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Week 10 · Fix-It Bay

Wednesday

Fix two: check the cable
// Say the problem, try a safe fix, know when to ask
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Fix two: check the cable

The printer will not print.

Rocket taps the print button again and again.

Raven kneels down. "What do you notice behind it?"

Nova points her light. "Hint: follow the cable."

Loose cables

Some parts join with a cable.

A printer, a mouse or a speaker may have one.

A loose cable means the parts cannot talk.

The fix is to look at the cable.

Is it pushed in all the way at the device?

If it is loose, tell a grown-up.

Safety first
Only look at the cable at the device end.
Never touch the end that goes in the wall.
Never pull a plug out of the wall.
A grown-up pushes in a loose cable.
CABLE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The printer will not print. What do you look at?
The cable at the printer is loose. Who pushes it in?
Which end do you never touch?
Rocket tapped print again and again. Did it help?
SentenceTrue or false?
A loose cable can stop a printer.?
Children pull plugs out of the wall.?
A mouse may have a cable.?
A loose cable means parts cannot talk.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA cable carries messages between parts. Loose means no messages.
CABLE FIX
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
Try it
Find a cable on a lamp or a speaker.
Look at the end near the device.
Just look. Do not touch the wall end.
WHICH FIX?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The screen is dark. Which fix comes first?
The speaker makes no sound. Which fix might help?
You find a loose cable. What do you do?
For a grown-up
Point out the cable on your printer or speaker.
Show the device end and the wall end.
Say which end is yours alone.
Draw a printer. Draw its cable going to the computer.

Word Spot: animals, house

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Animals: A-N-I-M-A-L-S.

House: H-O-U-S-E.

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.
Many ___ live in the forest.
A snail carries its ___.

Two safe fixes down! Tomorrow we restart and swap.

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