Connect students directly to the concept in a personal way. Capture students' attention by initiating a group problem-solving activity before delivery of instruction. Begin with a situation that is familiar to students and builds on what they already know. Construct a learning experience that allows diverse and personal student responses. Facilitate the work of cooperative teams of students.
View clips from videos- Dr. Seuss "Sneetches", "Willy Wonka and Choc. Factory".
Objective: To create an awareness that machines represent a pattern in the fact that the same action is taken on any input resulting in an output.
Activity: View clips from videos, "Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" or view a teacher-made video of machines in which there is input, an action taken and a resulting output. For example, change machines, coke machines, car washes, french fry cutters, tortilla machines, toasters, popcorn poppers, clothes dryers, washing machines.
