Computer Studies - Junior Secondary 2 - BASIC

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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 5

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Computer studies

Topic:-       BASIC

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Explain BASIC
  2. Discuss the menus in basic

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on programming languages

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains BASIC

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains the different menus in BASIC

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

BASIC

BASIC is the acronym for Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instructional Code (BASIC)

It is a programming language for beginners because it is easy to use and understand, and because it contains the same major idea used in many other languages thought to be more difficult, such as Pascal.

BASIC was developed by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz in the mid-1960s.

 

WORKING WITH BASIC USING VARIOUS MENUS

  1. NEW:  New is used when you want to start a new program
  2. OPEN: When you want to update a program that you already worked on, choose open and then choose the program that you wish to work on
  3. SAVE: When you have saved a program once before and you want to save it again, choose save. Save your work often
  4. SAVE AS: When you want to save a program for the first time, choose Save As. You then have to give your program a name. Your program name should not be more than 8 letters long.
  5. PRINT: Choose print when you want to send your program to the printer

EVALUATION:    1. Explain BASIC

  1. Mention and explain four menus in BASIC

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively