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Week 03 Β· The computer talks back: output

Wednesday

Printer and lights
// Parts that send information out
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Printer and lights

The printer hums and a page slides out.

"My star is on paper!" Rocket says.

Raven sees a blinking light. "What do you notice?"

Nova flickers. "Hint: lights are output."

Paper and little lights

A printer puts words and pictures on paper.

The computer sends the page to the printer.

The printer needs paper and ink. A grown-up refills them.

Many devices have a small light.

The light is output too. It sends a signal.

LightWhat it may mean
steady lightthe device is on
blinking lightthe device is busy or needs attention
charging lightthe battery is filling up
no lightthe device may be off
PRINTER AND LIGHTS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What comes out of a printer?
Who refills paper and ink?
Is a small light input or output?
A light blinks. What may it mean?
SentenceTrue or false?
A printer is an output part.?
A printer sends out sound only.?
A small light is output.?
A charging light means the battery is filling.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA printer sends out pages. A speaker sends out sound.
Try it
Find a small light on a device at home.
Is it steady, blinking or off?
Tell a grown-up what you think it means.
Safety first
Look only. Do not touch chargers or plugs.
Never reach inside a printer.
A grown-up loads paper and ink.
PRINTING A STAR
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
WHICH OUTPUT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You want your drawing on paper. Which part?
You want to hear a song. Which part?
A steady light may mean what?
SentenceTrue or false?
You may reach inside a printer.?
The computer sends the page to the printer.?
No light may mean the device is off.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPrinters have moving parts inside. Hands stay out.
Draw a printer with a page sliding out.

Word Spot: great, through

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Great: G-R-E-A-T.

Through: T-H-R-O-U-G-H.

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.
What a ___ idea!
We walked ___ the woods.

Paper and lights, both output! Tomorrow we put in and out together.

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