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Week 09 · Computers Talk to Each Other

Tuesday

The internet
// Wi-Fi, the internet and packets
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: The internet

Rocket watches a video of a volcano.

"How did it get to Beacon Station?"

Raven traces a cable. "What do you notice?"

Nova glows. "Hint: computers are connected all over."

A web of computers

The internet is many computers connected together.

They are all over the world.

Cables connect them under the ground and the sea.

Radio connects some of them, like Wi-Fi.

Your Wi-Fi box connects your home to the internet.

Information hops from computer to computer.

It can cross the world in less than a second.

ConnectionHow it carries information
Wi-Firadio waves through the air
cableswires under the ground and the sea
Wi-Fi boxjoins your home to the internet
INTERNET CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is the internet?
Where are the computers on the internet?
What connects your home to the internet?
Where do some internet cables run?
SentenceTrue or false?
The internet is many computers connected together.?
Information can cross the world in less than a second.?
Only cables connect computers. Radio never does.?
Some cables run under the sea.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEBoth cables and radio connect computers. Wi-Fi is radio.
FROM FAR AWAY TO YOU
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
Try it
Stand in a line with your family.
Pass a folded note hand to hand.
That is how information hops across the internet.
Safety first
Walk, do not run, when you pass the note.
Use paper only.
STORY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did Rocket watch?
What did Raven trace with her finger?
What comes right before your tablet shows the video?
SentenceTrue or false?
Information hops from computer to computer.?
The internet is only in one building.?
Wi-Fi is one way to connect to the internet.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe internet is all over the world. Wi-Fi is one way in.
Draw three computers connected with lines around the world.

Word Spot: round, some

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Round: R-O-U-N-D.

Some: S-O-M-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
A ball is ___.
___ birds sing in the morning.

You traveled the internet today! Tomorrow we chop messages into pieces.

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