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Know Your Computer Hardware #103 Lesson PlanKnow Your Computer Hardware #103 Lesson Plan
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Know Your Computer Hardware #103

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Pupils discover the different terms and parts of a computer's body.  For this computer basics lesson, students become familiar with the parts of the computer, starting in kindergarten and increasing their knowledge through school.  Pupils are assessed on the parts of a computer using visual images and word banks. 

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computer parts, hardware, keyboard, monitor, tower
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K - Higher Ed
Subjects
STEM
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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