MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

MAKENI GRZ SECONDARY SCHOOL

COMPUTER STUDIES SHEMES OF WORK (GRADE 8)
TEACHER’S NAME: _______________________________________ YEAR: 2023 TERM: Two

WEEK TOPIC &TEACHING TEACHING AIDS REFERENCES METHODOLOGY EVALUATION

NO. OBJECTIVES
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2 BASIC OPERATIONS: Health and - Chalk board - Computer studies - Verbal Exposition - Exercises
safety and Care for Computer - Overhead projector Compiled Notes for - Recitation - Homework
Systems - Personal Computers COSTAZ - Class discussion - Assignee
- Know correct posture to - Computer peripherals - Progress in Computer - Group discussion - Recitation
avoid injuries. - Charts Studies. - Demonstrations
- Demonstrate the need to - Still Images - Longman - Presentations
take care of computer and - Motion Images - Case study
storage media to prevent (videos) - Interviews
data loss - Field trip
- Explain the consequences
of theft of computers or
other portable ICT
devices
3 BASIC OPERATIONS: Computers - Chalk board - Computer studies - Verbal Exposition - Exercises
and peripherals - Overhead projector Compiled Notes for - Recitation - Homework
- Power up and down of - Personal Computers COSTAZ - Class discussion - Assignment
computers and various - Computer peripherals - Progress in Computer - Group discussion - Recitation
technologies and - Charts Studies. - Demonstrations
peripherals correctly - Still Images - Longman - Presentations
- Motion Images - - Case study
BASIC OPERATIONS: Security (videos) - Interviews
and Viruses
- Field trip
- Explain the consequences
computer viruses on a
computer system
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 4 BASIC OPERATIONS: Types of - Chalk board - Computer studies - Verbal Exposition - Exercises
user interfaces - Overhead projector Compiled Notes for - Recitation - Homework
- Describe types of user - Personal Computers COSTAZ - Class discussion - Assignment
interfaces - Computer peripherals - Progress in Computer - Group discussion - Recitation
- Interact with icons and - Charts Studies. - Demonstrations
menus in a Graphic User - Still Images - Longman - Presentations
Interface (GUI) - Motion Images - Case study
environment (videos) - Interviews
- Perform basic computer - Field trip
operations e.g. Moving
cursor, clicking on icon,
using pull-down menus,
ejecting disks etc.
5 COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY - Chalk board - Computer studies - Verbal Exposition - Exercises
LIFE: Household, Entertainment - Overhead projector Compiled Notes for - Recitation - Homework
and recreation appliances - Personal Computers COSTAZ - Class discussion - Assignment
- Identify and demonstrate - Computer peripherals - Progress in Computer - Group discussion - Recitation
the use of household - Charts Studies. - Demonstrations
appliances and devices - Still Images - Longman - Presentations
that are controlled by - Motion Images - Case study
embedded (videos) - Interviews
microprocessors
- Field trip
COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY
LIFE: Office Equipment
- State common uses of
office equipment
COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY
LIFE: Industrial and Commercial
Applications of compute
- Describe knowledge of
using computers in
Industry

6 COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY - Chalk board - Computer studies - Verbal Exposition - Exercises

LIFE:
Computer based learning
- Identify the role
computers play in aiding
learning
- Overhead projector Compiled Notes for - Recitation - Homework
- Personal Computers COSTAZ - Class discussion - Assignment
- Computer peripherals - Progress in Computer - Group discussion - Recitation
- Charts Studies. - Demonstrations
- Still Images - Longman - Presentations

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 COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY
LIFE:
- Identify social and
economic effects of
computers
7 COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY
 Computer based learning
 8.3.5 Social and economic
effects of computers
8 PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (WORD
PROCESSING)
 Introduction to Windows
 Key in and Edit Text
 Text Manipulation and
Formatting
9 PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (WORD
PROCESSING)
 Proof Reading
 Print Preview and Printing
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- Motion Images - Case study
(videos) - Interviews
- Field trip
 Identify the role •Computers as aids for •Identification of •Inquisitiveness
computers play learning (e.g. Self-placed social and in using
in aiding learning interactive lessons that economic effects computers.
 Identify social effectively use multimedia) of computers
and economic •Social and economic
effects of effects of computers
 Demonstrate how to •Familiarize with the main •Inputting data •Productivity in
operate Windows functions of the keyboard, correctly in a word using word
 Demonstrate how to shift and control keys processor. processor.
start and quit a (Include: keyboard •Icon identification •Efficiency in
program shortcuts to windows of productivity text
 Demonstrate text operations) tools. manipulation
input, type over, •start and quit a program •Manipulation of and editing.
insertion of words •Text input, type over, text in the word
and symbols, insertion of words and processor.
deletion and symbols, deletion and
reformatting reformatting
 Demonstrate •Copying, deleting and •Manipulation of •Effectiveness
copying, deleting moving blocks of text text in the word in the use of
and moving blocks of within a document processor. productivity
text within a •Clipboard (temporary •Agility in typing tools.
document storage area in the text •Entrepreneurs
 Illustrate the use of memory) •Text management hip in using
a clipboard •Undo command to (inputting of text,
 Use the undo reverse the effect of the formatting of text)
command to reverse last action
the effect of the last •Redo command to
 action reverse the undo action
 Use the redo •Spelling of words in a
command to reverse document against a built-in
the undo action dictionary (Include:
 Check the spelling of Thesaurus)
words in a document •Limitations of the spelling
against a built-in checker
dictionary •Print preview and print a
 Describe the document
limitations
 of the spelling
checker
 Use the print
preview and print a
document
10 PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (WORD  Demonstrate how to •Saving a file to a specific •Text management •Appreciation
PROCESSING) save a file to a location or media (inputting of text, of productivity
specific location or •graphics using basic formatting of text) tools.
 Saving Files media graphic elements (e.g. •Accuracy in
 Drawing Simple Graphics  Create graphics lines, curves, sectors, entering data in a
using basic graphic polygons, circles, ovals, word processor.
elements squares and
rectangles)

11 Revision Revision Revision Revision Revision

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