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Lesson 5: Sharing information

Learning how to share information in a network and why this is useful.
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An illustration of Earth viewed from space, covered by a web of glowing lines and connection points linking different locations. The image represents a global network connecting computers around the world.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

This activity revisits learning from Lesson 4: Networks to help the children recall how information can travel through a network.

Show the Presentation: School network. Remind the children that a network is two or more computers connected together and sharing information.

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In this unit

Assessment – Computing Y3: Connecting devicesLesson 1: Components and peripheralsLesson 2: Uses of technologyLesson 3: Connecting peripheralsLesson 4: Networks
Lesson 5: Sharing information
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 19 August 2026

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