Generation of Computers and Parts… · B5 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.1.1.4 - Identify the left, right mouse button, holding of mouse, performing single, double and triple clicking and dragging object.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the left and right mouse buttons and demonstrate the correct way to hold a mouse.
Perform a single click, double click and triple click on the correct mouse button and state what each click is used for.
Drag an object across the screen and drop it into a folder or location using the click-and-hold technique.
Demonstrate the sequence of steps for dragging a file or picture into a folder and explain each step in order.
Use the dragging technique to move objects during a given activity on the computer.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Introduction to Computing (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Generation of Computers and Parts of a Computer and Other Gadgets (1.1)
Content standard: B5.1.1.1 - Identify parts of a computer and technology tools
Indicator: B5.1.1.1.4 - Identify the left, right mouse button, holding of mouse, performing single, double and triple clicking and dragging object.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 11
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Guide learners to use the mouse to perform performing single, double and triple clicking and dragging object into a folder or bring picture(s) describing the processes; single, double and triple clicking and dragging objects into a folder and ask leaners to point out a mentioned process.