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Study & wellbeing · Grades 6–10

Planning projects and monitoring progress

A task is easier to track when its result is concrete.

Make a worksheet

Understand the idea

Break work into outputs

A task is easier to track when its result is concrete.

Respect dependencies

Research may need to precede a draft; review follows a usable draft.

Update the plan

Estimates can change when you learn more about the work.

Worked examples

Which task has a clear output?

The result can be checked.

Write a first draft of the introduction.

Why should a project plan include review time rather than only creation time?

Credit the need for a quality-control stage.

Checking can reveal errors or missing requirements that need revision.

Try it yourself

  1. A project has tasks estimated at 20, 35 and 25 minutes. Find the estimated total.

  2. Which dependency is sensible?

    1. Submit before reading the instructions.
    2. Collect the source details before finalizing the bibliography.
    3. Print before writing.
    4. Review before any draft exists.

  3. A task takes longer than estimated. What should you do with the remaining plan?

  4. Which progress measure is more informative?

    1. My desk is full.
    2. I looked busy.
    3. Three of five required sections have usable drafts.
    4. The file has a long name.

Answers and marking notes

Answers and marking notes
  1. 80

    20 + 35 + 25 = 80.

  2. Collect the source details before finalizing the bibliography.

    Later work requires earlier information.

  3. Re-estimate honestly, adjust priorities or timing and communicate affected deadlines where needed.

    Do not assume the original estimate must remain correct.

  4. Three of five required sections have usable drafts.

    It tracks deliverables against requirements.

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