Tech Trek Home Page

created by Vanda Sue Bell
Hershal H. Beam Elementary School
Gaston County Schools, Gastonia, NC
during the
The North Carolina Teacher Academy for Technology Connections
Workshop - July, 2002

Introduction

ZAP! You're inside the computer!

How are you going to escape?

Task

Create a story using a
PowerPoint slideshow to
teach others about what you have
learned about the inside
of the computer!

Process:

Imagine that you were zapped inside your computer. Create a storyboard and develop a PowerPoint slideshow that tells a story and shows your path to escape. Include all nine major parts of the computer in your adventure.

Resources: WORKSHEET

What are the nine main major parts of a computer?
Which parts will help you get OUT? How would you put computer parts in categories of Input | Output | and Storage?
Which parts would lock you into storage?
How does a keyboard work?
How do all the parts work together?
Can you answer questions that hold the key to your escape?

Evalutation:

Create a story of your adventure. Below is a sample of the beginning slides. Include each of the main parts of the computer in your story.

Click here for a PowerPoint Tutorial. Make a page for each of the nine computer parts. Include a picture, labels and important information.

Rubric

Credits:

Made with:

Based on the Bernie Dodge Webquest Model

Clip Art provided by: Microsoft Gallery
http://www.officemicrosoft.com