Questions about the introduction video Computer science
Q1.: Can you think of a problem that a computer scientist could solve? Poverty
Q2.: Have you ever seen a computer simulation before? Describe it. No
Q3: What other jobs could benefit from the help of computer science? IT consultant, cybersecurity
consultant, database administrator etc.
Q4: Are there any jobs that you can think of where understanding computers would not be useful? Do
you think there will be more or fewer of those in 5 years? Yes there are, but I think that there will be
fewer of those in 5 years.
Technology vs. Physical Movement
Some people would prefer to spend time on video games, watching television, or surfing
the Internet rather than going outside to play. Technology is fun, but if we give up our
opportunities to run, jump and climb, then we could miss out on valuable experiences
later in life. Make sure you balance your tech by spending an equal amount of time on
physical activity. Teachers should encourage “stretch breaks” every thirty minutes if a
lesson requires that students be focused on technology for longer than a half-hour.
Similarly, teachers should encourage students to follow the 20/20/20 rule.
That is: “Every 20 minutes, look at least 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.”
Questions:
Q5: What happens to your muscles when you stop using them? You send a message that they are not
important. In response, your body quits supporting your muscles with energy, which causes them to
shrink
Q6: Your eyes have muscles, too. How do you think you could get them
extra exercise? Eye movement ( eyes up and down slowly and repeat 3 times, then your eye again slowly
move from right to left and repeat 3 times then rest)
Technology vs. Environment
Technology uses a lot of resources. When we take advantage of technology, it is our
responsibility to offset the damage that we do by being careful with our electricity other
places. Be sure you turn the lights off when you leave a room, shut down and unplug
your computer whenever you are done using it, and recycle any unwanted paper that
you produce.
Optional Questions:
Q7: What other electricity do you use that you could try to save? Lights, fan, heating etc.
Q8: Is there anything else you could recycle to help offset paper use? Use online or cloud storage for
files, take paperless notes, think before you print etc.
Technology vs. Philanthropy
Computer Scientists make a lot of money. But when you can do something that most other people
cannot, it isn’t very responsible to take advantage of others because of it. It is
far better to get in the habit of “paying it forward”. If you learn computer science, make
it your goal to teach at least one other person. Not only will you have helped brighten
someone else’s future, you will find that explaining computer science helps you to understand the
lessons better yourself. If you ever have the opportunity, try to get involved in
creating open source software for others.
Optional Questions:
Q9: How would you help the world if you were a computer scientist? To use large-scale data and
investigate and analyse issues
Q10: Who is the first person that you are going to teach this to once you
learn it?
