Week 01 · What is a computer?
Monday
Welcome to the Fix-It Bay
// A machine that follows instructions
⏱ about 15 min
Monday: Welcome to the Fix-It Bay
Rocket pushes open the Fix-It Bay door.
"Look at all these machines!" he says.
Raven looks around. "What do you notice?"
Nova glides in. "Hint: each one follows instructions."
The Fix-It Bay
The crew has a clubhouse at Beacon Station.
One room is called the Fix-It Bay.
The crew learns about machines there.
They fix things that stop working.
| Machine | How to spot it |
|---|---|
| tablet | flat, with a screen you touch |
| laptop | folds shut, keys built in |
| desktop | a box with a big screen |
| printer | puts words and pictures on paper |
| speaker | makes sound |
What is a computer?
A computer is a machine that follows instructions.
People give the instructions.
The computer does each step.
The tablet, the laptop and the desktop are computers.
Nova lives inside a machine too.
She follows instructions and gives hints.
MEET THE FIX-IT BAY
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Where is the Fix-It Bay?
What does a computer follow?
Which machine folds shut like a book?
Which machine makes sound?
A computer does what its instructions say.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| A computer is a machine. | ? |
| A computer follows instructions. | ? |
| A computer makes up its own plans. | ? |
| The tablet is a computer. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEA computer waits for instructions. People give them.
Try it
Look around your home.
Point to one machine.
Ask: does it follow instructions?
Point to one machine.
Ask: does it follow instructions?
THE STORY IN ORDER
- Tap a card.
- Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
WHO IS WHO?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Who asks "What do you notice?"
Who gives hints, not answers?
Where does Nova live?
Look at the machine table again.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Nova is an AI companion drone. | ? |
| The printer puts words on paper. | ? |
| A speaker shows pictures. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEA speaker makes sound. A screen shows pictures.
Draw the Fix-It Bay with one machine in it.
Word Spot: after, again
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
After: A-F-T-E-R.
Again: A-G-A-I-N.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
The sun comes out ___ the rain.
Can we do it ___?
Welcome to the crew! Tomorrow we ask: is it a computer?