Computer Science: Intro to Communications [L2]

This Computer Science Scheme of Work is a 5 week project for KS3 students (who have 1 lesson a week). It focuses on introducing computing communications, such as the internet, the world wide web, computer networks, etc, so is ideally suited for Year 8 students.

This is lesson 2 of the 5 lesson course. Lesson 2 covers:

• Understand Wired and Wireless devices
• Looking at computer hardware that is required to create a network
• Analysing how devices communicate in a home

Lesson 2 is being sold at a low price. To grab a bargain, select the bundle package for the entire SOW!

The skills this Scheme of Work covers include:

• What the internet is
• Introducing the World Wide Web (www)
• Looking at Computer Networks
• Discussing advantages and disadvantages of computer networks
• Understand Wired and Wireless devices
• Looking at computer hardware that is required to create a network
• Analysing how devices communicate in a home
• Looking at the cabling system that spans the world
• Understanding the term bandwidth
• Comparing upload and download speeds
• Looking at how fibre optic replaced copper cabling
• Analysing what buffering is, why it happens and why it is so annoying
• Understanding the term topology
• Comparing standalone to networked computers
• Looking at LAN and WAN
• Studying Bus, Ring and Star topologies
• Analysing a client server and peer-to-peer network
• Looking at the advantages and disadvantages of each system
• Understanding about cloud computing

Each lesson begins with objectives and outcomes being introduced to the students.

Worksheets (including differentiated tasks) are included, along with two homeworks which are linked to the SOW.

There is room for two assessments during the SOW. However these assessments are NOT included (only blank slides are left), due to different schools assessing student work in varying ways. However if you want the assessments linked to this SOW I am more than happy to provide them for free if required, when this SOW is purchased.

The main SOW is generated using Microsoft PowerPoint, and the information appears using basic animations, so students can experience the information one part at a time.

The linked worksheets are provided in Microsoft Publisher.

All resources are FULLY editable, so they can be adapted to suit the needs of your students.