Identification of Storage Devices (Primary 3)

COMPUTER STUDIES (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

THIRD TERM 

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 3

THEME: 

PREVIOUS LESSON – SECOND TERM EXAMINATION COMPUTER STUDIES BASIC 3

TOPIC – Identification of Storage Devices 

• Internal Storage Devices
• External Storage Devices

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:

1. explain the term storage device.
2. identify types of computer storage devices.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Floppy disk
2. Compact disk
3. DVD
4. Hard Disk
5. Flash disk
6. Magnetic tape

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

1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Course Book
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information

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CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

INTRODUCTION 

Storage devices are parts of computer systems.

System Unit

TYPES OF COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES

• Internal Storages

• External Storages

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. Displays and explain a system unit on the table.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Identify a system unit on the table.
4. Shows pupils types of storage devices.
5. Pupil’s Activities – Examine the storage devices on display.
6. Guides pupils to list types of storage devices
7. Pupil’s Activities – Make attempts to mention types of storage devices.
8. Writes short notes on them.
9. Guides pupils to identify different types of computer storage devices.
10. Pupil’s Activities – Identify different types of computer storage devices.

CONCLUSION

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

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. identify and mention three types of storage devices.
2. mention three differences between storage disk and storage drive.