Lesson 2

That Could Be a Computer!

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, students reimagine an everyday object as a computer, identify what problem the computer helps to solve, and decide how it receives input, and how it outputs. They earn their first badge: Impacts of Computing!

Agenda

Warm-up: It's a Computer! Introduce inputs and outputs. (15 minutes)
Main activity: Students choose an item to reimagine as a computer, the problem the computer solves, the input, and the output. They record their thinking on the Design Sheet. (8 minutes)
Debrief: Showcase. Celebrate earning the Impacts of Computing badge. (7 minutes)

Materials

Vocabulary

hardware - the physical parts of a computer
impacts of computing - understanding the way humans design computers affects culture, social interactions, safety, law, and ethics
input - ways to enter data into a computer
output - information produced by a computer

Standards

CA CSS K-2.CS.2 - Explain the functions of common hardware and software components of computing systems.
CA CSS K-2.IC.18 - Compare how people lived and worked before and after the adoption of new computing technologies.

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