some usually choose ___ columns guide.
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
______7. If you cannot find MS Publisher, you can click _________ and look for it or
search it on the search engine.
a. startup button c. save
b. open d. CTRL+B
______8. What is the shortcut key to save your work?
a. CTRL+S c. CTRL+A
b. CTRL+P d. CTRL+B
______9. If you want to change its template, click page design on the menu tab and
click _______________.
a. Change Template c. Poster
b. Startup d. Page
______10. This is the usual size use in an Investigatory Project.
a. 122cmx183cm c. 12cmx13cm
b. 100cmx153cm d. 12cmx18cm

Reflection

Directions: Write your reflection by answering each question below. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Cite the importance of learning the steps in creating your output in MS Publisher?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Where do you think you can use your knowledge and skills in MS Publisher?

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References

"Whizkids Xp Advance Series 5 Teacher's Manual (Ms Publisher 2003)1St Ed.

2006". 2021. Google Books.
https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=TawLBlhwCkwC&pg=PR2&
lpg=PR2&dq=Rex+Book+store.+%E2%80%9CWhizkids+Computer+L
iteracy+Program+XP+Advance+Series+5%E2%80%9D.Rex+Printing
+Company,+Inc.+2006.&source=bl&ots=pn78WhKwpA&sig=ACfU3
U3aaRj1xZw7PyKeC7KlW-
ZG0Crtmg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg__2Ar6LuAhXVUt4KHe_J
CwkQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q&f=false.

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Assessment
1. B Guided Practice 1
2. B Student’s answer may vary
3. C
4. A Guided Practice 2
5. A Student’s answer may vary
6. B
7. A Independent Practice
8. A Student’s answer may vary
9. A
10. A Reflection
Student’s answer may vary
Key to Corrections
 Acknowledgment

The Schools Division of Zambales would like to express its heartfelt gratitude
to the following, who in one way or another, have contributed to the successful
preparation, development, quality assurance, printing, and distribution of the
Quarter 2 Guided Learning Activity Kits (GLAKs) in all learning areas across grade
levels as a response to providing the learners with developmentally appropriate,
contextualized and simplified learning resources with most essential learning
competencies (MELCs)-based activities anchored on the principles of guided learning
and explicit instruction:

First, the Learning Resources (LR) Development Team composed of the writers
and graphic artists for devoting their time and giving their best efforts to produce
these indispensable learning kits which will be used for the implementation of
learning delivery modalities.

Second, the content editors, language reviewers, and layout evaluators who
made up the Division Quality Assurance Team (DQAT) for having carefully evaluated
all GLAKs to ensure quality and compliance to DepEd standards;

Third, the Provincial Government of Zambales, for unceasingly extending their

financial assistance to augment the funds for the printing of these learning resources
to be used by learners and parents at home;

Fourth, the teacher-advisers and subject teachers, in close coordination with

the school heads, for their weekly distribution and retrieval of the GLAKs and for
their frequent monitoring of the learners’ progress through various means; and

Finally, the parents and other home learning facilitators for giving the learners
the necessary guidance and support for them to possibly accomplish the tasks and
for gradually helping them become independent learners.

To deliver learning continuity in this challenging circumstance would not be

possible without your collective effort and strong commitment to serving our
Zambaleño learners.

Again, our sincerest gratitude towards you all!

The Management Team

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 For inquiries of feedback, please write or call:

Department of Education – Region III – Division of Zambales

Learning Resources Management Section (LRMS)
Zone 6, Iba, Zambales
Tel./Fax No. (047) 602 1391