Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Computer Basics: Basic Parts of a Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the basic parts of a desktop computer.
Graphic
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are the Parts of a Computer?

For Students 9th - 10th
Each computer receives input from a variety of devices, processes that data with the CPU and memory, and sends results to some form of output. This diagram visualizes that flow.
Unit Plan
Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using a Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online course students will learn about the basic functions and different parts of a computer and how to use one safely.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is a Computer?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basics of what makes up a computer.
Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Computer Basics: Inside a Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
Master some of the basic terminology and understand what goes on inside a computer.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Parts of the Computer

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an introduction to computers at the elementary grade level.
Handout
Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Cleaning Computer Components

For Students 9th - 10th
Cleaning your computer and your computer components and peripherals helps keep the components and computer in good working condition and helps keep the computers from spreading germs. General cleaning tips, cleaning tools and specific...
Article
Other

Beanz: How to Build a Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
Building your own computer is a great way to not only save money, and get more processing power, but also to learn about the less obvious parts of software programming.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Spine Labels

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a first or second grade library skills unit, conducted by the librarian with help from the art, computer, and homeroom teachers. Students will create: their own book cover and title page containing title, author & slideshow...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Graphing the Spread of Disease

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students simulate disease transmission by collecting data based on their proximity to other students. One option for measuring proximity is by having Bluetooth devices "discover" each other. After data is collected, students apply graph...
Unit Plan
Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using a Mouse

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online course, students will learn how to use and click a computer mouse, how to hold a mouse, and how to use it to get around your computer.
Unit Plan
Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using a Keyboard

For Students 1st - 5th
In this online course, students will learn how to use a computer keyboard to type text and numbers.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Input & Output Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
Become familiar with the parts of the computer that we interact with daily: the input and output devices.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Label It!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, students will work to create word cards or "labels" to identify parts of the computer. Students will use basic letter sounds to help spell the correct words. Students will demonstrate their new knowledge by labeling...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Computer

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students identify the parts of a computer in order to understand basic terms and terminology used in technology integration.
Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: One Day, Computers May Decode Your Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
Wouldn't it be cool to read someone's mind? Maybe? Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh are developing a mind-reading computer system to hep people with nerve damage send messages from the brain to parts of the body to create...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: It's a Connected World: The Beauty of Network Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about complex networks and how to use graphs to represent them. They also learn that graph theory is a useful part of mathematics for studying complex networks in diverse applications of science and engineering, including...
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Chocolate Bars

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this game to practice finding how many of the chocolate bars (or parts) you will get when you share them with your friends at the party. If you don't figure it out correctly the computer will tell why.
Handout
Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Computer Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
The dictionary is part of a site that offers free online help to computer users. The index provides a complete listing of terms by first letter. For terms that begin with a number, select the # sign.
Article
Other

Pcin: All About Hard Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the topic of hard drives. Includes what a hard disk is, brief history, parts of a hard disk with illustration, speed, and size.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Soaring With Literary Elements and Devices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, learners will observe literary elements and devices in a variety of chapter books. Students will be paired with a partner and allowed to choose one book to identify literary elements. Using digital cameras and a computer,...
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction King

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Young scholars and teacher play a game called "Fraction King" to understand the idea of taking fractional parts of whole numbers then use manipulatives and several computer applets to cement the idea.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This site makes available the second part of a textbook on computer system design. The chapters cover topics such as fault tolerance, networking, consistency and information security.
Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Computer Science Principles

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic introductory course to computer science. Covers what computers are, their parts, and what they do; what the Internet is and how it works; some basic programming concepts; algorithms; data analysis; and global impact of computers...