Parts of a computer
Identify the components and peripherals of digital systems — screen, keyboard, mouse, touchscreen, speakers, microphone, camera, printers, scanners, headphones and storage devices — sort them into input, output and storage, and choose components for a purpose
Lesson
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“Parts of a computer means practising the idea at the table with a simple screen-free or sandbox check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
Bring to the table
- Device photo cards or a labeled computer sketch
- Sticky notes for part names
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Worked example. The keyboard is an input — it sends letters into the computer.
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Parts of a computer means practising the idea at the table with a simple screen-free or sandbox check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: Device photo cards or a labeled computer sketch; Sticky notes for part names. 1. Say the goal of Parts of a computer in plain words once. 2. Adult points to one part (input/output/storage/processor) and names its job. 3. Child labels three parts and says the job of each in plain words. 4. Fresh check: one fresh part-and-job match. Record and stop. Done: three correct labels with a job sentence each. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Computer Science for Ages 5 to 11
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Computer Science for Ages 5 to 11 supports Parts of a computer. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Check understanding
- Label the screen, keyboard, mouse or trackpad, speaker, microphone and camera on a picture of a laptop or tablet
- Sort components and peripherals (e.g. microphone, printer, headphones, scanner, USB drive) into input, output and storage devices and justify each choice
- Choose the components or peripherals for a task (e.g. the camera for a photo of a plant, a microphone and headphones for a class podcast) and explain why
“Can your child name the parts of a laptop or tablet — keyboard, screen, camera, microphone, speaker — and say which one they'd use to record a message for Grandma?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Computing
- Domain
- Digital Systems
- Age range
- Ages 6–12
Standards