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Preview of the How the Internet Works activity sheet
Ages 8–12 · 2 pages · PDF

How the Internet Works activity sheet

Follow a message from a device to a server and back.

  • Follow the Message: name the five stops
  • Packet Puzzle: rebuild the secret message
  • True or False quiz
  • Explain it in your own words
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Preview of the Internet Safety activity sheet
Ages 8–12 · 2 pages · PDF

Internet Safety activity sheet

Practice the habits that keep children safe online.

  • Share it or keep it private?
  • Strong or weak password?
  • What would you do? Three short stories
  • A family online agreement to sign together
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Preview of the How the Internet Works activity sheet (more activities)
Ages 8–12 · 2 pages · PDF

How the Internet Works: more activities

Match the words, sort facts from mix-ups, and look up a website with DNS.

  • Match the Word: router, ISP, packet, DNS
  • Fact or Mix-Up?
  • The Internet’s contacts list
  • Opening a website, step by step
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Preview of the How Computers Work activity sheet
Ages 8–12 · 2 pages · PDF

How Computers Work activity sheet

Find out what the main parts of a computer do and how they work together.

  • The Four Jobs: input, processing, output, storage
  • Desk or Bookshelf? RAM and storage
  • Why is it slow?
  • Maya writes a story: put the steps in order
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Preview of the How Artificial Intelligence Works activity sheet
Ages 8–12 · 2 pages · PDF

How Artificial Intelligence Works activity sheet

Find out how AI learns from examples, and why its answers still need checking.

  • Fixed rules or learned from examples?
  • Train the Model, with a pixel picture
  • What went wrong? AI mistakes
  • Safe to type? Keeping details private
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More sheets

One for each short guide
Preview of the Teacher’s Guide: How Technology Works
For teachers · 5 pages · PDF

Teacher’s Guide: How Technology Works

Six ready-to-teach lessons for grades 3–6, built around the free guides and activity sheets.

  • Six lessons of about 35 minutes each
  • Warm-up, reading, activity, and exit ticket
  • Common mix-ups to watch for
  • Ideas for wrapping up the unit
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The books behind the sheets

Each sheet goes with a book in the How Technology Works for Kids series, for readers ages 8–12.