B5 Computing · Term 2 Week 7: Network Overview

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.6.1.1.3 - Explain what the Internet is.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the Internet in their own words as a network of networks.
Describe how computers around the world are connected to form the Internet.
Give at least three examples of Internet communication tools they have used or know about.
Draw a simple diagram showing how two or more local networks connect to form the Internet.
Explain the difference between a single network (covered in Week 6) and the Internet.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Internet and Social Media (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Network Overview (6.1)
Content standard: B5.6.1.1 - Demonstrate how to Network computers.
Indicator: B5.6.1.1.3 - Explain what the Internet is.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 21
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Guide learners to discuss the inter-connection of the internet computers (learners should be made to realise that the internet is a network of networks).
Also, guide learners to come out with examples of Internet Communication.