Computers: Smart Machines All Around Us!

Computer Science Grades 1st Grade 6:24 Video
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Lesson Description

Explore the amazing world of computers! Learn what makes them special, where we use them, and the different types we see every day.

Video Resource

🖥 COMPUTER Vs HUMAN 👨‍🦰 | COMPUTER- A SMART MACHINE | USES OF A COMPUTER | COMPUTER CLASS FOR KIDS

Kidz Korner Creative learning

Duration: 6:24
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Key Concepts

  • Computers are smart machines.
  • Computers are used in many places.
  • There are different types of computers.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify at least three different types of computers.
  • Students will be able to name at least three places where computers are used.
  • Students will be able to explain that computers are different from humans.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know what a computer is. Have them share where they have seen or used computers. Introduce the video: "Today, we're going to watch a video to learn all about computers!"
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Play the video: 🖥 COMPUTER Vs HUMAN 👨‍🦰 | COMPUTER- A SMART MACHINE | USES OF A COMPUTER | COMPUTER CLASS FOR KIDS. Encourage students to pay attention to the different types of computers and where they are used.
  • Discussion (10 mins)
    After the video, facilitate a class discussion about what they learned. Use the discussion questions below to guide the conversation.
  • Activity: Computer Scavenger Hunt (15 mins)
    Have students draw a picture of their favorite type of computer and what they like to do with it. If possible, have students go to other classrooms and identify different types of computers being used.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of the lesson. Ask students what they learned about computers that they didn't know before.

Interactive Exercises

  • Computer Types Matching Game
    Create a simple matching game where students match pictures of different types of computers (desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone) with their names.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a computer?
  • What are some different types of computers that you saw in the video?
  • Where do you see computers being used?
  • How are computers helpful?
  • How are humans and computers different?

Skills Developed

  • Observation
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Computer literacy

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is a computer?

Correct Answer: A smart machine

Question 2:

Where might you find a computer?

Correct Answer: At school

Question 3:

Which of these is a type of computer?

Correct Answer: A tablet

Question 4:

Is a computer like a human?

Correct Answer: No, they are very different

Question 5:

Can computers help us learn?

Correct Answer: Yes

Question 6:

Is a smartphone a type of computer?

Correct Answer: Yes

Question 7:

Which of these is NOT a computer?

Correct Answer: Dog

Question 8:

Computers can be found in:

Correct Answer: All of the above

Question 9:

What does a computer use to help us?

Correct Answer: Its Smartness

Question 10:

Can computers do many different things?

Correct Answer: Yes

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A computer is a smart _________.

Correct Answer: machine

Question 2:

We can find computers at _________.

Correct Answer: school

Question 3:

A laptop is a type of _________.

Correct Answer: computer

Question 4:

A computer can help us _________.

Correct Answer: learn

Question 5:

A _________ is a small computer you can hold in your hand.

Correct Answer: tablet

Question 6:

A _________ computer stays in one place on a desk.

Correct Answer: desktop

Question 7:

Computers can be used in _________ to help doctors.

Correct Answer: hospitals

Question 8:

A _________ is a phone that is also a small computer.

Correct Answer: smartphone

Question 9:

Computers are used in _________ to help people buy things.

Correct Answer: shopping malls

Question 10:

Computers help us by doing things _________.

Correct Answer: quickly

Educational Standards

1.CS.D.01:With guidance, select and use a computing device to perform a variety of tasks for an intended outcome. 1.CS.HS.01:Use appropriate terminology in naming and describing the function of common computing devices and components (e.g., mouse is used to control the cursor). 1.IC.CU.01:Identify how people use different types of technologies in their daily work and personal lives.

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