Computer People and their Stories (aimed at Key Stage 2)
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This ready-to-use lesson features computer people past and present, carefully chosen to illustrate the diversity of those who work in computing such as Dorothy Monekosso, Chieko Asakawa, Guido van Rossum, Mark E Dean and Tim Berners-Lee. It also describes various jobs carried out by computing professionals today including computer scientists, cyber security experts, software engineers, and video games makers. It encourages pupils to see the possibilities that a career in computing can offer them.
The lesson includes a fully illustrated, informative PowerPoint of 35 slides. It starts with objectives, has a worksheet to complete as the lesson progresses and includes three activities which can be completed in class or given as homework. Notes and answers to the worksheet are included.
OECD research indicates that children begin to make assumptions about the different careers open to them by the time they are seven years old. This lesson addresses these concerns and encourages pupils to see the possibilities that a career in computing can offer them.
For other resources in the series please see Sparrow Lessons on TES