Abstract:
Computer Science Unplugged is a set of activities used to show the
children the kind of thinking that is expected by computer scientists in a
funny and engaging way to help introduce computer science basics as early
as possible. The counting in binary numbers and the picture representation
activities were introduced to two elementary school 1st grade pupils in
Khartoum North Locality (Boys only /Girls only).The assessment results
showed that 99% passed the counting in binary assessment and 97% passed
the picture representation assessment which were promising and showed
that the 1st grade pupils easily understood the computer science concepts
those were transferred through the activities. It was observed that the
children found the activities funny specially the binary numbers. A teaching
tool was developed to reduce time while introducing the picture
Representation activity. It is strongly recommend considering including
these activities as part of 1st grade computer science curriculum in Sudan
when one is prepared.
