INFORMATION

COMMUNICATI
ON
TEC
HNOLOGY
Grade 3
 Contents

01. Get friendly with your Computer 3

02. Computer is a Machine 15

03. Computer is a collection of parts 26

04. Sizes of Computers 37

05. Starting and Shutting down Computer 44

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 Get Friendly
With Your
01. Computer
Learning Objectives

You will learn about :

 Machines
 Electronic Machines
 Why we use Machines

Machines …
Machines are manmade things that help you to do your day today
life.
Machines help you to,
 Do work easy,
 Do work fast,
 Save time,
 Save energy.

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  These are some machines.

Helps you to …………..one place to

another.

Keep you …………………

Helps you to ………………………..wash

your
clothes.

Helps you to ………………………With

others

Helps us to …………………………..
. Cloths

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Activity 01 ….
Colour the pictures that make following work easier and faster.
1. Go to school from home.

2. Wash clothes

3. Take a photo of you

4. Send a mgs to a person

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 5. Solve sums

Now you Know:

Work will get more …………………., …………………….,

Save ………………………… and ………………………… by using
………………………………………..

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Machine Types …
Machines need power to Work. Machines get power with
different ways.

Man powered
1. Scissor 2. Bicycle

3. Knife 4. Hand sawing machine

Draw 2 machines powered by man

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  Powered with fuel
1. Vehicles 2. Generator

3. Train 4. Grass cutting Machine

Draw 2 machines powered with fuel

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  Work with electricity
01. Sawing Machine 02. Blender

03. Television 04. Refrigerator

Draw 2 machines powered with Electricity

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Electronic machines are,

The machines that work with

………………………………….

Activity 02 ….
Colour the picture given below

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Activity 03 ….
Colour the boxes Blue if it’s an Electronic machine
Colour the boxes Orange if it’s not an electronic
machine.

Activity 04 ….
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Look at the picture carefully and a letter is missing in
these write it down

V……n

W……shing m….achi…e

T....l….vision

. Sc….ssor

C…..lculat….r

Activity 05 ….
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Match the following.

Helps you to go one place to

another.

You can play games on this.

Helps you to keep food cold and

fresh.

You can watch movies on this

Can play music for songs.

Keeps your room cool.

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Activity 06 ….
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
Cold Man-made Sums Energy Machine Games

1. Computer is a …………………………………………….
2. Machines save your time and …………………………………
3. You can play ……………………………….on your computer.
4. You can solve ………………………..on a computer.
5. A refrigerator keeps food ……………………and fresh.
6. Machines are ……………………………..things.

Activity 07 ….
Draw an electronic machine that helps you to do your
day today activities easily.

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 The
Computer Is
02. A
You will learn about :
 Why is Computer a Machine
 Computer is an Electronic machine.
 The things that you can do with the Computer.
 The place where we keep Computers.
 How should we use it.

Computer is a machine …
Computer is a …………………………… thing that helps to do our work
…………………………………….. It helps us save ……………………… and
………………………………….

It’s a combination of
several parts.

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Computer is an Electronic machine …
Computer runs on ………………………………………
There for we calls it’s an ……………………………………………….
Thus, it also called a Smart Machine.

Activity 01 ….
Tick the correct box

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What you can do with the Computer …
A Computer is an electronic machine that helps us to do a lot of
different things.

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You can watch movies on a computer

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Activity 02 ….
Colour what computer can do for you with Red

Let’s keep the computer properly …

Teacher, Can we keep
Will keep in the
these computers in our
class room? Computer Lab

No! We can’t keep computers in

the classroom there is dust and
its and very hot it may course to
damage the parts of the
computer…..

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All the computer parts are very……………………………………
So, we must ………………………………..them.

This is a picture of a Computer Laboratory.

You have to have good knowledge to use Computer lab.

You have to think about your safety and the safety of devices.

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Why we use Computer Lab …

Dust can be damaged the parts

The heat is not good for computer

Food must be away from the

Computer

It’s easy to use if all the parts are in

one place.

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Don’t do these in the Computer Lab …

Don’t play in the computer lab. Don’t Eat in the Computer Lab.

Do not touch the cables Do

not write on the Computer

Don’t wear Shoes in the lab

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Write things to do in
the Computer Lab …

Clean the Computers Take Instructions from Teachers

Sit properly Remove your Shoes

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Shutdown the computer properly

Activity 03 ….
Write two things that you can do and cannot do in
the Computer Lab
Can do in the Lab
1. …………………………………………………………………
2. …………………………………………………………………
Can do in the Lab
3. ……………………………
……………………………
………
4. ……………………………
……………………………
………

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Activity 04 ….
Read the sentence carefully. Colour the circle Green
for the correct sentence. Colour the circle Red for
the sentence that is incorrect.
1. We can have lunch inside the Computer Lab.
2. You can play hide and seek inside the Computer Lab.
3. Do not touch the cables and wires.
4. Do not remove shoes when you enter the computer lab.
5. Always shutdown the computer.
6. Dust and heat can be damaged the computer parts.
7. Follow the teachers’ instructions.
8. You can keep all the computer devices safe in the
Computer lab.

Activity 05 ….
Go to the computer lab with your teacher and see
a computer. Now draw what you see in the lab.

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 Computer Is a
Collection of
Parts
Activity 06 ….
Why should we use computer lab to keep Computers.
………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………..………………………………………………………………

03.
You will learn about :
 Main parts of the Computer
 Monitor / CPU
 Key board / Mouse
 Printer / Speakers

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Computer is a combination of parts …
In first chapter you have leant that the computer is an ……………
……………………………………….As you can see in the picture, a
computer is made up of several parts

Main parts of computer …..

There are ………….main Parts in the Computer.

1. Monitor
2. Keyboard
3. Mouse
4. CPU

Monitor ….
 Monitor looks like a television.

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 It shows whatever you ………………… or ………………………………. on a
computer.
 You can even ………………………… movies and …………………………
games on the monitor.

(Draw a monitor in above box)

Keyboard ….
 A keyboard has many buttons. These Buttons called ………………..
 You can Type …………………………….. and …………………………………
using these keys.
 You can see numbers and letters when you type on the
keyboard.

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(Draw a Keyboard in above box)

Do you know that a keyboard

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 has a different types of keys ?

A keyboard has,
1. Number Keys
2. Letter keys
3. Enter keys
4. Space bar

Activity 01 ….
Use the given colour and colour the key board

Number key Letter keys Enter keys Space bar

Mouse ….

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The mouse helps us to point at things on the monitor. It’s normally
connected by a cable to a computer.
From mouse we can
01. …………………………………………………..
02. …………………………………………………..
03. ……………………………………………………

The mouse must always be kept on the mouse pad.

(Draw a Mouse in given box)

CPU ….

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  CPU Stands for Central Processing Unit.
 This is the most important part of the computer.
 It’s the ……………………………….. Of the computer.
 The CPU controls all the parts of the computer.

(Draw CPU in above box)

Let us learn about other parts work
with the computer.

Printer ….
The printer is used for Printing Information on paper.
When you print them on paper it is called as ……………………………..

UPS ….
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  The UPS normally used with a computer.
 UPS Stands for Uninterruptible Power Supply.

(Draw a UPS in above box)

Speakers ….
 Speaker helps us to listen to music.

(Draw speakers in above box)

Activity 02 ….

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 PRINTER KEYBOARD
SPEAKERS MOUSE
CPU MONITOR
UPS

Activity 03 ….

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Mrs. Perera unpacking her things. Help her find
the parts of the computer by colouring them

Activity 04 ….
Choose the correct word and fill the blanks.
CPU Microphone UPS Printer Keyboard

01. It’s used to take printouts …………………………..

02. Uninterrupted Power Supply ………………………
03. Brain of the computer ………………………
04. Its use to record sound ……………………………
05. It has many Keys …………………………………..
Activity 04 ….

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 Sizes of the
04. Computer
You will learn about :
 First computer is as big as a room
 Desktop PC
 Laptop
 Notebook
 Tablet
 Palmtop
 Smart phone
Computers come in different sizes.

Do you know first computer is as big as a room?

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First computer is as big as a room …

This is the first computer and it was very big and very
expensive.

Charles Babbage is known as

The “Father of the Computer”

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Desktop Computers ….
Look at the computer. It is kept on a desk or a table.
We call this computer as
…………………................
…………………………………. .
It also called a Personal
Computer.

Laptop Computers ….
You can see this boy is
keeping his computer on
his lap and doing his work.
These computers are
smaller than the desktop
computers.

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We call these computers …………………………….
…………………………….

Palmtop Computers ….
Look at the tiny computer in this girl’s hand. It’s
smaller than a laptop.
This we call
………………………………………….
And it can fit within the palm of
Our hands.

Notebook Computers ….
Look at the computer with this girl. Its look like a
laptop computer but it’s smaller than the laptop
computer but bigger than the palmtop computer. It’s
in size of an exercise book.
So, we call it as
………………………………………………….

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 Smart phones ….
Now look at what’s in this boy’s hand. Yes, it’s a Smart
phone.
This device also known as a
computer.

Do not use the

phones every time.
It’s not good for
your eyes

Activity 01 ….
Name the following computers

01.

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02.

………………………………………

03.

………………………………………

04.

………………………………

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05.

………………………………………
Activity 02 ….
Match With the correct
name

Smart phones

Desktop
Computers

Lapktop Computers

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Colour

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Activity 04 ….
Choose the correct word for each of the pictures. Write the first
letter of the word chosen under each [Link] has been done for
you.

……….. ……….. ……….. ……….. ………..

………………………………… ………………………………
………………………………..... ………………………………
(b) Elephant Pineapple Star Kangaroo Top Dog Orange

…………… …………… ……………

…………… …………… ……………

Write the new word four times to learn the spelling

………………………………… ………………………………

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 ………………………………..... ………………………………
Starting and
shutting
05. Down the
You will learn about :
 Introduction
 Starting a computer
 Shutting down a computer
 How to use a computer safely
 Where you can see the computer systems

Now you know about

the parts of the
computers. And you
know how the
computer is useful for
all of us. So now let us
learn the correct way
of starting the
computer and shutting
down the computer.
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Steps to start a Computer ….
You must follow certain steps to switch on a computer
in the correct
way.

Step 1 :
Switch on
the power
switch

Step 2 :
Switch on the
UPS by pressing
the power
button on it.

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Step 3 :
Switch on the
CPU by
pressing the
power button
on it.

Step 4 :
Switch on the
Monitor by
pressing the power
button on it.

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Steps to shut down a Computer ….
After using the computer you have to switch off
properly. If not, Computer accessories can be
damaged. You must follow certain steps to switch off a
computer in the correct way.

Step 1 :
Click on the
Start Button.
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Step 2 :
Click on the Shutdown
Option in start menu.

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 Step 3 :
Switch off the
monitor.

Step 4 :
Switch off the UPS.

Step 5 :
Switch off the
Power switch.

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 Activity 01 ….
Number the following pictures to indicate the correct order of
steps for Starting a computer.

Activity 02 ….

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Number the following pictures to indicate the correct order of
steps for Shut down a computer

Activity 03 ….
Rewrite the Jumbled words
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Activity 04 ….
Match the names with the given pictures.

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Activity 05 ….

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Activity 06 ….
Arrange the steps given bellow in the correct order.

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 Keyboard
06. and

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Activity 06 ….
Match the Following

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 Mouse
07.

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