CSD U01L04 What is a Computer Warm up and Wrap up

Problem Solving and Computing

Lesson 4

What is a Computer?

Journal 3-2-1:

This picture shows one of the world's
first computers, and two of the
world's first computer programmers.

● What are 3 ways this computer is different from computers that we

use today?

● What are 2 ways that it is the same?

● What is 1 thing you think is true of ALL computers?

Problem Solving and Computing Lesson 4 - Warm Up

Open Ended

Journal 3-2-1:

This picture shows one of the world's first computers, and two of the world's first computer programmers. 

• What are 3 ways this computer is different from computers that we use today? 

• What are 2 ways that it is the same? 

• What is 1 thing you think is true of ALL computers?

Question of the Day

What is a computer?

Problem Solving and Computing Lesson 4 - Warm Up

Open Ended

What is a computer?

Problem Solving and Computing Lesson 4 - Activity

Key Vocabulary

Computer - A machine that works with information
It has 4 characteristics Input, Output, Storage, Processing

Problem Solving and Computing Lesson 4 - Wrap Up

Prompt:

Think of a problem that a computer can help you to solve.

●What is the information problem?

●What information does the computer need to solve that problem?

●What type of thinking work does the computer need to do to solve the problem?

Open Ended

Think of a problem that a computer can help you to solve.

• What is the information problem?

• What information does the computer need to solve that problem?

• What type of thinking work does the computer need to do to solve the problem?

Problem Solving and Computing Lesson 4 - Wrap Up

Key Vocabulary

Computer - a machine that works with information

Problem Solving and Computing Lesson 4 - Wrap Up

Question of the Day

What is a computer?

Open Ended

What is a computer?