IB Year 1 Standard Level Computer Science
Monday 27 September 2021 - Block 1
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- Your formative solutions are due. I'll mark them this week.
- We are going to start learning about computer organization
- One of the most important things you can do is to get curious about this topic. I will use this document to track your questions and wonderings
- We will discuss command terms and note a feature on our computer science wiki
- We will review our outcomes for this unit
- We will do math!
- We will look at the major sub topics of this unit of instruction
- We are going to learn the parts of a CPU - not what they do, just their names
- We are going to learn something called the machine instruction cycle.
- We are going to end with a close look at grade descriptors for this class
Statement of Inquiry
The big idea for today is Computer organization.
The essential questions for this topic are:
How does a computer actually work? You know, like, really?
It takes time to explore and really understand a big idea. If you want to
learn more about
computer organization (which is connected to today's daily note),
please click here
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We are learning this because as a designers must understand scientific and technical innovation. Designers use systems, models, methods, and processes to solve problems.
Reminders & routines:
Please read and follow these reminders:
- IF today == testing_day_for_me:
remember to go get tested!
- IF today == Friday:
current_event_activity()
Our learning
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Please click here to reflect on our learning for today's class.