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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recognise that a network is two or more devices connected and its purpose.
- Identify key components that make up the school’s network.
- Explain the difference between wired and wireless connections.
- Recognise that files are saved on a server.
- Understand the role of the server in a network when requesting a website.
- Identify parts of a website’s journey to reach your computer.
- Recognise that routers connect to send information.
- Understand that data is broken into packets.
Suggested prior learning
Computing systems and networks 1: What is a computer?
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Teacher video: Networks unit overview
Pupil video: Networks rap
Lessons
Lesson 1: What is a network?
Lesson 2: A file’s journey
Lesson 3: How a website works
Lesson 4: Routers
Lesson 5: What is packet data?
Key skills
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Key knowledge
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Key vocabulary
device
file
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- A planned route around the school to show the children where the network components are located. ×1
- A ball of string
- Clipboards ×30
- Large space ×1
- A device that takes photographs ×8
- A box
- PE bibs ×30
- Envelopes 10
- A3 paper
- Gluesticks ×30
- Scissors right- and left-handed options recommended. ×30
- Building blocks ×1
- Stopwatch / timer ×8
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Knowledge organiser – Computing Year 3: Computing systems and networks 1: Networks
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Vocabulary display – Computing Y3: Networks
A display version of the vocabulary from the Networks unit.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language
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Computing systems and networks 2: Emailing
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