Recommended Sequence

Unit 2 Slides

Student Project Google Slide

Performance Standards (recommendation) 

General Summary of the Unit:

Essential Questions

1. How do abstractions make technology easier to use?

2. How are computing systems embedded into everyday objects?

3. What roles do hardware, operating systems, and software play in a computing system?

4. How do computing devices process inputs and produce outputs?

5. What systematic strategies can be used to troubleshoot technology problems?

Skills Students Need or will Develop:

Unit Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Explain how abstraction hides implementation details in computing systems.

• Identify computing systems embedded within everyday devices.

• Describe the roles of operating systems and system software.

• Illustrate how hardware components manage logic, input, and output.

• Develop and communicate troubleshooting procedures using flowcharts and job aids.

• Apply systematic troubleshooting strategies to real-world technology issues.

Day 1:

• Assign the Computer Hardware Template to each Students (Students will complete the gray areas on the Google Slide)

  • Students will respond to 3 questions in the lesson

Entry Event Answer:  As you watch the images, explain what you think computers will really look like in 3 years?

Task 1: Search for a company on the internet that sells computer systems.  Using the retailer's website, search for different categories(types) of computer systems that can be purchased.

• • • • • Respond by…..

          • Naming at least three new categories of computer systems

          • Indicate a price range (cheap vs expensive)

          • Include a sample image of each computer system if possible.

Exit Ticket:

• • • • • Team Name:

        • Scenario you are going to attack: 

        • Biggest Challenge you see:

Day 2 Begin Investigation

• Entry event activity on processors - Assign one read write copy to you entire class.

• Investigate options for the system and begin you proposal

  • Minimum Spec Recommendation Sheet (Have each group make a copy)

  • Complete 1 of the recommended systems today

Day 3 Continue Investigation

• • Warm-up Question for the Day: What makes a computer a computer?

    • Simple answer: Input, processor, storage, and output

  • Minimum Spec Recommendation Sheet (Recommendation 1 will be evaluated)

  • Complete the 2nd recommendation

Day 4 & 5 Investigate and develop proposal

Day 6 Present

Teacher Resources

Day 1:  Intro to computer hardware

Teacher Notes:  Sell to the student that the large purchase they will be making today in the future they will need to know what they are buying or the will overpay and purchase something that is JUNK!!!  Technology is in everything

Students will brainstorm what a computer will look like in the future:  Here is the video they will watch on to get some ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuVHftBiDVw 

Objectives of the unit

1. Describe different methods of purchasing a computer

2. Interpret information in various  hardware specifications

3. Make informed choices when selecting hardware components

4. Purchase compatible components required to build a complete computer system.

5. Present a proposal to a client

** Students will choose a scenario and with a partner develop a proposal.  This is designed to be a PBL unit where information should be taught when necessary throughout the unit.  Do not teach everything up front, let students investigate and research.

Day 2 - Share with the class and break up your class into 7 teams.  Each team will investigate their processor and update their slide.  

• • What is a processor

Share with you investigative partner teams a copy of the minimum spec sheet.   

Goal: to complete on of the recommended systems for their client

Day 3

• Meet with your teams and evaluate and provide feed back on thier Minimum Spec Recommendation Sheet 

• Students should finish up recommendation 2

Day 4 & 5 - Students will complete their investigation and design thier proposal and be prepared to present it.

Resources to share with some struggling students

• • • Video on Inside the computer

    • Video on Computer hardware

    • Computer World Microsoft in 2050 Future Technology