SUPER COMPUTER

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TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON COMPUTER STUDIES/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT: COMPUTER STUDIES

THEME: COMPUTER APPRECIATION

TERM: FIRST TERM

WEEK: WEEK 9

DATE:

CLASS: PRIMARY 5

AGE OFSTUDENTS:

CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.

PERIOD:

DURATION: 45 MINUTES

TOPIC: SUPER COMPUTER

Sub –Topics:

ENABLE OBJECTIVES

At the end of this Module, Pupils should be able to:

Describe super computer.
Mention the uses of super computer.

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

computer
projector
Explanatory posters/pictures
Explanatory Video

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD

Explanation
Discussion
Questions and Answers

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Universal Basic Education Curriculum.
NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools.
Lagos State Scheme of work
Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools for Computer Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)
Internet Materials.
Edudelight Computer Studies for Primary Schools.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: The students are familiar with main frame.

WORD FILE: meteorology,enterprises.

CONTENT

CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER BY SIZE

Computer are classified based on their sizes. These are:

super computer
mainframe computer
minicomputer and
Microcomputer.

SUPER COMPUTER

SIZE: they are not easily seen in most public’s places because of their size and the cost. They are very expensive.

Speed: It can perform hundreds of millions of instructions per second.so, they are the fastest and most powerful types of computer.

Usage: they are used for performing specialized applications, which require immense mathematical calculations. It is used in universities, research institutes, government agencies, large business enterprises, meteorology department for weather forecasting, in animation, fluid dynamics, calculation, petroleum exploration, nuclear research, etc.

PRESENTATION

The Teacher revises the previous lesson (MAINFRAME COMPUTERS).
The Teacher introduces the topic: SUPER COMPUTERS.
She/he explains super computer based on its size, speed, and usage.
The teacher leads pupils to explain super computer based on its size, speed and usage

STUDENT ACTIVITIES: student will be asked to explain super computer based on its size, speed and usage.

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES