Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

WEEK 11

SUBJECT: INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

TERM: 1^ST TERM

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

TOPIC: COMPUTER MEMORY

BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, Pupils should be able to:

Mention computer memory

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

Computer

RAM

ROM

Projector

Explanatory posters/pictures

Explanatory Video

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Universal Basic Education Curriculum.

NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools.

Lagos State Scheme of work

Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools for Computer Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)

Internet Materials.

Computer Studies for Primary Schools.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with Storage devices.

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CONTENT

Meaning of Computer Memory

Computer memory is any physical device that is able to store date temporarily or permanently.

Examples of computer memory are Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read only Memory (Rom).

Random Access Memory (RAM)

The ram allows data items to be read or written in any computer system. It is a volatile memory. That is it loses it data when the power off a computer system is turned off.

Read only Memory (Rom)

Rom always retain it data. It is a non- volatile memory that stores essential information to operate the computer system. The rom is always at work when y a computer system is booting.

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PRESENTATION

The Teacher revises the previous lesson.

The Teacher introduces the Topic:

She/he explains computer memory.

She/he explains the types of computer memory.

She/he explains differentiate between ram and rom.

Teacher leads pupils to mention the types of computer memory.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES: the students differentiate between ram and rom.

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

Define computer memory.

Mention the types of computer memory.

Differentiate between ram and rom.

CONCLUSION: Teacher goes over the topic once again for better understanding.