B5 Computing · Term 2, Week 10

Web Browsers and Web Pages

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.6.2.1.8 - Explain what a home page is.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

  1. Define a home page in their own words and distinguish it from other web pages.
  2. Identify the home page of a website by its characteristics and location.
  3. Explain the purpose of a home page as the main entry point of a website.
  4. Recognise the home page button (icon) in a web browser and describe what it does.
  5. Demonstrate how to return to a home page using the browser’s home button or icon.

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Curriculum details

Strand
Internet and Social Media (Strand 6)
Sub-strand
Web Browsers and Web Pages (6.2)
Content standard
B5.6.2.1 - Demonstrate how to use Web Pages
Indicator
B5.6.2.1.8 - Explain what a home page is.
Suggested placement
Term 2, Week 10 (Week 22 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. 23

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Guide learners to identify a home page from other web pages, through practical lessons.