Instructional Video
Code.org

Code.org: How Computers Work: What Makes a Computer, a Computer?

K - 1st
Computers are all around us, but what really makes a computer, a computer? Explore the history of computers and the features they all share. [5:09]
Instructional Video
Code.org

Code.org: How Computers Work: Circuits and Logic

5th - 8th
How can you use technology to make your ideas come to life? Circuits are the answer! Watch this video to learn how circuits turn binary signals into websites, videos, music, and games. This is the fourth video out of six in the series...
Instructional Video
Code.org

Code.org: How Computers Work: Hardware & Software

K - 1st
According to Bill Gates, computers have the potential to do amazing things, but the only thing that makes a computer smart is you! Learn about the relationship between software and the hardware it controls on computers. This the last...
Instructional Video
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Science Out Loud: How Computers Compute

9th - 10th
Even though we think of computers as super high-tech machines with tiny parts, they can also be huge, wooden, and mechanical. It's what they have in common that makes them computers - switches! [4:21]
Instructional Video
Code.org

Code.org: Introducing How Computers Work

4th - 8th
Have you ever wondered how a computer works? Bill Gates kicks off a six-part video series on the history and inner workings of the computer. This is the first of six videos in the series. [1:20]