Features of Computer Mouse (Primary 2)

COMPUTER STUDIES

(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 8

PRIMARY 2

THEME – BASIC COMPUTER OPERATION 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – Uses of Special Characters (Primary 2)

TOPIC – FEATURES OF COMPUTER MOUSE 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introductory Activities

2. Features of Computer Mouse

• Left and Right Click Buttons

• Scroll button

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 –

identify and describe the mouse.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Computer systems

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Pictures

Charts

Keyboard

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

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Display a sample of computer mouse for the pupils identify.

Leads them to identify each functional buttons of the computer mouse as stated below –

FEATURES OF COMPUTER MOUSE 

1. Left click button

This is called left click button when you press the one on the left.

 

2. Right click button

This is called right click button when you press the one on the right.

 

3. Scroll wheel (button)

This is the center button of computer mouse.

 

PRESENTATION

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

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

1. Displays a sample of functional computer mouse.

2. Pupil’s Activities – Identify each parts of computer mouse.

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 – Uses of Computer Mouse Features (Primary 2)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to –

describe the features of the mouse.