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.

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.