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Week 13, ICT Grade 2 Unit 3

The document outlines a lesson plan for a Grade 2 ICT class focusing on hardware and software components of computers. It includes learning objectives, success criteria, and activities such as Kahoot reviews and sorting games to help students understand input and output devices. Additionally, it explains the definitions and examples of hardware, software, storage, and processing devices.
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Week 13, ICT Grade 2 Unit 3

The document outlines a lesson plan for a Grade 2 ICT class focusing on hardware and software components of computers. It includes learning objectives, success criteria, and activities such as Kahoot reviews and sorting games to help students understand input and output devices. Additionally, it explains the definitions and examples of hardware, software, storage, and processing devices.
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CAMBRIDGE ICT

ICT GRADE
WEEK 13: Unit 3: What is a

2
Hardware/Software
Computer?
Input, Output Storage Device of a
Teacher Basil Computer
What did we do and learned last week?
-Finished our Unit 2 Project
- Started Unit 3 Lesson
-Parts of the computer
-Draw/label the parts of the computer
in groups
Learning Objectives
• Know the differences between hardware and software, and compare the
different roles that they perform in computer systems.

• Know that different types of file can be stored on a computer's hard drive,
including text, audio, image, video and games.

Success Criteria
• I can name some hardware components and software programs like the
monitor, keyboard, word processor, web browser.

• I can identify the different ways to store the file on a computer.


Today’s Class
• Kahoot (Review)
• Hardware/Software
• Computer Activity
• Input, Output devices of a computer
KAHOOT: Review

• https://create.kahoot.it/share/parts-of-the-computer/1a8c2efb-94b5-451a-ad9f-d71d82e87cc8
• Can work by pairs or individual
What is Hardware?
Computer hardware refers to all the different parts of a
computer that you can physically touch.

Likeand
mouse
themonitor.
keyboard,
What is Hardware?
It can also include other parts.

portable devices likeprinters


memory sticks Unit)
and
scanners.
CPU (Central Processing and hard drives,
What is Hardware?
Anything that you can touch on, or plug in to a computer is classed as hardware.

So what is
software?
What is Software?
Computer software is a set of instructions given to the computer so it
can do specific things. You can’t touch software.

and applications.
Computer programs,
Like mobile/computer games,
These are examples of software applications on your
computer….
Watch a VIDEO
• Parts of a Computer: Hardware | All About Computers | Tynker
Software

Hardware
Hardware/Software: SORTING GAME

CODE: SK6253

Online Educational Resources | Twinkl Go! - Twinkl


Input Devices of Computer

Input devices allow information to be put into the computer.

Some input devices allow you to input text; some


allow you to input images or sound.
Can you think of any input devices?
Keyboard
A computer keyboard is an input device. It allows you to input text.

What computer programs do you use where you


need to type text into the computer?
Joystick/Controller
A controller is an input device. It allows you to select the information you want to
add to the computer. Controllers can be used for many things around your home.

What devices do you use a controller for at home?


Mouse

• It is use for clicking/selecting documents and application in your


computer. It is use to give instructions to your computer to
perform tasks.

Have you seen/used a wireless mouse?


Web Camera

• It is used for video conferencing, live streaming, online


meetings, and recording videos. Webcams are typically
connected to computers or laptops
Output devices of the computer
Output devices allow information to be sent out of the computer.

Output devices might produce text, images or sounds. Some new


output devices can even produce objects!
Can you think of any output devices?
Speaker
A speaker is an output device. It produces sound.

What devices in your home or school make use of


speakers?
Printer
A printer is an output device. It can produce text and images. You might
have used a printer to print a photograph, a story or a poem.

Investigate a printer to see how it works.


Headphone & Headset

Headphones are designed to listen sound or music and are placed close to user's ears.
Headset always has a microphone that are attached to it, which allows user to speak and as
well listen to sound/music at the same time.
Do you know how to store/keep
your files in your computer
STORAGE AND PROCESSING
DEVICE OF A COMPUTER
Storage Devices
• It is used for storing data/information in the computer
Memory Card
Examples:

Flash Drive
Floppy Disk
CD (Compact Disk)
Hard Disk
It stores a large Also know as memory Used to store movies, It stores small
amount of stick, is a small, portable videos and photos that amount of
information. device that plugs into the stores more information.
USB port on your information than a
computer floppy disk.
Processing Device
- takes the data and runs programs so we can understand and use the
data from the input devices.
- It controls everything in the computer.
- It is the brain of the computer.
- CPU
- C- Central
- P- Processing
- U- Unit
Watch a Video
• Computer Devices: Input/ Output/ Storage devices (Revision Exercises
) - YouTube

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