Hardware, Software, & Data Analysis
Middle School Computer Science
Computer Science Standards:
MS.FC: Foundational Concepts
2) Demonstrate skills in identifying and solving hardware and software problems that can occur during regular usage. 4) Understand how collaboration is essential to computer science and apply collaborative skills to develop computational solutions.
MS.DA: Data Analysis
2) Refine computational models based on the data they have generated. 3) Collect, analyze, transform, and refine computational data to make it more useful and reliable.
Computer Science Vocabulary:
1. hardware:
2. software:
3. data:
4. data analysis:
5. transform data:
6. refine data:
Identifying Hardware and Software Problems & Data Analysis
Student Directions:
1. Watch the videos about data analysis and identifying hardware and software problems.
2. Visit the links
3. Collect data about hardware and software problems. Complete the hardware and software data collection log. Use the videos and links as sources for your data.
4. Collaborations is essential to computer science and it helps us develop computational solutions. Collaborate your data with another classmate. Analyze, transform, and refine your data to fit the needs of students at our school that use computers. Create a flyer, mind map, flow chart, or presentation in Canva or a digital platform of your choice that can help your classmates troubleshoot common hardware and software issues that commonly occur. Use at least two examples of hardware and two examples of software. You could also do this on butcher paper or white paper. Add images, gifs, and other elements to enhance your project.