Computer As IPO System – Process (Primary 4)

COMPUTER STUDIES (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

THIRD TERM 

WEEK 10

PRIMARY 4

THEME – BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS

PREVIOUS LESSON – Computer As IPO – Input (Primary 4)

TOPIC:  COMPUTER AS IPO – PROCESSES 

LEARNING AREA

Processor

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

describe the use of computer as IPO to process information or data – Process.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Computer System

Charts/Pictures.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

Relevant link – Third Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Note Computer Studies (Information Technology) Primary 4, Primary 5 and Primary 6 Links

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

LESSON ONE – INTRODUCTION

COMPUTER AS IPO SYSTEM 

IPO system means Input, Processes and Output. This means putting data into the system, doing something with the data and then displaying the results.

P – Process

Example of processing device is the processor or system unit.

The data input are process and stored in the storage or memory device.

LESSON TWO – WEEKLY ASSESSMENT/PRACTICAL WORK

Pupil’s/Teacher’s Activities – Guides and pupils to process data using system unit. 

Process data input through system unit.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Describes the use of computer as IPO to process;

Pupil’s Activities – Describes and demonstrates the use of computer as IPO to process.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Next lesson – Computer As IPO – Output (Primary 4)

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

describe and demonstrate computer as IPO – Processes with examples of process.