Computers

We want to know
-if computers are like your brain, it could be like sun because I think sun needs electricity, hot like fire needs electricity
-what computers do for us
-how they work
-what parts there are

We Learned
-the CPU it helps the computer think, it is the brain of the computer
-there is a motherboard, it sends messages like electricity messages to the computer
-there are little things like cords, they are like little gray casts, they connect things to the motherboard, the electricity goes through that to the computer
-heat sync, you can get an ice cube and it melts it even when it's not plugged in or attached to anything, it diffuses heat and cold, it is a heavy copper piece
-memory sticks help the computer remember stuff
-video card - helps the picture on the screen

We Did
-Mike took a computer apart for us and showed us the parts and told us what they did
-http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/23-computer-tour-video.htm
-I turned Ezra into a computer and gave him math problems to solve
-I turned my computer off and wrote a list with pictures of how to turn it on and get to PBSkids.org. He did it, the password was tricky for him, so he had to type it a few time. He followed the steps then got to play on the computer