This PDF information sheet covers the 5 types of basic computer networks with review questions.Strand: Networking and the InterentSOL(s):  5.17 The student will compare and contrast the difference between a local network and a worldwide network. 

This is a crossword puzzle designed on Flippity.net that has the essential vocabulary from the Computer Science SOL 3.17 in Networking and the Internet.

Infographic on the methods of communication that can be utilized through computing systems and networks.

Observe how computer networks function and make connections to the different ways we communicate (both in written form and modern forms). The students will discuss, in a whole class setting, how information can be communicated electronically and transmitted using computing devices via a network (e.g., email, social media, video conferencing, blogging).

This resources is for students to take notes about LAN and WAN computer networks so they can compare and contrast the two.

This Quizlet Study Set contains Elementary (K-5) vocabulary from the "Networking and the Internet" strand of the Virginia Standards of Learning for Computer Science. Students can study the flashcards and play games to test themselves on the terms.

Vocabulary posters for the Networks & the Internet strand for Grade 5. Words included are from the 2017 Computer Science Curriculum Framework.

Vocabulary posters for the Computing Systems strand for Grade 7. Words included are from the 2017 Computer Science Curriculum Framework.

This resource is a fill-in-the-blank notes set is for Grade 7 Computing Systems & Networking and the Internet strands. The information is taken directly from the Curriculum Framework's context of the standard. Answer key included.

Students will explore and understand the differences between local and worldwide networks, while integrating fraction concepts.

Students will be able to define a computer network.  Students will be able to identify basic components of a network and distinguish between a local area network and a world wide network.

This link will take you to a lesson on CSUnplugged.org. The lesson deals with the concept of network sorting.

These slide help to decipher between and explain Local Area Networks and Wide Are Networks. The teacher can use the slides to explain and then print the slides with pictures to display in the room as a reminder.

In this lesson the concept of a list (sorted and unsorted) and sorting algorithms will be explored.

Students work in groups with simulated messages and discuss how we share information with and withour computers.

Use the Google Jamboard to compare and contrast features of Local Access Networks and Wide Area Networks.

In this lesson, students will begin to recognize how computers transmit information. Students will participate in a traditional telephone game recognizing the transmission of sounds, then students will gain an understanding of different ways to share information on devices. Email will be the focus as students will learn proper email etiquette and then students will practice sharing emails with different people in their classroom or community.

This is a link to an activity on the website edpuzzle.  Students will watch a video and answer questions throughout the video.