History of Computers Webquest Activity + Bonus Technology Puzzles!

Topics and inventors researched include but are not limited to: How computers have changed since the 80's, major companies involved in the history of computers, how to read an abacus, computing successes and failures, Pascal, Grace Hooper, Tim Berners-Lee, Jack Kilby, Stephen Wozniak, Charles Babbage and more.

A fun project for students to work individually, in pairs or as a class researching and discussing the history of computers. Slides include areas for student responses that can be short answers, definitions, matching, researching, time-lining and more. Answer Key included.

Resource type is Microsoft PowerPoint. This is also a great activity to leave for your class for when you have a substitute or for students who finish work early or need extra credit.

Bonus Technology Crossword and Word Search Puzzles come as PDF files.

Terms researched in this activity:

DOS

GUI

BASIC

FORTRAN

ASCII

Vacuum tube

Microprocessor

Transistor

Boolean

Computation

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