Parts of a computer
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Walk around your home with a grown-up. Find three things with a screen. Write their names.
Answers differ, for example a television, a phone, a tablet.
2
Make two lists: three input devices and three output devices.
For example input: keyboard, mouse, microphone. Output: screen, speakers, printer.
3
Ask someone at home: which computer part do you think is the most useful, and why?
Answers differ. Any reason is fine.
4
Draw a laptop and label the keyboard, screen and camera.
Check that the three parts are in sensible places: the screen on top, the keyboard below.
5
Name a machine at home that has a tiny computer inside, and say what it checks.
Answers differ, for example a washing machine checks the time and the door.