Computing · Stage 2

The Internet = Many Computers

Building Blocks · networks — the internet is lots and lots of computers connected together

✦ Computing📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~8 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start

explain that the internet is many computers connected — not one single machine, but a giant chain of computers joined all over the world

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Kavi Follows the Chain

"Where is the internet?" Kavi wondered. "Is it inside my tablet?" Kavi peeked behind the screen — no internet there! Then Kavi saw it: the tablet joined to a box, the box joined to a wire, the wire joined to another computer, and another, and another — all holding hands around the whole world. "The internet isn't one thing," Kavi gasped. "It's many computers connected together!" A message from Kavi hops from computer to computer along the chain until it reaches far-away Grandma. "So many friends, all joined up!"

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What your child will learn

1One computer, or the whole internet?One computer on its own is just one machine. The internet is different — it is many computers joined together, all over the world. Tap each card to compare.

2Many computers make the internetThe internet is not one machine — it is lots of computers joined up. Tap each one to hear how it is part of the giant chain.

3Is the internet one computer?Think about what you learned: is the internet a single machine, or many machines joined together? Predict the answer, then reveal to check.

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A peek inside

Kavi asks: "Is the internet just one computer inside my tablet?" What should Kavi say?

the internet is not inside one device — it is many computers joined up

Try this at home: The internet is many ____ connected together.

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