Category: Computer Hardware

Year 7 – Introduction to Computers

Your task is to research information about early development of computers.

Use the presentation below to complete the worksheet provided:

Code Breaking and the Collosus

Worksheet

Introduction to Computers

Extension Work

Use the information from the sheet below to create a timeline for the development of computers.

Development of Computers worksheet

Raspberry Pi

Lesson Aim

  • Know what a raspberry pi
  • Identify some uses of the raspberry pi

Starter

Introduce the Raspberry Pi and discuss some of its uses

Main

Your task is to create a presentation about the Raspberry Pi and include the following information:

  • Title Slide
  • What is Raspberry Pi?
  • Why it was created?
  • Some projects carried out with the Pi
  • What you would like to create with a Pi

Plenary

Discuss uses of a Pi and then what students would like to do with it. 

Introduction to Computer Hardware

Lesson Aim

  • Understand the differences between input and output devices and recognise where sensors are used in everyday objects

Starter

As a class view presentation and identify the key computer peripherals as input, output or storage devices.

Presentation

Main

Create a Word Document with the title Inputs and Outputs.

Create and complete a table like this:

Table

Extension Task

For each of the different types of sensor, state an everyday item that uses this sensor and explain how it is used. Here’s a reminder of the different sensors:

  • Light
  • Temperature
  • Moisture
  • Pressure
  • Motion
  • Smoke

Plenary

  1. What is a peripheral device?
  1. Give an example of an output device connected to a computer.
  1. Is a mouse an input or an output?
  1. Give an example of an everyday device that contains a sensor. How is it used?