1. Computer Programs as a Set of Instructions
Exploring Computer Science – Lesson 1-7

2. Objective The student will be able to:
Explain the concept of a computer program.

3. Picture Drawing Activity
Open the Paint program on your computer.
Click on Start button
Type in “paint” in the
search bar at the bottom
Click on paint at the top

4. Picture Drawing Activity
Draw a picture of house in the middle of the page.
Haz un dibujo de la casa en el centro de la página
Narysuj obraz domu w środku strony.

5. Picture Drawing Activity
Draw a picture of a stick figure father, mother and daughter.
Haz un dibujo de una figura de padre, madre e hija (figura de palo)
Narysuj obraz ojca, matki i (patyk figura).

6. Picture Drawing Activity
Draw a picture of a mustang next to the house
Haz un dibujo de un mustang junto a la casa.
Narysuj obraz mustang obok domu.

7. Picture Drawing Activity
Draw a picture of the sun in the sky.
Haz un dibujo del sol en el cielo.
Narysuj obraz słońca na niebie.

8. Explain your Picture
The computer will choose a random student and you will explain why you drew your picture the way you did.

9. What does this have to do with computers????
What does following instructions have to do with computers?

10. Developing a Program Take 1 color set of post it notes.
Write a set of instructions for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. One instruction per note.
You have 5 minutes.

11. Developing a Program
As a team come up with the best “program” for making he sandwich.
You must use at least one instruction from each member of the team!
You have 5 minutes

12. Why didn’t it work? Why didn’t I make the perfect PB&J?
How can we overcome the problem?