Lesson 2 — Hardware, Software, and the OS

Level: Warrior — roughly Grade 8 / ages 13–14 Duration: 25–35 minutes Format: Browser quiz Concept: Telling hardware from software, and the OS's role

Learning Objective

Kids distinguish hardware from software and understand what the operating system does.

Do It Together (Parent-Child Co-participation)

Walk around the house pointing out what's hardware and what's software.