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Week 04 · The thinking part

Wednesday

Very, very fast
// The processor follows instructions
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Very, very fast

Rocket counts steps to the door. "Twelve!"

"How many steps can a processor do?" he asks.

Raven grins. "What do you notice? Blink!"

Nova zooms. "Hint: faster than blinking."

Fast steps

A processor is very fast.

It does many, many steps in one second.

That is faster than you can blink.

When you tap, the answer looks instant.

But the processor did many tiny steps.

A hard working processor gets warm.

Laptops have little air holes to let heat out.

Keep the air holes clear.

FAST FACTS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How fast is a processor?
You tap a picture. It opens right away. Why?
What happens when a processor works hard?
Why do laptops have air holes?
SentenceTrue or false?
A processor does many steps in one second.?
A processor is slower than a blink.?
Air holes let heat out.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA processor does many steps faster than you can blink.
Try it
Clap ten times as fast as you can.
Count how long it took.
A processor does many more steps in that time.
TAKE A PICTURE
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Last
STILL ONE AT A TIME
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A processor does steps fast. How many at once?
What did Rocket count?
Who should clear a blocked air hole?
SentenceTrue or false?
Many tiny steps happen when you tap.?
The processor does all the steps at once.?
A processor can get warm.?
You can blink faster than a processor.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA processor does one step at a time, very fast.
Draw a processor zooming through its steps.

Word Spot: same, boy

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Same: S-A-M-E.

Boy: B-O-Y.

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.
These two leaves are the ___.
A ___ reads a book.

Speedy work! Tomorrow we find out why computers get slow.

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