🖥️ Monitor
Discover the Monitor!
A Monitor is used for showing pictures, videos, and words from a computer.
🔌 How Does a Monitor Work?
A monitor shows pictures using millions of tiny dots called pixels. Each pixel is made of three even smaller lights, red, green and blue, and by mixing them at different brightness it can make almost any color. The computer tells every pixel what color to show, and updates them about 60 times or more every second, so pictures look smooth and moving.
🌟 Fun Facts about Monitor
- A monitor is like a TV screen just for your computer.
- Monitors are made of millions of tiny colored dots called pixels.
- The bigger the monitor, the more you can see at once on the screen.
- Some monitors can even respond when you touch them, called touchscreens.
🌟 Where You'll Find a Monitor
Monitors sit on desks at home, at school and in offices. You will also see big monitors at airports showing flight times, in hospitals showing a patient's heartbeat and in TV studios. Some people use two monitors side by side so they can see more at once.
🧠 Quick Quiz!
What is a Monitor used for?
🏫 Classroom Activity
Have children look closely at a screen (from a safe distance) to talk about the tiny colored dots called pixels that make up the picture.
🏠 Homeschool Activity
Compare a computer monitor to a TV screen at home, and talk about what makes each one useful.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is a monitor similar to?
A TV screen, just for a computer.
What are monitors made of?
Millions of tiny colored pixels.
Does monitor size matter?
Bigger monitors show more at once.
Can you touch some monitors?
Yes, touchscreens respond to touch.
What activities help kids learn about monitors?
Spotting pixels on a screen, comparing to a TV, drawing a computer, or coloring a printable worksheet.