📚 Topic Summary
In Grade 1 Computer Science, learning about cursor control is super important! Using a mouse or a touchpad helps you move a little arrow (the cursor) on the screen. Moving the cursor lets you click on things, open programs, and play games! This is how you tell the computer what to do. These activities will help you get really good at moving that cursor!
🖱️ Part A: Vocabulary
Match the word to the correct definition:
- Cursor
- Mouse
- Click
- Touchpad
- Scroll
- A small, flat surface that you slide your finger across to move the cursor.
- To press a button on the mouse.
- A symbol that shows your position on the screen.
- To move up and down on a page.
- A device that you move with your hand to control the cursor.
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Use the words below to fill in the missing spaces.
Words: cursor, click, move, touchpad, mouse
You can use a ______ or a ______ to control the ______ on the screen. To open a program, you ______ on its icon. We ______ the mouse to make the cursor move.
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
If your mouse stopped working, how else could you control the cursor on a laptop?