Digital Explorer · Today's Mission · ~80 min
Hardware and Software
Understand the difference between hardware and software.
Story
A computer has a body and a mind. The body is the hardware. The mind is the software. Let's meet both!
Concept
Hardware is everything you can touch. Software is invisible instructions that tell the hardware what to do.
Analogy
Hardware is the body. Software is the soul that makes the body act.
Activity
Sort cards into two columns: hardware (keyboard, mouse, screen) and software (game, browser, app).
Challenge
Choose a device from your home. List 3 hardwares and 3 softwares of it.
Safety Minute
Never download games, mods, or files without asking an adult.
Quiz
Project (optional)
Reflection
- Which software example do you use the most?
- What would happen if hardware had no software?