Learning objective
- To explore the role of a router.
Success criteria
- I can recognise the role that
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Understand
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
For pupils needing extra support
Should be given the home network to create as this will be more familiar; could use the Resource: Home network map example to support them in understanding the set up of a network with a router.
For pupils working at greater depth
Could design a different network such as a supermarket; should add wireless devices to their networks and signal that they are wireless; could suggest ways in which websites could load more quickly.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining that routers connect us to
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Vocabulary definitions
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internet
A global network of computers and servers that share and exchange information.
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network
Multiple devices connected via the internet or a local network to share files and information.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 8th September, 2023
