**Lesson Plan: Information Communication Technology (ICT) - Input Devices**
**Grade Level**: Primary 3
**Duration**: 60 minutes
**Topic**: Input Devices II
**Objectives**:
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify and name various input devices.
- Students will understand the primary function of each input device.
- Students will demonstrate how to use at least two input devices.
### Materials Needed:
- A computer or interactive whiteboard
- Pictures or real examples of input devices (mouse, keyboard, scanner, microphone, joystick)
- Flashcards with names of input devices
- A short video showing different input devices in action
- Worksheets for individual practice
### Lesson Structure:
**Introduction (10 minutes)**:
1. **Greeting and Warm-up**:
- Welcome students and briefly review the previous lesson on basic computer components.
- Engage students with a quick Q&A about the different parts of a computer they already know.
2. **Introduction to Input Devices**:
- Explain that today’s lesson is a continuation, focusing specifically on input devices—tools that help us put data into the computer.
**Instruction (20 minutes)**:
1. **Presentation**:
- Show a short video that illustrates various input devices and how they are used.
- After the video, discuss each device shown. Use real examples or pictures to reinforce the explanation.
2. **Detailed Explanation**:
- Mouse: Explain how it helps navigate and give commands.
- Keyboard: Describe how it’s used for typing information.
- Scanner: Explain how it converts hard copies into digital format.
- Microphone: Discuss how it is used for audio input.
- Joystick: Explain how it is used in gaming and navigating certain software.
3. **Hands-On Demonstration**:
- Invite students to come up and try using a mouse and keyboard connected to the computer.
**Guided Practice (15 minutes)**:
1. **Flashcard Game**:
- Split students into small groups.
- Each group gets a set of flashcards with pictures of input devices and another set with their names.
- Task: Match each picture with the correct name.
2. **Identification Activity**:
- Distribute worksheets with a mix of pictures of different computer parts.
- Students must circle only the input devices.
**Independent Practice (10 minutes)**:
1. **Worksheet Completion**:
- Provide a second worksheet where students draw a line matching input devices to their descriptions.
**Conclusion (5 minutes)**:
1. **Review**:
- Quickly review what has been learned about input devices.
- Ask a few students to name their favorite input device and describe its function.
2. **Homework Assignment**:
- Assign students to find one input device at home, draw it, and write one sentence about how it is used.
**Assessment**:
- Monitor and assist students during the flashcard game and identification activity.
- Review the worksheets to ensure understanding.
- Observe students' participation during the class discussion and hands-on demonstration.
**Extensions**:
- For advanced students, provide an additional task where they research an input device not covered in class and share their findings with the class in the next lesson.
By the end of this lesson, students should have a solid understanding of what input devices are, their functions, and how to use them.