Google: Networks and the internet
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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recognise that a network is two or more devices connected.
- Explain how information moves around a network and the role of the server.
- Understand that networks connect to the internet via a router.
- Explain some of the journey a website goes through to reach your computer.
- Explain that websites are split into small pieces (packets) to be sent via the internet.
Suggested prior learning
Computing systems and networks 1: What is a computer?
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Lessons
Lesson 1: What’s a network?
Lesson 2: A file’s journey
Lesson 3: A website’s journey
Lesson 4: Routers
Lesson 5: Understanding packets
Key skills
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Key knowledge
- To understand
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Key vocabulary
Cables
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Unit resources
Assessment – Computing Y3: Networks and the internet
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Subject resources
Computing: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Computing
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Computing: Equipment & resource lists
A list of the resources, hardware
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Curriculum planning 
Pupil progression of skills
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Curriculum planning
Pupil progression of skills
Outlining the key skills and knowledge
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Key vocabulary
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Assessment
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Computing: Statutory and non-statutory mapping documents
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language
RSE: Online relationships
Maths: Measurement, Statistics
Suggested next steps
Computing systems and networks 3: Journey inside a computer
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