WEEK 3

SUBJECT: INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

TERM: 1^ST TERM

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

TOPIC: COMPUTER HARDWARE

Sub –topics:

Meaning of computer hardware
Computer hard ware features

ENABLE OBJECTIVES

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

Define the term Hardware
Name the features of computer hardware.
List parts of computer Hardware.

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

Computer
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 Advantages of computer.

CONTENT

COMPUTER HARDWARE

Hardware means anything that can be touched or hold.

Computer hardware is the parts of computer that can be seen and touched. They comprises the electronic and physical parts of a computer system. Examples are keyboard, mouse, speaker, monitor, central processing unit, hard disk, etc

The hardware components of the computer system are made up of four parts. They are the

i) Input devices;

ii) System unit;

iii) Output devices; and

iv) Storage devices

FEATURES OF COMPUTER HARDWARE

Computer hardware features are:

Computer hardware can be felt.
It can be touched.
It can be seen.

PARTS OF COMPUTER HARDWARE

Computer hardware is grouped into the following:

Input device: these are computer parts through which data is sent into the computer. Examples are Keyboard, Joystick, scanner, stylus pen, webcam, light pen, etc.
Output devices: these are parts that display the result of process data. Examples are speaker, printer, monitor, etc.
System unit: it processes all the data entered into the computer. The central processing unit (CPU) is the brain of the computer system. The components are the Cpu and motherboard.
Storage devices: these are parts used for storing data in electronic form. Examples are Hard disk, cd/dvd, zip disk.

PRESENTATION

The Teacher revises the previous lesson
The Teacher introduces the topic: Computer Hardware.
She/he explains the term hardware and computer hardware.
He/she explains the features of computer Hardware.
The teacher leads the pupils to mention parts of computer Hardware.

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

Hardware means what?
What is Computer Hardware?
List three features of computer Hardware.
Mention three parts of computer hardware.

CONCLUSION: the teacher sum up the lesson.

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