This resource contains a link to Baamboozle.com where a student can either play a game, watch a slideshow, or study with a set of flashcards from the vocabulary from the Computer Science standards 7.14 and 7.15.

The student or class will read about book ciphers and how they work.  Students will then be able to use a cipher provided to crack a secret message.  Teachers can edit the message to fit their needs and make adjustments as desired.  This is one mini lesson out of a series of five, this is lesson four and it can be completed alone, or with any of the other lessons.

The student or class will watch a video clip about ciphers, specifically Caesar Ciphers.  Next students will learn more about encryption and decryption through the use of "keys".  Lastly, students will be introduced to the career path choices as a Cyber-security analyst. This is one lesson out of a series of five, and can be used alone, or with the some or all of the other four lessons.

This interactive lesson teaches middle school students about how information is delivered via the internet. Students will review/ be introduced to vocabulary words, gain an understanding of packets and servers, and be challenged with different internet connectivity (Wi-Fi, cable, DSL, and Fiber Optic) as they work together as a team to deliver a message to another IP address.

This lesson has been slightly adapted from the original version from Code.org. All the links and copyright information are included in the lesson. The teacher is able to use the original or the premade materials from this document.

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Vocabulary posters for the Networks & the Internet 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.

Lesson Title:Packet Data on a Network 7.15Strand:Networking and the InternetSOL(s):7.15 The student will model how information is broken down into smaller pieces, transmitted as packets through multiple devices over networks and the Internet, and reassembled at the destination.Objectives:Students will learn how data is transmitted on networks via packet technologies.

This Google Slides contains a Packet Switching Activity. Students will model how data trassmission across the Internet uses packet switching.

This lesson gives students a very basic introduction to the data transmission concept of packets and how data is broken down, transmitted across a network, and then re-assembled into a final product.