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Week 03 · 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. Some printers use 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 may be using power
blinking lightask a grown-up what it means
no lightask a grown-up to check
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 do you do?
SentenceTrue or false?
A printer is an output part.?
A printer sends out sound only.?
A small light is output.?
A glowing light can mean power is on.?
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.?
A grown-up can tell you what a light means.?
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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